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The animal tranquilizer xylazines spread into Philadelphias illicit opioid supply has introduced new hazards to an already dangerous drug crisis, sending people in addiction into intense blackouts and leaving them with severe skin wounds.

With one week left in the legislature’s scheduled spring session, at least three bills addressing the crisis have passed through one chamber of the General Assembly.

A homelessness charity has launched its second drop-in service for people to talk about alcohol and substance use.

A veterinary drug similar to xylazine, medetomidine, turned up in two samples of fentanyl in Philadelphia, and a Montgomery County resident died of an overdose involving the synthetic opioid nitazene.

The City of Racine is participating in the Mail Me Narcan program, an initiative that is part of the Public Health Departments Harm Reduction Program.

The work of employees of the public health departments is heavily based on the communities they serve and the safety of the people that live in them. Prevention, protection and promotion is the name of the game for the workforce in this field.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Local law enforcement and health officials participated in National Drug Take Back Day on April 27 with a collection at Sam’s Club. Drug

A group of county commissioners and leaders throughout the state gathered in Lenoir this week to hear how faith-based programs are fighting the opioid epidemic and how some counties are

This isn’t about making sure that bags full of white powder found at the White House don’t turn into memes. It’s about the druggies.

UC Santa Barbara’s Gauchos for Recovery “Generation Recovery” arts and music festival took place in Isla Vista's Anisq’Oyo Park on April 27.