Study Shows Increase in Buprenorphine Providers, Naloxone Access
HHS (12/2) –– A new HHS study reports that over the past year, the number of health care providers with waivers to prescribe...
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- Dec 19, 2022
NYT: Three Bills Congress Could Pass to Dismantle War on Drugs
NYT Editorial Board (12/12) –– There are three bills floating through Congress right now that could not only save lives and money but...
- Dec 19, 2022
HHS Proposes New Rule to Expand Access to Methadone and Buprenorphine, Suggests Terminology Change
HHS (12/13) –– Recently released is a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding take home methadone and the use of telehealth to...
- Dec 19, 2022
DEA Public Safety Alert Shows Growing Fentanyl Toxicity in Counterfeit Rx Pills
DEA (12/2) –– The DEA has issued another Public Safety Alert concerning the nationwide increase in the lethality of counterfeit...
- Dec 19, 2022
NIH Launches Harm Reduction Research Network to Prevent Overdose Fatalities
NIH (12/16) –– To address the overdose crisis in the U.S., the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a research network...
- Dec 19, 2022
Alcohol Remains Leading Factor in Drug-Related ER Visits
SAMHSA (12/15) –– 2021 statistics recently published reveal that alcohol remains the primary substance involved in drug-related emergency...
- Nov 17, 2022
Upcoming FDA, SAMHSA Discussion on Naloxone Access
You are invited to participate in a stakeholder call to discuss naloxone access on November 28 at 2:30pm ET. Speakers will include FDA...
- Nov 17, 2022
CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule Expanding Medicare Coverage for Opioid Treatment Services
CMS (11/1) –– HHS has announced the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which includes provisions designed to boost access to...
- Nov 17, 2022
Speaker Pelosi to Depart Democratic Leadership
POLITICO (11/17) –– Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful speakers in modern U.S. history, [...] "will not seek reelection to Democratic...
- Nov 17, 2022
Marijuana Research Bill Passes Congress
MarketWatch (11/17) –– Both houses of Congress have now passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (H.R. 8454),...
- Nov 17, 2022
NIDA's Volkow, Top U.S. Addiction Researcher Calls for Broad Deregulation of Methadone
STAT NEWS (11/16) –– The U.S. government’s top addiction researcher is calling for broad deregulation of methadone, a key drug used to...
- Nov 10, 2022
Amid Backlash, CDC's New Opioid Guidance Aims to Curb Addiction and Treat Patients
USA TODAY (11/3) –– The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for doctors who treat pain patients that...
- Nov 10, 2022
New Acting CSAP Director Announced
SAMHSA (11/3) –– The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has announced that CAPT Jennifer Fan, PharmD, JD, is the...
- Nov 10, 2022
New Toolkit on Implementing SUD Services in HIV/AIDS Care Settings
AETC (8/29)–– The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program National Coordinating Resource Center recently released the Implementing SUD Services in...
- Nov 10, 2022
Methadone Providers Say Big Increase in Access Could Backfire
STAT NEWS (11/3) –– Providers of methadone for addiction treatment acknowledge it is a highly effective medication for opioid addiction....
- Sep 30, 2022
NIDA Releases Strategic Plan on Research Priorities, Focus Areas
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced its Strategic Plan, which outlines the Institute’s priorities for the next five...
- Sep 30, 2022
SAMHSA Requests Info on MH, SUD in the Context of Climate Change
SAMHSA has released a Request For Information on how its programs and grants can help address health impacts of climate change and health...
- Aug 26, 2022
New Fact Sheet on the Current Landscape of Alcohol Use in the U.S.
NASADAD has released a fact sheet on The Current Landscape of Alcohol Use in the U.S.,which dives into the current landscape of alcohol...
- Aug 26, 2022
New DOJ Fact Sheet on Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
The BJA recently released a fact sheet around the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program. RSAT was first authorized in 1994...
- Aug 26, 2022
HHS Releases Telehealth Partner Toolkit
HHS recently released a Telehealth Partner Toolkit to help partners connect patients and providers to important telehealth resources. The...
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