Pam Keefe holds a vial of naloxone, one of several supplies she distributes in her harm reduction work. In addition to the intramuscular version of the medication, she also stocks the nasal spray, ...

Kim Botteicher works in the basement of a Bolivar church. She provides syringe services as part of her charitable work. Credit: Nate Smallwood for Spotlight PA This article is part of The State of ...

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New state laws focus on donated breast milk insurance coverage, patient consent, birth control prescriptions, hospital drug testing, and more. File photo: This Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 file photo shows a ...

The latest drug sending people to the emergency room is legal in Pennsylvania. It is called 7-OH, and it comes from a plant ...

All Pennsylvania high schools would be required to stock naloxone, the opioid-reversing drug, if a bill proposed in ...

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Pennsylvania officials are stressing the importance of National Prescription Drug Take-Back day scheduled for this Saturday.