Maryland’s Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council is considering new ways to advise the state to spend hundreds of millions...
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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...
OR: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners declares 90-day fentanyl state of emergency; County, City and State to coordinate response
/ Oregon, USAThe Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Feb. 1 voted unanimously to declare a 90-day state of emergency in response...
OR: Governor Kotek, Dan McMillan Release Portland Central City Task Force Recommendations
/ Oregon, USAThe task force delivers 10 concrete solutions to Portland’s most pressing challenges and a vision for its economic future...
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