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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf announced $1 million in federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant funding to programs offering supportive services to veterans suffering from …
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HARRISBURG, PA — At a recent event at Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) the Wolf Administration announced that it will be providing free naloxone to Pennsylvania airports as part of an …
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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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EXTON, PA — State Rep. Kristine Howard, D-Chester, will host a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs will be making available $5 million in funding for grants to support people in …
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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HARRISBURG, PA —The Pennsylvania State Police announced this week that troopers confiscated $8,770,800 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other illicit drugs in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Two universities in Chester County – West Chester University (WCU) and Immaculata University (IU) will receive more than $140,000 in funding to prevent and reduce opioid …
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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 — Pennsylvania recently convened eight Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) summits across the state to promote awareness of MAT, share strategies for successful treatment and increase the number of health …
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