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NEW CASTLE, PA — Pennsylvania is launching a pilot program in four counties, including Chester County, aimed at reducing fatal overdoses among older adults as overdose deaths in that age …
Pennsylvania Launches Overdose Prevention Pilot for Older Adults Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that would shield people from certain criminal charges when they provide emergency assistance to someone experiencing a drug …
Pa. House Advances Overdose Aid Protections After Student Case Read More
ALLENTOWN, PA — Federal and state officials say fentanyl-related deaths in Pennsylvania have declined sharply in recent years, even as new, more potent synthetic drugs emerge as a growing threat.
Fentanyl Deaths Fall as New Drug Threats Rise in Pa. Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — More Pennsylvanians now have access to free overdose-reversing medication and drug testing tools as the state’s Overdose Prevention Program reaches 100 partner organizations operating across all counties.
Pennsylvania Expands Lifesaving Overdose Network Statewide Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A trip to the courthouse could now mean access to lifesaving help in a critical moment, as Pennsylvania rolls out a new initiative placing overdose-reversal medication directly …
Courthouses Across Pennsylvania Get Lifesaving Narcan Access Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — An Allegheny County man has been charged in connection with the alleged delivery of fentanyl that investigators say caused a fatal overdose in March 2025, Attorney General …
Man Accused of Selling Fatal Fentanyl Batch Read More WEST CHESTER, PA — State Rep. Chris Pielli today unveiled a two-bill legislative package aimed at expanding access to overdose reversal drugs as Pennsylvania continues to grapple with a deadly …
New Bills Target Opioid Deaths by Expanding Overdose Reversal Options Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Health used the crowds of the 110th PA Farm Show to deliver a sweeping public health intervention, distributing more than 3,500 doses of …
At Farm Show, State Hands Out Naloxone and Flu Shots in Major Public Health Push Read More
TUNKHANNOCK, PA — With early estimates showing Pennsylvania overdose deaths at their lowest level in more than a decade, Gov. Josh Shapiro brought his administration’s message directly to the front …
Pa. Overdose Deaths Hit 10-Year Low as Shapiro Presses Statewide Lifesaving Push Read More HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is deploying a new front line in its war against addiction, one that starts not in clinics or courtrooms, but in living rooms across the Commonwealth.
Free Family Tool Aims to Turn the Tide in Pennsylvania’s Overdose Crisis Read More