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Smoking ban at Philly drug treatment centers riles social workers
WHYY January 7, 2019 A new ban on smoking at Philadelphia’s city-funded residential drug treatment centers has rankled some area social workers, who fear it will drive those battling addiction away […]
Philadelphia Bans Smoking at Drug Treatment Programs
December 31, 2018 Effective ‪January 1, 2019, smoking and all forms of tobacco use will be prohibited at all residential drug and alcohol treatment programs under contract with the Philadelphia […]
Philly bans tobacco use at city-funded inpatient addiction treatment programs
Philly.com December 31, 2018 Starting in the new year, the 80 inpatient drug treatment programs that receive city funds will ban smoking at their facilities — for patients and staff alike. […]
New websites offer online resources for addiction treatment in Philly and beyond
WHYY December 12, 2018 ByJoel Wolfram, WHYY The City of Philadelphia has launched a new website where people receiving Medicaid benefits can find information about their behavioral health and addiction treatment […]
Cleanup begins in Kensington with no easy end to opioid troubles
November 13, 2018 Philly.com | Nov. 1, 2018 By Aubrey Whelan In Kensington, everyone can agree on one thing: The neighborhood in Philadelphia’s river wards needs to be cleaned — of […]
21st Annual “Making a Difference” Recognition Dinner
The Mayor’s Commission on Addiction and Recovery, in conjunction with DBHIDS, sponsored the 21st annual “Making a Difference” Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The purpose of the event […]
The Road to Recovery, a Journey of Hope
by Monica Lewis-Wilborn April 9, 1983.This was the day Dickie Noles’ life changed. A Major League Baseball player with a nasty 95 mph fastball, Noles was a beast on the […]
