APIS releases new dataset of State-related
The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), a project of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), released...
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TCA to Hold Training Event in Collaboration with WFTC
Treatment Communities of America (TCA) and the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities (WFTC) will hold a training event, The...
INPUT REQUESTED BY TODAY:Survey on Advancing Family-Centered Policies in SUD Treatment Settings
Dianova, a partner agency of TCA and of the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities (WFTC), kindly requests your participation on a...
Supreme Court Has Spoken: The ACA is the Law of the Land
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas, a lawsuit brought by 18 Republican-led...
Community-Based Response Legislation Reintroduced
This week, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) reintroduced their legislation to improve our emergency...
Senators Announce New Bill to Expand Community Mental Health and Addiction Services Nationwide
This week, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) announced their new bipartisan bill, the Excellence in Mental Health...
SAMHSA releases new research on the effects of COVID-19 on mental health and substance use disorders
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a new edition of their Supplemental Research Bulletin...
LAPPA releases new fact sheet on fentanyl test strips
The Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), a recipient of the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s (ONDCP) Model...
AMA Releases Issue Briefs on Worsening Epidemic, State-Level Reports to Increase Access to Evidence-
Drug overdose epidemic worsened during the COVID pandemic The nation’s COVID pandemic made the nation’s drug overdose epidemic worse....
Input requested on advancing family-centered policies in substance use treatment settings
Dianova, a partner agency of TCA and of the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities (WFTC), kindly requests your participation on a...
NIAAA study: Brain cell clusters compete to sustain or suppress traumatic memories
A new study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) found two clusters of brain cells that compete to promote...
Bipartisan senators reintroduce bill to establish opioid manufacturing fee to fund addiction service
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),...
Study finds decrease in number of tablets in opioid prescriptions
A recently published study examined post-operative opioid prescriptions and found that prescription amounts are decreasing, but have not...
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure assumes role of CMS Administrator
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure now leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), having recently been confirmed by the Senate. Ms....
Biden-Harris budget proposes historic funding increases for addiction services
Late last week, the Biden Administration released its FY22 budget, which contain some historic proposed increases in funding for...
Study examines use of emergency authorities to prescribe buprenorphine during COVID-19
A new study analyzed the use of emergency authorities to prescribe buprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers found that,...
HHS Announces $3 Billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Funding for SAMHSA Block Grants to Address Ad
SAMHSA is distributing $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funding, the largest aggregate amount of funding to date for its mental health...
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