AG Shapiro: Local Chester County Student Wins OAG Annual Calendar Contest
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro has announced the winners of the Office of Attorney General’s 24th Annual Drug-Free Calendar Contest.
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Wolf Administration Highlights Resources for Pennsylvanians as Opioid Crisis Continues to Affect Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration is calling for an end to the stigma surrounding the disease of addiction and highlighted the work that has been done by the administration …
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Gov. Wolf Signs 12th Renewal of Opioid Disaster Declaration as Work Continues to Fight Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19 Pandemic
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf signed the 12th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the then-burgeoning opioid and heroin epidemic. The declaration allows …
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Wolf Administration Launches Nation’s First Innovative, Evidence-Based Substance Use Disorder Stigma Reduction Campaign
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Jennifer Smith, in partnership with Penn State University’s Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research, …
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Chester County Doctor Agrees to Pay Over $1.2 Million to Settle Allegations of Fraudulent Billing
PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Thomas J. Whalen, D.O., 65, of Berwyn, PA, has agreed to pay the United States $1,257,499.00 to resolve allegations …
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Wolf Administration Encourages Pennsylvanians to Review Expiration Date of Prescriptions, Lifesaving Overdose-Reversal Drug
HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration is encouraging Pennsylvanians to review the expiration date of their prescription medications, including NARCAN, a brand of the lifesaving overdose-reversal drug naloxone. Recently, the …
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Gov. Wolf Signs 11th Renewal of Opioid Disaster Declaration to Continue Work to Aid in Opioid Epidemic
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf signed his 11th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the then-burgeoning opioid and heroin epidemic. The declaration allows …
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Wolf Administration: Third Naloxone Standing Order Allows Naloxone to be Obtained by Mail
HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration announced that Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed an updated naloxone standing order which permits community-based organizations to provide naloxone by mail.
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Preliminary 2019 Overdose Death Data Shows Approximately One Percent Decrease Across State
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine released preliminary 2019 drug-related overdose death data estimates. The data showed a preliminary death decrease of more than one percent across …
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Commonwealth Announces Two New Prescribing Guidelines as Part of Efforts to Address Substance Use Crisis in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA — Wolf Administration officials announced this week that two new prescribing guidelines, Guidelines for the Safe Administration of Subanesthetic Ketamine and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Patients With …
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