 |
Share this Bulletin with the buttons above
|
OVERDOSE NEWS BULLETIN
News from Across the Commonwealth and the Nation
|
January 26, 2018 to February 2, 2018
|
|
|
02-01-2018
|
Attorneys general "making progress" on opioids probe, Shapiro says
(Statewide) Progress is being made in a nationwide probe of prescription opioids manufacturers and distributors, with investigators finding "things of great interest" in subpoenaed documents, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Wednesday during a wide-ranging interview with Morning Call reporters and editors in Allentown...(Morning Call)
|
|
|
02-01-2018
|
Varner: Think you don't know someone addicted to opioids?
(Statewide)...Not all individuals with addictions are young; not all are jobless, nor law-breaking nor undereducated, as some might envision them to be. On the contrary, many are holding down jobs, caring for families and attending college...(PennLive)
|
|
|
01-31-2018
|
Misericordia Fights Opioid Overdoses
(Luzerne)...The lesson Wednesday afternoon at Misericordia University about opioid abuse wasn't being taught to students. The audience consisted of members of Misericordia's Residence Life and Campus Safety departments...(WBRE)
|
|
|
01-30-2018
|
Contract for Recovery
(Lackawanna) Scranton police may soon start giving some drug offenders a pass--no charges if they complete treatment for their addiction. It requires people to sign a contract for recovery to avoid a criminal record...(WNEP)
|
|
|
01-29-2018
|
Thousands dial state's opioid addiction helpline
(Statewide) About 300 people a week have been calling a special hotline to get people into treatment for drug addiction as part of the state's emergency response to the opioid crisis that claimed almost 15 lives a day last year, state officials said Monday...(Daily Item)
|
|
|
02-02-2018
|
Rep. Curcio's 'SAFE' bill addresses Dickson recovery homes
(Tennessee) Dickson state Rep. Michael Curcio said he hopes to ensure people at addiction recovery homes are receiving proper care while also providing cities more oversight for the "group homes" with a bill he's filed...(Tennessean)
|
|
|
01-30-2018
|
WV DHHR releases Opioid Response Plan to stop overdose deaths
(West Virginia) The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR has released the final version of its "Opioid Response Plan for the State of West Virginia," with recommendations to stop drug addiction and overdose deaths in the state...(The News Center)
|
|
|
01-30-2018
|
Gov. Sandoval Endorses Regulations Of Drug Overdoses
(Nevada) Governor Brian Sandoval recently signed a Statement of Emergency endorsing the need for emergency regulations related to the reporting of overdoses and suspected overdoses as required in Assembly Bill 474 (AB 474), the Controlled Substance Abuse Protection Act...(CBS Local)
|
|
|
01-29-2018
|
North Dakota to Launch Recovery Services Program
(North Dakota) North Dakota will begin a new program that offers care coordination and recovery services to people transitioning out of prison, those on probation and parole, and people at risk of incarceration...(U.S. News)
|
|
|
01-29-2018
|
Fentanyl deaths are on the rise in Montana
(Montana)..."Fentanyl has been present around here for a long time in various forms, but the unknown substances and the accessibility to it really increased last summer," Bozeman Police Captain Jim Veltkamp said...(KRTV)
|
|
|
01-28-2018
|
New mothers overcoming addiction face a world of obstacles
(Massachusetts)...In Massachusetts, according to the state's analysis of overdose deaths, nearly four in 10 deaths among women who gave birth between 2011 and 2015 were caused by opioid overdoses, compared with two in 10 among women who did not give birth...(Boston Globe)
|
|
|
01-26-2018
|
WVU graduate student researching drug addiction
(West Virginia) Between 2010 and 2015, the combined overdose deaths from cocaine and psychostimulants with abuse potential-a drug category that includes methamphetamine, Adderall and Ritalin-equaled the number of overdose deaths from heroin...(Williamson Daily News)
|
|
|
01-26-2018
|
Who Overdoses and Why?
(West Virginia) Most people who overdose on opioids have seen a health care provider in the last year, and many had recently been released from jail, according to a new study from West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources...(WVPR)
|
|
|
|
|
The information provided in this publication is not intended to take the place of professional advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with competent legal, financial, or other appropriate professionals. Statements of facts and opinions expressed in this publication, by authors other than Association staff and officers, are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent an opinion or philosophy of the officers, members, and staff of the Pennsylvania Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators. No endorsement of advertised products or services is implied by PACDAA unless those products or services are expressly endorsed, or are owned or managed by the Association. This publication may not be reproduced, modified, distributed, or displayed in part or in whole, by any means, without advanced written permission of PACDAA. Please direct your requests to:
|
PACDAA | 2789 Old Post Road | Harrisburg, PA 17110 | 717-526-1010 |
www.pacdaa.org
An Affiliate of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
|
|
|
|
|
