Substance Use Disorder
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education today approved by voice vote legislation that would provide $177.1 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, HHS and Education in fiscal year 2019.
The AHA today voiced support for certain provisions in and proposed amendments to the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act.
The House of Representatives this week is expected to vote on more than 30 bills to address the opioid crisis, with more votes on additional opioid-related bills expected the week of June 18.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating hepatitis A outbreaks in multiple states among people reporting drug use and/or homelessness and their contacts.
Read more about how Boston Medical Center is Setting a National Example in Reducing Stigma
In New Hampshire, hospitals have been inundated with patients suffering from addiction, so Catholic Medical Center (CMC), Manchester, New Hampshire, working with the community, designed and implemented effective initiatives to address opiate addiction.
The speakers will share how a Northern Shenandoah Valley community coalesced to develop strategies to effectively respond to the challenge of heroin and opiate abuse in a rural Virginia community.
This joint webinar with the Association for Community Health Improvement shows research behind substance use prevention and presents a real-life example of how Utah is addressing the opioid epidemic and underage drinking in their state.
Members Only Call - describe the evolution and impact of their community partnership.
Community Hospital of Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula (CHOMP), part of Montage Health, took action two years ago to address the prescription opioid abuse crisis in its county of some 415,000 residents. The community-wide effort, called Prescribe Safe, has led to a sharp decline in the number of…