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Foods high in added fats and refined carbs are like cigarettes

  – addictive and unhealthy   by Ashley Gearhardt, University of Michigan Every year millions of Americans try to cut down on ultra-processed foods – industrial formulations that are...

Isolation, overdoses, fewer recovery options: The opioid epidemic through the eyes of Pittsburgh-area recovery workers

Black residents are now the most likely ones to suffer an overdose in Allegheny County. The pandemic has increased the challenges of addressing an...

Cashier who stole $13 million at work gets 8 years in prison

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A cashier convicted of stealing nearly $13 million from the monuments and engraving firm where she worked has been sentenced to...

Heroin overdose deaths at epidemic levels in Allegheny County

There were 300 overdose deaths in Allegheny County in 2014, more than ever before. With 75 percent involving opioids. “There has been a 150 percent...

Pioneering house and footwork music star DJ Rashad dies in Chicago

  CHICAGO (AP) — Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead over the weekend in Chicago...

Oreos as addictive as cocaine in lab rat study

by Jacque Wilson Anyone who's ever eaten an Oreo knows how difficult it can be to eat just one.

Twin brothers die simultaneously from drug overdose

Twin brothers, John and Eugene Meek, both 25 years of age and from Chicago, were recently found dead from an apparent drug overdose. Their bodies were found with spoons and needles nearby.

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