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    CDC Releases Framework to Address the Overdose Crisis
    • May 6

    CDC Releases Framework to Address the Overdose Crisis

    The CDC recently released the Efforts to Prevent Overdoses and Substance Use-Related Harms – 2022-2024 framework, which is guided by six...
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    • May 6

    140,000 Deaths Annually from Excessive Alcohol Use in 2015-19

    Recent data from the CDC shows that excessive alcohol use was responsible for more than 140,000 deaths in the United States each year...
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    SAMHSA Releases New Resources on Parity
    • May 6

    SAMHSA Releases New Resources on Parity

    The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires most health plans or health insurers that offer coverage for mental...
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    • Apr 29

    Biden-Harris Administration Expands Second Chance Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individual

    This Second Chance Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing a comprehensive strategy that expands Incarceration to Employment...
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    • Apr 29

    ONDCP Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy

    Recently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy and Fact Sheet. Per ONDCP,...
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    • Apr 29

    New OTP Locations Opening in Bogalusa and Houma, Bringing State Total to 12

    In an effort to increase access to services that treat opioid use disorder (OUD), the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has announced...
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    Army Sued Over Discharges of Soldiers with Addiction Issues
    • Apr 29

    Army Sued Over Discharges of Soldiers with Addiction Issues

    A lawsuit recently filed alleges the U.S. Army is violating veterans’ rights, its own regulations and the Constitution by refusing to...
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    • Apr 15

    DOJ Issues Guidance on Protections Under the ADA for Individuals with OUD

    The DOJ recently published guidanceon how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who...
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    • Apr 15

    NIH: Drug Use Severity in Adolescence Affects SUD Risk in Adulthood

    A new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study shows screening for substance use disorder (SUD) in teens may help predict adult...
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    • Apr 1

    Applications Open for 2022 CCBHC Grants

    SAMHSA is accepting applications for grants to expand the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model. There are two new...
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    NIDA Launches Adolescent SUD Screening Tools
    • Apr 1

    NIDA Launches Adolescent SUD Screening Tools

    NIDA recently released two brief online screening tools that assess for SUD risk among adolescents 12-17 years old. The Screening to...
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    Boston Program May Pay Patients to Stay Clean
    • Apr 1

    Boston Program May Pay Patients to Stay Clean

    A new legal opinion from the Biden administration appears to clear the way for wider use of an underutilized technique known as...
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    • Mar 18

    Methamphetamine Response Act Becomes Law

    Recently passed by Congress and signed by the President, the Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021 designates methamphetamine as an...
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    HHS Aims to Expand Youth Mental Health, Suicide Prevention Programs
    • Mar 11

    HHS Aims to Expand Youth Mental Health, Suicide Prevention Programs

    HHS recently announced $35 million in funding opportunities over seven grant programs to strengthen and expand community mental health...
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    SAMHSA: Alcohol Use Increasing Among Girls and Young Women
    • Mar 11

    SAMHSA: Alcohol Use Increasing Among Girls and Young Women

    SAMHSA recently released a new fact sheet that provides data on trends in alcohol use among girls and young women. New data indicates...
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    Children's Mental Health an Ongoing Public Health Concern
    • Mar 4

    Children's Mental Health an Ongoing Public Health Concern

    A new report from the CDC on children’s mental health has been released. The report uses data from different sources to describe mental...
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    Youth Suicide Prevention Legislation Heading to President's Desk
    • Mar 4

    Youth Suicide Prevention Legislation Heading to President's Desk

    Congress recently passed legislation to ensure thousands of students nationwide receive suicide prevention training and expand access to...
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    President Biden Announces Strategy to Address National Mental Health Crisis
    • Mar 4

    President Biden Announces Strategy to Address National Mental Health Crisis

    In his first State of the Union address, President Biden announced a national mental health strategy to strengthen system capacity,...
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    Analysis of Deaths Records Shows Growing Disparities in Opioid Epidemic
    • Feb 25

    Analysis of Deaths Records Shows Growing Disparities in Opioid Epidemic

    A new study from the National Institutes of Health examined drug overdose death trends through death certificate data over the last...
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    • Feb 25

    Impact of CARES Telehealth Expansion on Access to OUD Treatment

    CMS recently released two briefs that summarize access to opioid use disorder treatment under the telehealth expansion during the...
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