Drugs
N.A. Poe Is the Hardest Working Pothead in Philly
My name is … N.A. Poe. My friends call me Poe.
MLB Clears Ryan Howard in Drug Probe
Major League Baseball announced today it had cleared Phillies slugger Ryan Howard in its investigation into the Al Jazeera performance-enhancing drug report released late last […]
Drug-Resistant Superbug Found in Pennsylvania Woman
A terrifying strain of drug-resistant bacteria has made its first appearance in the United States — in a Pennsylvania woman. The report, posted online Thursday […]
ACME Now Selling Overdose-Reversal Drug NARCAN at Pennsylvania Pharmacies
The country is the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. The CDC estimates 89 people die every day from an opioid-related overdose in the United […]
Penn Study: Painkiller Prescriptions on the Rise
Are prescription painkillers playing a role in increasing rates of addiction and overdose from prescription opioid painkillers? A study published this month in the Journal of the […]
Medical Marijuana Could Be Law in Pennsylvania Very Soon
After a long battle, medical marijuana is poised to be made into law in Pennsylvania. The House of Representatives passed the bill earlier this week; […]
Another Nice Spring Day, Another Villanova LSD Bust
Was it just last month that a bunch of Villanova University kids went on bad LSD trips, resulting in two arrests and four hospitalizations? It […]
Cops: Main Line Dad Left 3-Year-Old Home Alone So He Could Go Smoke Weed
A Main Line dad is in trouble with police after he allegedly left his 3-year-old child home alone so that he could go out and […]
Casey on Pa. Overdose Epidemic: “We’re Leading in a Category We Don’t Want to Be Leading”
Drug overdose deaths have rapidly increased in recent years and experts say this is due in large part to abuse of prescription painkillers and heroin […]
WATCH: Man ODs on Bus, Revived by Upper Darby Police
Upper Darby police on Tuesday released this dramatic video of a man overdosing aboard a SEPTA bus — then being revived by officers using Narcan, […]
12 Things You Might Not Know About Philly and LSD
When news broke last weekend that a trio of kids at Villanova University went on bad LSD trips — two got arrested for dealing — […]
State Could Ban Cold Medicine Sales to Minors
The war on cold medicine continues. State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, a Republican who serves parts of Bucks and Montgomery counties, told colleagues this week he […]
Ted Cruz Shares Emotional Story of His Half-Sister’s Overdose Death in Delco
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is usually a rabble-rouser when he delivers a stump speech on the campaign trail. Thursday night at a church in Hooksett, N.H., he […]
Prosecutor: Baby Dies After High Mom Rolls on Top of Her
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has announced the death of seven-month-old Ventnor girl Olaia Marie Mejia after her mother allegedly rolled on top of her […]
Cop Uses Well-Known Beatles Rumor to Capture Montco LSD Suspect
It’s Christmastime, which means one thing: The Beatles are in the news. Usually this is because there is some new Beatles-related product you can buy […]