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Quiet and deadly, people from all walks of life are afflicted by opioid addiction. Every day, 192 American lives are lost to opioid overdose. These victims have families, friends, communities. …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) issued the following statement on the proposed changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D recently announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …
Read More CARLISLE, PA — The Wolf Administration recently met with the Cumberland-Perry County Drug & Alcohol Commission’s Task Force on Opiate Prescribing to discuss the latest data regarding the opioid crisis …
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THORNDALE, PA — State Rep. Dan Williams, D-Chester, announced that Delaware County Community College has been awarded $68,988 in federal grant money to expand opioid preventive programs and create naloxone …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf signed the eighth renewal of Pennsylvania’s Opioid Disaster Declaration. In January 2018, he took the unprecedented step of signing the first disaster declaration so …
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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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