PBS [2/21] - Since 2000, 1.1 million people have fatally overdosed in the United States. According to a national survey conducted by the RAND Corporation, 42 percent of U.S. adults said they have known someone who died from drug overdose, amounting to an estimated 125 million Americans. The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, serves as an urgent call to action for addressing the ripple effects of overdose deaths within communities. Cont.
SAMHSA [2/02] - Recently, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced funding opportunities for grant programs aimed at expanding substance use disorder treatment
NIDA | Overdose deaths rose markedly between January to June 2018 and July to December 2021 among 10- to 44-year-old girls and women who were pregnant or pregnant within the previous 12 months. [...]
Senate Appropriators Advance Modest Substance Use, Mental Health Block Grant Increases in Spending B
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a FY24 funding bill for several priority agencies including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers for Di