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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police announced that troopers confiscated $5,723,823 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other illicit drugs in the second quarter of 2020.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that the 45th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury voted to charge Bassam El-Borno, M.D., a Lancaster County psychiatrist with felony violations of the Drug …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Opioid Command Center and Attorney General Josh Shapiro are partnering to raise awareness of the attorney general’s Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (PA LEAD) program. …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf announced today that health care providers prescribing controlled substances are required to do so electronically, unless they meet certain exceptions. This is set forth …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale states while Pennsylvania is making progress in the fight to curb fentanyl overdoses, his new special report shows significant work remains to be …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a new Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics – PDF.
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police announced that troopers confiscated $8,630,235 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other illicit drugs in the third quarter of 2019.
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MALVERN, PA — With the surge in misuse of prescription and illicit stimulants, HMP, a leader in healthcare events and education and producer of the annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of defendant Jose Uriel Arreola-Ortiz for drug trafficking. The defendant supplied a confidential informant with a kilogram …
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — On February 6, 2019, United States Attorney William M. McSwain convened a press conference to highlight the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s recent efforts to combat the opioid …
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