Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs

Wolf Administration Joins Community Members in Discussion to Break Stigma of Opioid Addiction

07/26/2018

Wolf Administration Offers Advice on How to Spot Potential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Scams

06/07/2018

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Joins Rite Aid to Launch In-Store Medication Disposal Unit

06/01/2018

Wolf Administration: Warm Hand-Offs Help Transition Overdose Survivors to Treatment

04/27/2018

Governor Wolf: Saturday is Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

04/27/2018

Governor Wolf Announces Increased Use of Treatment Helpline in First Quarter 2018

04/26/2018

Wolf Administration Visits Community Behavioral Health Clinic

04/25/2018

Governor Wolf Announces Second $26.5 Million Federal Grant to Continue Fight Against Opioid and Heroin Crisis

04/25/2018

Wolf Administration Begins Regional Summits on Warm Hand-Offs for Opioid Overdose Survivors

03/22/2018

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Announces Findings of Epidemiological Workgroup on Underage Drinking, Analysis Demonstrates Decline in Alcohol Use

03/13/2018

Problem Gambling Awareness Month Highlights Available Resources and Help

02/26/2018

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Issues Guidance for Treatment Providers to Apply for Annual Licensing Waiver

02/22/2018

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Joins UPMC to Kick Off Expanded Medication-Assisted Treatment Services in Central and Western Pennsylvania

01/24/2018

Wolf Administration Shares Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Holiday Season Tips and Resources

12/15/2017

Wolf Administration Unveils Prescription Drug Take-Back Boxes at 65 State Police Stations

09/20/2017
Wolf Administration Unveils Prescription Drug Take-Back Boxes at 65 State Police Stations

Wolf Administration Partners with The Arc to Discuss Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

09/18/2017
FASD Awareness Month

Wolf Administration Helpline for Addiction Assistance Continues Path of Substantial Growth

09/15/2017
Wolf Administration Helpline for Addiction Assistance Continues Path of Substantial Growth - Calls Now Top 15,500

Wolf Administration Kicks-off State Celebration of National Recovery Month

09/07/2017
Pennsylvania Statewide Kick-off of National Recovery Month

Wolf Administration, Safety Partners Urge Designated Driving Ahead of Labor Day Holiday

08/30/2017
Urging caution around holiday and concerns about impaired driving

Wolf Administration Invites Pennsylvanians to Submit Recovery Stories and Attend Sept. 6 National Recovery Month Kick-Off

08/22/2017
All invited to attend Sept. 6 National Recovery Month kick-off program in Harrisburg

Wolf Administration Visits Dauphin County’s “Warm Hand-off” Mobile Program at PinnacleHealth

08/15/2017
Dauphin County's in-house mobile case management unit to get overdose survivors directly into treatment

Share Stories of Recovery from Opioid and Alcohol Addictions

08/04/2017
DDAP is collecting recovery stories

Wolf Administration Officials Join Luzerne County Fire Chief to Highlight Need to Equip All First Responders with Life-Saving Naloxone

07/28/2017
Luzerne County Fire and First Responders: All Need Naloxone

Wolf Administration Announces Report Showing Decline in Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Young Adults

07/27/2017
Decline in Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Young Pennsylvanians

Wolf Administration Presents Treatment-Based Practice at National Association of Drug Court Professionals Conference

07/13/2017
Presentation at NADCP national conference

Governor Wolf, Clarion University Announce Opioid Treatment Specialist Certificate

07/12/2017
New online opioid specialist certificate program announced by Governor Wolf

Pennsylvanians Warned by Wolf Administration of K2 Synthetic Marijuana Overdose Cluster in Lancaster County

07/12/2017
Warning about recent spike in overdoses from K2 synthetic maijuana in Lancaster County

Pennsylvanians Warned of Overdose Cluster in Tioga, Lycoming, and Clinton Counties

06/30/2017
Pennsylvanians Warned of Overdose Cluster in Tioga, Lycoming, and Clinton Counties

Wolf Administration Details Devastating Effects of GOP Budget on Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic

06/20/2017
Wolf Administration Details Devastating Effects of GOP Budget on Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic

Governor Wolf to Nominate Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to be Inaugural Secretary of Health and Human Services

05/23/2017
Governor Wolf to Nominate Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to be Inaugural Secretary of Health and Human Services