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HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced his office has reached an agreement in principle with opioid manufacturer Endo International and its lenders. The multistate agreement would provide up …
AG Shapiro Reaches $450 Million Agreement with Opioid Manufacturer Endo International Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) and co-chaired by Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), this week advanced a bill legalizing the personal use and …
Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Moves Fentanyl Test Strip Bill to Full Senate Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that as of this week’s deadline, all 67 counties, including 241 local governments with a population of 10,000 or more, have joined …
AG Shapiro: All 67 Counties Join Historic Opioid Settlement Read More
READING, PA — State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, this week joined Senators Judy Schwank and Christine Tartaglione to host a public …
Senate Dems Discuss Evaluating and Improving Drug Treatment Centers at Policy Hearing Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster declaration ended on Wensday, August 25, 2021, after the Republican-controlled General Assembly declined to extend it.
Opioid Disaster Declaration Ends in Pennsylvania Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro yesterday announced a historic agreement with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen—the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors—and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids, …
Attorney General Shapiro Announces $26 Billion Agreements with Opioid Distributors/Manufacturer Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf recently signed the 14th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the opioid and heroin epidemic.
Gov. Wolf Signs 14th Renewal of Opioid Disaster Declaration Read More
HARRISBURG, PA – Governor Wolf recently announced a partnership developed by the departments of Human Services and Corrections that will better connect people who are being released from state correctional …
Wolf Administration Announces Partnership to Connect Reentrants With Substance Use Disorder Treatment Read MoreQuiet 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. …
We Must Work Together to Eradicate the Opioid Epidemic Read More