After a decade of failing to equip vulnerable youth with tools to fight addiction pressures, state officials must now...
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Key Takeaways NACo submitted recommendations to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to ensure the 2026...
Maryland’s Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council is considering new ways to advise the state to spend hundreds of millions...
WV: It’s seeming less likely opioid settlement funds will help with drug epidemic
/ USA, West VirginiaThe West Virginia First Foundation was formed to distribute funds the state will receive from multiple legal settlements with...
US: NIH-funded intervention did not impact opioid-related overdose death rates over evaluation period
/ USACOVID-19 pandemic and increasingly dangerous drug supply among factors that may have contributed to diminished impact of intervention A...
MA: Public Health Commission Increased Prevention Services as Latest Data Highlights Major Racial Inequities in Overdose Deaths
/ Massachusetts, USA$7.5 million will fund new overdose prevention efforts New data shows opioid-related overdose deaths increased by 12% in Boston...
CT: Building a Prevention Infrastructure to Address Substance Use: Connecticut’s Approach
/ Connecticut, USATo guide the state’s vision and priorities for substance use prevention, Connecticut’s DMHAS funds a variety of organizational structures...
When it comes to trying to reduce the devastation that accompanies the use of illicit drugs, experts say Michigan...
FL: Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation to Protect Law Enforcement Officers from Fentanyl Exposure; Expands CORE Network in Florida
/ Florida, USAToday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation to increase penalties on individuals who expose law enforcement officers to fentanyl and...
U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA Announce the First Utah Drug Overdose Task Force to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in the Beehive State
/ USA, UtahThrough overdose crime scene training, the task force seeks to raise awareness and increase the number of prosecutable cases...
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