Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Opioid settlement fund fuels anti-addiction battle in Indiana
Indiana is stepping up its fight against addiction with a boost from an opioid settlement fund. The money comes from a $54 billion 2021 Opioid …
New Mexico expands opioid treatment options
Expanded treatment for opioid addiction is now available in New Mexico. The state's Department of Health is offering medication-assisted treatment …
Getting a system-wide handle on excessive alcohol use in WI
Often celebrated in popular culture, Wisconsin's relationship with alcohol continues to give way to troubling statistics that center around excessive …
Advocacy groups want NM's Governor to halt special legislative session
New Mexico advocacy groups are calling on New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to cancel next week's special session where lawmakers are scheduled …
SD health officials: 988 can handle a variety of crises
Since its rollout two years ago, South Dakota's Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has seen a slow but steady uptick in use, but the state says there are …
Report: CO suicide, mental health crisis lifeline system needs more work
Two years after the National 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was introduced, a new report by the group Inseparable says Colorado and other states …
New Medicaid policy boosts 'street medicine' in PA
Philadelphia is addressing its opioid crisis by deploying mobile medical units to provide Medicaid-funded "street medicine" to the unhoused population…
CO community mental health centers struggle with Medicaid drop
It's been about a year since the official end of the COVID public health emergency - which has led to a significant drop in Medicaid enrollments and a…
Rural New Mexico struggles to prevent, treat drug overdoses
More than 1,000 New Mexicans die from drug overdoses each year, and while there's been a slight drop in overdoses from opioids nationwide, it's …
IN opioid overdoses decrease, other drugs may reverse trend
Drug overdoses are decreasing in Indiana. The data is encouraging, but too late for one mother who lost her son to a heroin overdose. The Centers …
Mental health care and MN's facility crunch
Human services leaders say Minnesota is in a mental-health crisis, complicating efforts to manage behavioral health facilities. Closure plans for …
TX group works to soften trauma for sexual assault survivors
A north Texas nonprofit organization is working to reduce stress for trauma survivors creates "soft" police station interview rooms. They paint the …