Bill Introduced to Establish Campaign on Fentanyl Awareness
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently introduced S. 4358, "Bruce's Law," which aims to establish an awareness campaign related to...
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- Jul 1
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Signed Into Law
On Saturday, June 25, the president signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Actinto law, legislation that will dramatically increase...
- Jul 1
Preliminary Findings from 2021 Report on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
SAMHSA recently released the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) 2021 preliminary report on drug-related emergency department (ED) visits....
- May 6
CDC Releases Framework to Address the Overdose Crisis
The CDC recently released the Efforts to Prevent Overdoses and Substance Use-Related Harms – 2022-2024 framework, which is guided by six...
- May 6
140,000 Deaths Annually from Excessive Alcohol Use in 2015-19
Recent data from the CDC shows that excessive alcohol use was responsible for more than 140,000 deaths in the United States each year...
- May 6
SAMHSA Releases New Resources on Parity
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires most health plans or health insurers that offer coverage for mental...
- Apr 29
Army Sued Over Discharges of Soldiers with Addiction Issues
According to a lawsuit recently filed, the U.S. Army is violating veterans’ rights, its own regulations and the Constitution by refusing...
- Apr 29
ONDCP Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy
Recently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy and Fact Sheet. Per ONDCP,...
- Apr 29
Biden-Harris Administration Expands Second Chance Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individual
This Second Chance Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing a comprehensive strategy that expands Incarceration to Employment...
- Mar 18
Methamphetamine Response Act Becomes Law
Recently passed by Congress and signed by the President, the Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021 designates methamphetamine as an...
- Mar 11
HHS Aims to Expand Youth Mental Health, Suicide Prevention Programs
HHS recently announced $35 million in funding opportunities over seven grant programs to strengthen and expand community mental health...
- Mar 11
SAMHSA: Alcohol Use Increasing Among Girls and Young Women
SAMHSA recently released a new fact sheet that provides data on trends in alcohol use among girls and young women. New data indicates...
- Mar 4
Children's Mental Health an Ongoing Public Health Concern
A new report from the CDC on children’s mental health has been released. The report uses data from different sources to describe mental...
- Mar 4
Youth Suicide Prevention Legislation Heading to President's Desk
Congress recently passed legislation to ensure thousands of students nationwide receive suicide prevention training and expand access to...
- Mar 4
President Biden Announces Strategy to Address National Mental Health Crisis
In his first State of the Union address, President Biden announced a national mental health strategy to strengthen system capacity,...
- Feb 25
Impact of CARES Telehealth Expansion on Access to OUD Treatment
CMS recently released two briefs that summarize access to opioid use disorder treatment under the telehealth expansion during the...
- Feb 25
Analysis of Deaths Records Shows Growing Disparities in Opioid Epidemic
A new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) examined drug overdose death trends through death certificate data over the last...
- Feb 25
DOJ Guidance on Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jails
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a legal briefon considerations for implementing withdrawal policy and protocols that will...
- Feb 18
New from the National Council: Addressing Disparities in Access, Utilization of Treatment Services
A new white paper from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing has been released to help the public better understand the health...
- Feb 11
Standard Clinical Definition Announced for Opioid Withdrawal in Infants
HHS, together with leading clinicians, researchers, and policy experts, led the development of a standard clinical definitionfor opioid...