Editorial: Supervised sites won’t solve PA’s heroin problem
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 30, 2018
A proposal that would have been absurd only 10 years ago almost seemed to make sense this week when officials in Philadelphia suggested drastic measures to combat the growing opioid abuse epidemic afflicting the city — and the entire country. Philadelphia Public Health Commissioner Thomas Farley announced ...
Among short-term fixes, Pitt develops long-term plan to combat nationwide opioid crisis
By Rashi Seth | Columnist
May 30, 2017
Two months ago a couple from Lower Burrell mourned the loss of their son who didn’t live to see his 25th birthday. David Makara’s refusal to get treatment drove him to move out of his parents home as he could not pass a drug test to get a job. Without any notice he moved out to Light of Life she...