Once rampant in Philly's drug supply, xylazine is now on the decline after a statewide crackdown, experts tell Axios. Why it ...

Philadelphia's street opioid supply – or "dope" market – is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who ...

Philly’s opioid addiction crisis is constantly evolving. Local health care workers and researchers explain some of the latest substances, side effects and treatments.

Xylazine or “tranq” wounds – characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue – have become increasingly visible in Philadelphia among people who use drugs. Rachel McFadden is an emergency ...

And I have personally observed several instances in Philadelphia when an individual was denied a wound care intervention such as surgical debridement due to their drug use. These barriers to ...

At the same time, hospital and behavioral health providers are reporting more common presentations of severe withdrawal symptoms among people who use drugs in Philadelphia. While medetomidine’s ...