Senators Ed Markey and Lisa Murkowski announced the reintroduction of the Community Re-Entry through Addiction Treatment to Enhance (CREATE) Opportunities Act, bipartisan legislation to create a new federal grant program to support opioid-use disorder treatment at state and local correctional facilities. Representative Kuster will introduce identical legislation in the House of Representatives.
HHS (12/2) –– A new HHS study reports that over the past year, the number of health care providers with waivers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder increased by 19%. Data also found tha
NYT Editorial Board (12/12) –– There are three bills floating through Congress right now that could not only save lives and money but also help to finally dismantle the nation’s failed war on drugs. T
HHS (12/13) –– Recently released is a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding take home methadone and the use of telehealth to access buprenorphine prescriptions, in addition to changes in term