Opioid disaster declaration ended, Assembly declines to extend Thursday, August 26 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster declaration ended yesterday, August 25, after the Republican-controlled General Assembly declined to extend it. It had originally been signed into effect in January 2018 and had been extended by Gov. Wolf 15 times.
Penn Highlands DuBois receives $1 million for Rural Opioid Response Wednesday, August 25 by wcednewsHoward, PA — Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson announced a $1,000,000 grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Penn Highlands Dubois Regional Medical Center for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Implementation grant.Over the next three years, this funding will aim to strengthen and expand... Read More.
Clearfield County joins AG Shapiro’s drug treatment initiative Friday, July 30 by wcednewsClearfield, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Clearfield County has joined the Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative (LETI), a program launched by Attorney General Shapiro in collaboration with law enforcement that provides assistance to Pennsylvanians suffering from substance use disorders in enrolling in... Read More.
Gov. Wolf signs 14th renewal of opioid disaster declaration Saturday, May 8 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf signed the 14th renewal on Friday of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the opioid and heroin epidemic.This declaration was the first of its kind for a public health emergency... Read More.
15 bricks of heroin/fentanyl found in Jefferson County drug bust Friday, March 5 by wcednewsClover Township, PA – A large amount of heroin was seized in a drug bust in Jefferson County that took several months of hard behind-the-scene work by local law enforcement.Jefferson County District Attorney Jeff Burkett says a search warrant was served on March 3... Read More.
Gov. Wolf signs 13th renewal of Opioid Disaster Declaration Friday, February 12 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf signed the 13th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the opioid and heroin epidemic.This declaration was the first of its kind for a public health emergency in Pennsylvania,... Read More.
Help and resources available as opioid crisis continues to affect Pennsylvania Thursday, December 17 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - The Wolf Administration called for an end to the stigma surrounding the disease of addiction and highlighted the work that has been done by the administration in response to the ongoing opioid crisis.“While the COVID-19 pandemic is occurring, many Pennsylvanians continue... Read More.
Gov. Wolf signs 12th renewal of opioid disaster declaration Friday, November 13 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Today, Governor Tom Wolf signed the 12th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the then-burgeoning opioid and heroin epidemic.The declaration allows the state to loosen regulations and work... Read More.
