Oversight Hearing Held on ONDCP Reauthorization
U.S. House | This week, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a hearing on “Oversight and Reauthorization of the Office...
U.S. House | This week, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a hearing on “Oversight and Reauthorization of the Office...
U.S. Senate | Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a FY24 funding bill for several priority agencies including the...
Axios [2-Aug] | Nearly 14% of the 5,065 988 calls made across Louisiana went unanswered by in-state counselors between April and May, per...
DEA [3/22] | In a public safety alert, the DEA said it observed a sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a...
U.S. Senate [3/28] | Several senators are introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to crack down...
JAMA [3/28] | More than 7% of urine samples collected in a recent cross-sectional study [...] showed evidence of buprenorphine...
SUD Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS (Due 5/22) Promoting the Integration of Primary and...
SAMHSA [3/27] | In a letter to clinicians, SAMHSA wrote that xylazine is an emerging public health threat and noted that routine...
Intl Journal of Drug Policy | A recent study explored if naloxone expansion may inadvertently promote high-risk substance use behaviors...
U.S. House (3/09) | U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Ken Calvert (R-CA) recently...
LDH (3/20) | The Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Behavioral Health has acknowledged its full support of Louisiana’s providers...
Improving Access to Overdose Treatment (Due 3/24) Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (Due 3/27) SUD Treatment for...
LDH (3/03) | LDH is introducing five initiatives focused on the behavioral health of children and adolescents and their families. These...
JAMA (3/03) | A new study reports that high-dose buprenorphine administered in the emergency department for patients in withdrawal is...
(2/15) | LDH recently conducted a study around residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment rates which showed that "Louisiana...
Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (Due 3/21) Improving Access to Overdose Treatment (Due 3/24) Residential Treatment for...
HRSA | The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce announced a new opportunity to apply for...