CT: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Union: CT Must Address Staffing at Addiction Treatment Centers
A Connecticut health-care workers' union is raising concerns over what it calls a "staffing crisis" in addiction services that led the state to close …
CT Treatment Pilot Trains Providers on Addiction Stigma, Pain Management
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Drug overdose deaths across the country are on the rise, and a new pilot program kicks off this month in Connecticut to help …
CT Closing Mental Health, Addiction Facility for Young Adults
HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut plans to close a transitional living facility in Hartford next month for people ages 18 to 25, which means fewer …
CT Addiction-Prevention Groups Seek Aid to Lower Fatal Overdoses
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Addiction-prevention specialists in Connecticut are pushing for investments in substance-use disorder programs to combat the …
One CT City Makes Emergency Mental-Health Calls a Priority
NEW LONDON, Conn. - A first-in-the-state pilot program could soon offer a different approach to how agencies in Connecticut respond to emergency …
State Health-care Workers in Middletown Seek End to Staffing Crisis
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed there has been greater demand for behavioral health …
CT Attorney General Slams Purdue Opioid Settlement
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The feds on Wednesday announced an $8.3 billion settlement with Stamford-based Purdue Pharma over the company's role in the opioid …
Report: Overdose Deaths Unaffected by Tougher Drug Laws
HARTFORD, Conn. — A new, 50-state study finds that putting more people in jail for drug offenses doesn't reduce drug use or overdose deaths…
Success Housing Vets a Model for Ending Chronic Homelessness
HARTFORD, Conn. – Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and in Connecticut there is reason to celebrate progress in the struggles many veterans have faced …
Report Ranks CT 29th in Nation for Funding Tobacco Prevention
HARTFORD, Conn. - The latest report on how well states are funding tobacco prevention and cessation efforts has Connecticut ranked 29th in the nation…
Be on Guard for Kids' Super Bowl Hangover
HARTFORD, Conn. - While the Monday-after-Super-Bowl hangover may just be part of the deal for many adults, experts say it's likely that many teens in …
First-Ever Survey on Homeless and Runaway Youth in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. – Invisible No More is the name of a presentation in Hartford today of the first-ever study of runaway and homeless youth in …