Addiction

Spotlight PA investigative reporter Ed Mahon partnered with WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR station, to produce an audio version of his child welfare coverage.

The county has one of the state’s highest homeless rates and is awash with fentanyl but its new deflection program is steering some drug users toward recovery .

Those who responded to a Capital Chronicle survey expressed concerns about long-term funding and access to treatment.

Five key takeaways from the year in opioid settlement spending, as Pennsylvania responds to an epidemic that continues to kill thousands of people annually.

Pennsylvania's Opioid Abatement Trust is under scrutiny for rejecting spending plans, including youth and Kensington programs, amid criticism over secret meetings and narrow funding interpretations.

In rural Virginia, a woman had a better chance of beating addiction and saving her baby by violating probation than she did getting help by the health care system.

A peer-to-peer reporting model emerged from a simple realization: Students interviewing their peers can elicit more candid responses on sensitive subjects like teen vaping.

Very few rural localities have accessed funds for programs that serve pregnant and parenting women.

A new database from Spotlight PA makes it easier to track how Pennsylvania counties are spending tens of millions from their first rounds of opioid settlement payments.

The process is complex, and there’s a lot to learn about accessing funds effectively and then reporting back to the state authority that funding was used appropriately.