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Mar 3, 2023
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Feb 24, 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,...
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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...
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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...
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Feb 17, 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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Feb 10, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Feb 3, 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...
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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...
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