drug addiction

Philadelphia health officials warned that the deadly drug fentanyl is partly responsible for a large increase in overdose deaths in 2020 that continues into 2021.

Scott Sowle and Daniel Buenaventura may have little in common at first glance. Sowle is an advocate for people experiencing homelessness and Buenaventura is a college student studying nursing. But the two men are linked by a chance encounter and a common thread that runs through their lives. Both have turned their greatest grief and hardship into inspiration to spend...

Some might see Ohio’s Ashtabula County as a place on the decline. With a shrinking population, fewer manufacturing jobs and an increase in drug use, this Rust Belt county is facing challenges that didn’t exist a generation ago when its economy was thriving. Today a new generation of farmers and factory workers are seeking an American Dream that looks very...

The hit podcast series, “Dr. Death” examined the story of Dallas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch who was sentenced to life in prison after killing two of his patients and maiming dozens more on the operating table. Attorney Kay Van Wey, who represented some of the patients’ families, talked to LX News about the importance of highlighting the problem of unethical and...

A cafe in Charlotte, North Carolina, is giving people recovering from addiction a fresh start. The Community Matters Cafe partners with the Charlotte Rescue Mission to offer jobs and life skills to people leaving its treatment program. The café’s chief operating officer, Ed Price, joined LX News to discuss how the business is putting purpose over profit.

Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique explains how this move will help decrease drug addiction in the state by offering avenues to support and treatment.

New Jersey lawmakers are taking a stance on the flow of dangerous drugs into our country. In Camden County, they announced a plan to crack down on fentanyl through federal sanctions against China. NBC10 Reporter Cyndey Long has the latest on how this legislation could impact people in our area.

NBC10 hosted a community forum on the heroin epidemic at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center Tuesday. The event was the culmination of six months of investigative reporting by NBC10 reporters Vince Lattanzio, Denise Nakano and Morgan Zalot as part of the “Generation Addicted” series, an in-depth look at the heroin epidemic in our area and beyond. Take a look at...

President Donald Trump’s drug commission has called on him to declare a national emergency to deal with the country’s opioid drug epidemic. The commission sent an initial report to the Republican president on Monday saying the approximately 142 deaths each day from drug overdoses mean the death toll is “equal to September 11th every three weeks.”

Measures designed to combat Virginia’s opioid epidemic have seen the number of prescriptions for painkillers filled by pharmacies fall since their implementation in March.

New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote on legislation sought by Gov. Chris Christie to help curb the state’s opioid crisis.

About 150 people held battery-operated candles aloft and swayed to the hymn “Amazing Grace” as Republican Gov. Chris Christie called for an end to the “shame” associated with drug addiction at a vigil on Wednesday.

A new state analysis of Pennsylvania hospital data shows the rate of infants born with drug abuse problems rose 250 percent from 2000 to 2015.

White House National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli spoke on a panel at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center as part of a community forum hosted by NBC10.

The trajectory of opioid deaths in the United States is trending in the wrong direction and has to be moved to the top of the federal government’s radar screen along with the threat of terrorism and promoting a strong economy, President Barack Obama said Tuesday.

Gov. Chris Christie is reiterating his opposition to legalizing marijuana for recreational use and says tax revenue from sales of the drug amount to “blood money.

Gov. Chris Christie is continuing his public push against drug addiction.

Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday announced the formation of a taskforce aimed at preventing drug dependence, strengthening services and de-stigmatizing an epidemic he has repeatedly said should be treated as a disease.