Long wait times and a toxic drug supply make it difficult for Philadelphia patients to get addiction treatment Kelsey Leon, who works with the Kensington harm-reduction group Community Action ...

The mayor signed an executive order that gives the police department the option to make a summary arrest instead of a misdemeanor arrest for certain drug offenses.

A new city-operated rehabilitation facility for people in recovery from drug addiction will begin accepting patients this month in Northeast Philadelphia, marking a major milestone for Mayor ...

Riverview is a recovery house, not a substance-abuse treatment program, meaning people can only be admitted there after completing 30 days of inpatient treatment at another intensive care facility.

People cited for substance use in the Philly neighborhood will be offered the opportunity to enter a diversionary program that day.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signed an executive order Tuesday unveiling a new wellness court and wellness support in Kensington. City officials said the initiative is designed to get people ...

The city is launching “neighborhood wellness courts,” a diversion program designed to issue citations and offer addiction treatment and other services in lieu of misdemeanor sentences.

The mayor signed an executive order that gives the police department the option to make a summary arrest instead of a misdemeanor arrest for certain drug offenses.

MORE: Philly to offer year-long housing to 336 people in addiction recovery at Holmesburg ... a neighborhood that contains the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast.

7, noting she found mushrooms, pills and other drugs she didn’t recognize without the help of the internet. "It was a really triggering moment for me because there were a lot of things I ...