Nitazenes are up to 50 times as powerful as fentanyl and are often used to adulterate other opioids, which increases their ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Optometric Association (POA) has been advised that Pennsylvania optometrists can now be issued Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) numbers for prescribing ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A Midstate doctor has agreed to pay $120,000 in civil penalties for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Dr. Donald J. Dinello, who has locations in H… ...

The body of a Pennsylvania woman who had been missing for more than a week was found inside a metal box on a piece of land ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A deadly drug trend is threatening public safety. Drug enforcement officials say fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl are killing people in alarming numbers. The ...

Medical professionals are lauding federal agencies for loosening medical marijuana research regulations, but those fighting to legalize its use in Pennsylvania worry it may further delay the process.

DEA database: More than 140M prescription pain pills shipped to southcentral PA The Washington Post compiled information on shipments of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, "which account for three ...

More than 16 tons of prescription medication were collected in Pennsylvania last month during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At 251 collection ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Intelligence Center (PACIC) warns of a fraudulent e-mail claiming to originate from PennDOT. The subject line of the email indicates ...

Harrisburg, PA – On Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) and the Pennsylvania State Police ...

DEA discloses 'disturbing' numbers on drug-overdose deaths in Pa. Published: ; Jun. 10, 2017, 12:27 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - The Drug Enforcement Agency based in Philadelphia said that there were 4,642 drug-related overdose deaths in the Commonwealth last year.Special Agent Gary Tuggle said that number is ...