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ADDICTION TREATMENT MAY BE COMING TO A PHARMACY NEAR YOU
Stateline (2/24) - New results from a first-of-its-kind study [...] could hold a key to getting addiction medication to more people who...
Mar 3, 2023
FDA ACTS TO RESTRICT ILLICIT IMPORT OF XYLAZINE, ANIMAL TRANQUILIZER LINKED TO OVERDOSE DEATHS
CBS NEWS (2/28) - The FDA announced recently it is restricting the unlawful importing of the veterinary drug xylazine, which has been...
Mar 3, 2023


U.S. DEATHS INVOLVING METH ARE SKYROCKETING, FENTANYL A BIG FACTOR
U.S. News (2/21) - Deaths from methamphetamine among Americans increased 50-fold between 1999 and 2021, a new stud y reports. Most of...
Mar 3, 2023
SENATE HELP COMMITTEE REQUESTS INPUT TO ADDRESS HEALTH WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
Politico (3/02) - Senators will ask for input on the root problems and solutions for the health workforce shortage. In a letter to...
Mar 3, 2023
U.S. TEEN GIRLS EXPERIENCING INCREASED SADNESS AND VIOLENCE
CDC (2/13) -- New CDC data shows nearly 3 in 5 (57%) U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021—double that of boys,...
Feb 24, 2023


LONG-ACTING ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY SUPPRESSES HIV AMONG PEOPLE WITH UNSTABLE HOUSING, MENTAL ILLNESS
NIDA (2/21) -- A long-acting antiretroviral treatment (LA-ART) given every four to eight weeks, and delivered with comprehensive support...
Feb 24, 2023


ONDCP: MEDICAID TO BE ALLOWED FOR DRUG TREATMENT IN PRISONS
U.S. News (2/21) -- The federal government is planning to allow states to use Medicaid funds to provide drugs to combat addiction and...
Feb 24, 2023


OPINION: PREGNANT PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS NEED TREATMENT, NOT CRIMINALIZATION
STAT (2/08) -- Though it may be hard for many to fathom, even pregnant people and new parents can have active substance use disorders....
Feb 17, 2023
SAMHSA (2/10) -- HHS has says that if the SAMHSA is unable to complete rulemaking that allows provid
White House (2/07) -- A year after unveiling a 4-part “Unity Agenda” in which addressing the nation’s addiction and mental health crisis...
Feb 17, 2023
DEVASTATING INCREASE SEEN IN ADOLESCENT OVERDOSE DEATHS
CDC (12/16) -- An analysis of adolescent overdose deaths found that from 2019 to 2021, approx. 90 percent of overdose deaths from...
Feb 17, 2023
LAWMAKERS URGE BIDEN TO ELEVATE ONDCP DIRECTOR TO CABINET-LEVEL
U.S. House (2/01) -- Recently, a bipartisan group of 55 lawmakers wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking that the Director of the...
Feb 17, 2023


MORE THAN 1 IN 9 ADULTS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ARE ARRESTED AN
PEW (2/06) -- Policymakers are increasingly focused on justice system interactions with and outcomes for people with either mental...
Feb 17, 2023
SAMHSA TO ISSUE INTERIM MEASURES IF BUPRENORPHINE RULE DELAYED
SAMHSA (2/10) -- HHS has says that if the SAMHSA is unable to complete rulemaking that allows providers in opioid treatment programs to...
Feb 17, 2023
BILL INTRODUCED TO ESTABLISH FELONY MURDER CHARGES FOR FENTANYL DEALERS
U.S. Senate (2/14) -- Senate Republicans have introduced a bill to charge illicit fentanyl drug dealers with murder. The Felony Murder...
Feb 17, 2023


FDA Reports Illicit Fentanyl Not Detected in Opioid Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
The FDA recently released the results of their multi-year opioid product quality survey aimed to detect substitutions of illicit fentanyl...
Feb 10, 2023
Grants Announced to Enhance SUD Treatment for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
SAMHSA (1/26) –– Two grant programs have been announced aimed at preventing substance misuse and treating substance use disorder among...
Feb 10, 2023


SAMHSA Announces Revamped FindTreatment.Gov Site for Locating SUD Services
SAMHSA has announced the newly improved FindTreatment.gov, [...] built to be the most comprehensive resource for persons seeking...
Feb 10, 2023
Bill Reintroduced to Permanently Classify Fentanyl-Related Substances as Schedule I
A bipartisan group of representatives has introduced the Save Americans from the Fentanyl Emergency (SAFE) Act, a bill designed to...
Feb 10, 2023


Cherokee Nation Opens First Tribal Harm Reduction Program
TALEQUAH D.P. (1/29) –– The Cherokee Nation is taking more innovative steps to address the opioid epidemic, opening the new Cherokee...
Feb 3, 2023
Grants Announced to Enhance SUD Treatment for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
SAMHSA (1/26) –– Two grant programs aimed at preventing substance misuse and treating substance use disorder (SUD) among pregnant and...
Feb 3, 2023
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