Erie County Officials Monitoring Emerging Synthetic Opioid Cychlorphine | Local News
ERIE, Pa. — Erie County law enforcement and public health agencies are monitoring an emerging synthetic opioid known…
Reading man convicted for drug deliveries that resulted in fatal overdoses | Reading Area
READING, Pa. – A Berks County man was convicted by a jury Thursday for his role in a…
Pennsylvania justices decline new legal protections for drug suppliers in overdose deaths
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to add new legal protections for defendants accused of providing drugs that caused…
SOS Berks to hold 3rd annual flag-raising ceremony for International Overdose Awareness Day | Reading Area
READING, Pa. – On Monday, SOS Berks Opiod Coalition will hold the third annual flag-raising ceremony in recognition…
2 charged after 3-year-old boy dies from cocaine toxicity in Mercer County
Two adults are facing charges after a 3-year-old died from cocaine toxicity in Mercer County, Pennsylvania State Police…
Erie County Health Department Tracks High Risk Substances | News
The Erie County Department of Health is expanding its efforts to better track and address drug use in…
Erie Man Found Guilty in Fatal Fentanyl Drug Delivery Case | State
An Erie County jury has found a 27-year-old Erie man guilty in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose…
Erie Man Found Guilty in Fatal Fentanyl Drug Delivery Case | News
An Erie County jury has found a 27-year-old Erie man guilty in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose…
Medetomidine fueling dangerous fentanyl overdoses, doctor warns
Pittsburgh doctor warns medetomidine is fueling dangerous fentanyl overdoses UPMC toxicologist says medetomidine is in most illicit opioids…
Fatal overdoses have dramatically declined in Allegheny County
There is a ray of hope in the opioid crisis that has claimed so many lives in southwestern…
New vending machine in Downtown Pittsburgh expands access to life-saving naloxone – WPXI
PITTSBURGH — Health officials have installed a new outdoor naloxone vending machine in Downtown Pittsburgh. Located at the…
New overdose reporting requirements for Pennsylvania EMS | News
Starting this year, emergency medical service providers are now required to report known or suspected overdoses to a…