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Psychoactive drugs

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
National

Federal Grantees May Now Use Funds to Purchase Fentanyl Test Strips

April 11, 2021April 10, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced recently that federal funding may now be used …

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Representative Craig Williams
Addiction / Government

Williams Works to Strengthen Addiction Recovery in Treatment Houses, Supports Protections

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — The Human Services Committee this week passed legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Craig Williams (R- Chester/Delaware) to strengthen protections for addicts in treatment or in recovery houses.

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cigarette
Health / Medical / National

FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures for 2019

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of cigarettes that the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide declined from 216.9 billion in 2018 to 202.9 …

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Drug, Addiction
Addiction / Pennsylvania

Commonwealth Launches Portal to Ensure High-Risk Populations Have Access to Opioid Reversal Medication

March 25, 2021March 24, 2021 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration’s Opioid Command Center this week announced the availability of the Statewide Naloxone Allocation Request Portal. The portal allows eligible organizations serving high-risk populations the …

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Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
Addiction

Dan Schneider of Netflix’s The Pharmacist to Deliver Keynote Address at HMP Global’s 10th Annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 - by MyChesCo

MALVERN, PA — HMP Global, a leader in healthcare events and education, has announced that Dan Schneider, the inspiration behind Netflix’s The Pharmacist, will be the keynote speaker at the …

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Jamane Rayno
Crime

Man to Spend 17½ to 44 Years in Prison for Phoenixville Drug Overdose Death

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WEST CHESTER, PA — The Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced that Jamane Raynor, age 32 of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 17½ to 44 years in state prison for drug …

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Police Cadet, Former High School Football Coach Charged With Selling Cocaine
Crime / Pennsylvania

Police Cadet, Former High School Football Coach Charged With Selling Cocaine

January 28, 2021February 1, 2021 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the arrest of former Taylor Allderdice School football coach, Branndon Pezzelle, Sr., for selling cocaine out of his home. Pezzelle was most …

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American Lung Association
Health / Medical / Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Earns F’s in Lung Association ‘State of Tobacco Control’ Report

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — Even amid the pandemic, tobacco use remains a serious public health threat. In addition to tobacco-related death and disease, smoking also increases the risk of the most …

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Children Born Dependent on Opioids
Addiction / National

Nationwide Study Shows Continued Rise in Opioid Affected Births

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that the rates of pregnant women diagnosed with opioid use …

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Local Chester County student wins OAG annual Calendar Contest
Education

AG Shapiro: Local Chester County Student Wins OAG Annual Calendar Contest

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 - by MyChesCo

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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