opioid crisis

Suboxone is one of the medicines used as part of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Under new federal guidance to reduce in-person treatment and slow the spread of COVID-19, eligible patients can have up to 28 days of medication.

Overcoming An Epidemic: Opioids In Pennsylvania -- Episode 4: Warm Handoff

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A continuum of care is a network of resources to help people enter and stay in treatment. Learn more about how Pennsylvania is managing this process—known…

Hands of Pennsylvania state prison inmate discussing peer support program

Crime and Law Enforcement

Take Note: Pa. State Prison Inmates Discuss Peer Support, How It Helps The Ones Offering It Too

Anne Danahy

As part of the WPSU project “Overcoming an Epidemic: Opioids in Pennsylvania,” WPSU's Anne Danahy spoke with six inmates at Rockview state prison in…

April Helsel holds a photo of her daughter, Katharine, who died of an opioid overdose three years ago, at the candlelight remembrance at the Centre County Courthouse on August 29, 2019.

Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Addiction

Centre County Hosts Candlelight Remembrance Ahead Of International Overdose Awareness Day

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Centre County hosted a candlelight remembrance Thursday night to honor those who died of a drug overdose. The event is ahead of this Saturday’s…

A Penn State student died of an overdose earlier this year. Last Friday, the man who sold him those drugs received his sentence.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Up To 19 Years In Prison For Man Who Sold Drugs To Penn State Student Who Died From Overdose

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A Penn State student died of an overdose earlier this year. On Friday, the man who sold him those drugs received his sentence.William Denton, from…

Medicine and Health

As State Gives Out Opioid Overdose Drug, Many Sites Run Out

Anne Danahy

By the time Jeanne Nearhoof, of Lycoming County, and her mother went to a naloxone distribution site Thursday, there wasn’t any left.That site in…

Medicine and Health

Free Naloxone Available Across Pennsylvania Dec. 13

Anne Danahy

Pennsylvania residents will be able to get free naloxone at nearly 80 locations across the state on Thursday, Dec. 13. That includes places in Blair,…

Arts and Entertainment

The Veritas Film Festival Brings Films From Around The World To Philipsburg

Adison Godfrey

The first Veritas Film Festival continues through Thursday at the Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg and the Ritz Theater in Clearfield.Hollywood filmmaker…

Ann Tickamyer, professor of sociology at Penn State, was one of the presenters at the 26th National Symposium on Family Issues. She says there's a lack of good policy for rural families and communities.

Education

Challenges Facing Rural America Deeply Rooted In Economic And Social Distress, Researchers Say

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Nearly three and a half million Pennsylvanians live in rural parts of the state. In many ways, rural areas face challenges different than those in urban…

Medicine and Health

Take Note: Jason Snyder On What The Opioid Epidemic Has Cost His Family And The Need To End Stigma

Lindsey Whissel Fenton

The opioid epidemic has been described as the worst public health crisis in Pennsylvania.Jason Snyder has both professional and personal experience with…

In this file photo from July 2018, Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna spoke at a town hall in Philipsburg on opioids.

Crime and Law Enforcement

One Felony Drug Charge Is On The Rise In Pa., But There's Debate Whether It Deters Opioid Use

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Drug-related overdose deaths continue to climb nationwide. Pennsylvania declared the opioid epidemic a state of emergency at the beginning of this year.…