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Feb 3, 2023
Buprenorphine Overdose Deaths Did Not Increase With COVID-19 Prescriber Flexibility
NIDA (1/20) –– The proportion of opioid overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not increase in the months after prescribing...
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Feb 3, 2023
Settlement Indicates Employment Protections for Medication to Treat Addiction
DOJ (1/18) –– A former Tennessee correctional officer may receive back pay and damages after he was forced to resign for taking Suboxone...
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Jan 20, 2023
Biden Admin Releases Policies on Mental Health and SUD Care Access in 2024
HHS –– The Biden Admin has released the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule, [...] to expand access to care for...
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Jan 20, 2023
Opioid Crisis Cost U.S. Nearly $1.5 Trillion in 2020
JEC –– A recent report [...] found the economic toll of the opioid crisis on the U.S. was nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 alone, a $487...
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Jan 6, 2023
Opioid Crisis Cost U.S. Nearly $1.5 Trillion in 2020
A report by the Congressional Joint Economic Committee (JEC) found that the economic toll of the opioid crisis on the U.S. was nearly...
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Jan 6, 2023
National Survey on Drug Use and Health Released, Details Mental Illness and Substance Use Levels in
SAMHSA (1/05) –– HHS has released the results of its annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which shows how people living...
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Dec 19, 2022
Study Shows Increase in Buprenorphine Providers, Naloxone Access
HHS (12/2) –– A new HHS study reports that over the past year, the number of health care providers with waivers to prescribe...
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Dec 19, 2022
NYT: Three Bills Congress Could Pass to Dismantle War on Drugs
NYT Editorial Board (12/12) –– There are three bills floating through Congress right now that could not only save lives and money but...
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Dec 19, 2022
HHS Proposes New Rule to Expand Access to Methadone and Buprenorphine, Suggests Terminology Change
HHS (12/13) –– Recently released is a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding take home methadone and the use of telehealth to...
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Nov 17, 2022
Upcoming FDA, SAMHSA Discussion on Naloxone Access
You are invited to participate in a stakeholder call to discuss naloxone access on November 28 at 2:30pm ET. Speakers will include FDA...
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Nov 17, 2022
CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule Expanding Medicare Coverage for Opioid Treatment Services
CMS (11/1) –– HHS has announced the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which includes provisions designed to boost access to...
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Nov 17, 2022
Speaker Pelosi to Depart Democratic Leadership
POLITICO (11/17) –– Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful speakers in modern U.S. history, [...] "will not seek reelection to Democratic...
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Nov 17, 2022
Marijuana Research Bill Passes Congress
MarketWatch (11/17) –– Both houses of Congress have now passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (H.R. 8454),...
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Nov 17, 2022
NIDA's Volkow, Top U.S. Addiction Researcher Calls for Broad Deregulation of Methadone
STAT NEWS (11/16) –– The U.S. government’s top addiction researcher is calling for broad deregulation of methadone, a key drug used to...
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Nov 10, 2022
Amid Backlash, CDC's New Opioid Guidance Aims to Curb Addiction and Treat Patients
USA TODAY (11/3) –– The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for doctors who treat pain patients that...
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Nov 10, 2022
New Acting CSAP Director Announced
SAMHSA (11/3) –– The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has announced that CAPT Jennifer Fan, PharmD, JD, is the...
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Nov 10, 2022
New Toolkit on Implementing SUD Services in HIV/AIDS Care Settings
AETC (8/29)–– The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program National Coordinating Resource Center recently released the Implementing SUD Services in...
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Nov 10, 2022
Methadone Providers Say Big Increase in Access Could Backfire
STAT NEWS (11/3) –– Providers of methadone for addiction treatment acknowledge it is a highly effective medication for opioid addiction....
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Sep 30, 2022
NIDA Releases Strategic Plan on Research Priorities, Focus Areas
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced its Strategic Plan, which outlines the Institute’s priorities for the next five...
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Sep 30, 2022
SAMHSA Requests Info on MH, SUD in the Context of Climate Change
SAMHSA has released a Request For Information on how its programs and grants can help address health impacts of climate change and health...
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