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Stories Featuring Stop the Judgment Project
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 ...
Narcan Training and Distribution Scheduled in Wexford
A free Narcan training and distribution will be held at Generosta Coffee and Cafe in ...
Major changes in the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office after Target 11 investigation
More than a year after a Target 11 Investigation exposed delays and other issues involving ...
Monroeville Mall mural celebrates Pittsburgh icons Franco Harris and Mac Miller
A memorial within a mural celebrates the lives of Pro Football Hall of Famer and ...
Stop the Stigma: How This Pittsburgh Woman Came to Devote Her Life to Fighting the Addiction Narrative
It’s a role she never wanted, a role no mother ever deserved, but Sherry Jo ...
Franklin Park Woman Honored for Activism in Addiction, Reducing Stigma in Mental Illness
A Franklin Park woman dedicated to stopping the stigma attached to addiction and mental illness ...
Tea Party Celebrates Women, Supports Good Cause
The Mad Hatter has nothing on Erin McCurdy when it comes to tea parties. Sure, ...
Addiction Prevention, Recovery to Be Discussed at North Allegheny Event
“A Candid Conversation about Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction” on April 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m., ...
Watching Euphoria Brings Back Pain of Living With an Addict
Sherry Jo Matt, 58, told The Sun that she fears the Zendaya-led series – which ...
Other Stories Of the Opioid and Mental Illness Crisis
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 ...
Mother Spreading Awareness After Losing Daughter to Fentanyl Overdose
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2022 Was a Deadly (But Hopeful) Year in America’s Opioid Crisis
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the avalanche of overdose deaths ...
The Youngest Victims of the Fentanyl Crisis
Toddlers are dying after accidentally ingesting the potent synthetic opioid their parents use; a 2-year-old ...
Top Justice Department Official Calls on Social Media Companies to Do More as Teens Die From Fentanyl
Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died from fentanyl — more deaths than there were ...
60 Minutes: Resources for Adolescent and Family Mental Health Support
This week on 60 Minutes, Sharyn Alfonsi reported on the harmful effects social media can ...
What Parents Can Do When Kids Have Suicidal Thoughts
Suicidal thoughts are increasingly common among teens, and cause for alarm among parents. Most kids ...
A Disaster in Plain Sight
In San Francisco, roughly 1,310 people died from drug overdoses in 2020 and 2021, almost ...
