Media Awareness
Stories Featuring Stop the Judgment Project
Bill Kress sits down with Sherry Jo Matt, Co-Founder of “Stop the Judgment
Join this moving dialogue, featuring Sherry Jo Matt and host Bill Kress, as they highlight ...
Local Family Starts Nonprofit After Losing Daughter to Mental Health Issues, Substance Use Disorder
Mental health problems and substance abuse disorder often occur together. Health experts say both can ...
Franklin Park Couple Help Opioid Awareness Bill Become Law
A Franklin Park couple who lost a daughter in 2020 to fentanyl poisoning are working ...
Pa. House Supports Proposed Grants For Addiction Recovery
A strong bipartisan vote this week in the Pennsylvania House advanced a bill proposing to ...
Long-awaited Substance Use Recovery Grant Program Passes PA. House
The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday passed a bill establishing a lifetime grant program for substance ...
Rep. Venkat Creates Opioid Awareness and Grant Program
State Rep. Arvind Venkat’s bill that would require the creation of materials to circulate information ...
Alter Eagle: Mother’s Memories
A bonus episode taped on Wednesday May 8, 2024 at Vintage Coffee House where Laura ...
FDA approves over-the-counter sales of Narcan. But would you know what to do to save a life?
In Pennsylvania, accidental drug overdoses are now the number one cause of death for people ...
Stop The Judgment Project at 17th Annual Women of Achievement Awards
Sherry Jo Matt and Stop The Judgment Project were proud to attend the 17th Annual ...
Alter Eagle: Stop The Judgment Project with Sherry Jo & Tom Bott
Sherry Jo & Tom Both share the story of their 21 year old daughter Siena ...
Other Stories Of the Opioid and Mental Illness Crisis
What to Know About Journavx, the Non-Opioid Pain Medication Just Approved by the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration this week approved a new type of painkiller that doesn’t ...
“Portrait of a person who’s not there”: Documenting the bedrooms of school shooting victims
n early 2018, I was deplaning after an 18-hour flight when Steve Hartman called. He ...
Fentanyl Is Smuggled for U.S. Citizens By U.S. Citizens, Not Asylum Seekers
Fentanyl overdoses tragically caused tens of thousands of preventable deaths last year. Many politicians who ...
Marijuana And Mexican Cartels: Inside The Stunning Rise Of Chinese Money Launderers
For much of his career as a federal drug agent, Ray Donovan had a singular ...
Opioid Alternatives Face an Uphill Battle Against Insurers and Doctors
Opioids. They’re a public-health pariah, leading to more than 80,000 overdose deaths a year. Patients ...
Stimulant Users Caught Up In Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ Of Opioid Epidemic
Experts are observing a fourth phase of the deadly epidemic. Nationwide, illicit stimulants mixed with ...
Patrick J. Kennedy Works To Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health, Substance Use With New Book
Eighty-four million Americans had a mental disorder in 2022, while 34 million people had a ...
Dealing with a Dual Diagnosis – UPMC HealthBeat Podcast
Mental disorders and drug and alcohol use can often go hand and hand. Shannon Brogdon, ...
Jelly Roll delivers impassioned testimony before Congress as lawmakers push for new anti-fentanyl legislation
Grammy-nominated singer Jason DeFord, known to fans as Jelly Roll, urged lawmakers on Thursday to ...
Philly Adopts New Door-To-Door Canvass Approach to Prevent Drug Overdose Deaths
The new Philly Counts project aims to reach 100,000 doors in city “hot spots” of ...
