A successful program in Sullivan County, Tenn., that works with people who have had an overdose to get them treatment and prevent future overdoses has received nearly $900,000 in new federal funding, ...
Read MorePear Therapeutics, a leader in prescription digital therapeutics (PDT), announced the publication of real-world data on the use of its reset-O cognitive behavioral therapy applications. The data, p...
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U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) applauded a $125,000 grant from the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program for Oklahoma's Creek County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership on Thursday. The gran...
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The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) recently awarded $500,000 to four Kentucky organizations for their substance-abuse prevention efforts, according to U.S. Senate Majority ...
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U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) announced Thursday that Sherburne County would receive $125,000 in grants to fight substance abuse. The money, part of the Drug Free Communities program provided by the ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Affairs recently awarded two Kentucky substance abuse treatment facilities $1.3 million. Shepherds House in Lexington was awarded $433,903 to ...
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A Yale researcher has received more than $100,000 to develop and test a mobile app that would use GPS to help those struggling with alcohol and opioid use during their recovery. Adam Viera, a four...
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U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Harold “Hal” Rogers (R-KY) announced Monday that the Appalachian Regional Commission received more than $5.5 million in grants to help eastern Kentucky with o...
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The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) announced Monday that it has launched a new advertising campaign to caution people about the warning signs of excessive alcohol use...
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Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) recently held a virtual roundtable on substance-use prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unintentional drug overdose deaths in Connecti...
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently awarded Vermont’s DREAM program a three-year, $1.25 million Youth Initiative grant. Funding will be used to provide peer mentoring to elementary school ...
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U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) introduced legislation last week that she hopes will help end the stigma of substance use disorder and help students get into treatment. The legislation, “Educati...
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U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a resolution to designate October as “National Substance Abuse Prevention Month” this week. The bipartisan resolution is ...
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) recently announced it has awarded organizations statewide more than $50 million to provide substance-use-disorder treatment, prevention, and recovery support se...
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Gateway Health Plan, a managed care organization, recently partnered with Giant Eagle Pharmacy to provide Medicaid members in Allegheny County, Pa., with a clinical service dedicated to fighting the o...
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U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) said Tuesday Rowan University will receive $625,541 in funding from two federal grants to study and treat substance use disorder. The grants from the U.S. Departme...
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Florida recently used $5 million in U.S. Department of Labor funding to create a pilot program to address the health and economic impacts of substance and opioid use. The program, Support to Commun...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently awarded a $197,668 grant to Pennsylvania’s Edinboro University’s Sc...
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The federal State Opioid Response Grant awarded nearly $853,000 to five New York state providers to purchase and operate mobile treatment vehicles. Two types of mobile treatment vehicles are used i...
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U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced his state would receive more than $7.8 million in federal grant money to combat substance use disorder. The grant awards, funded by the U.S. Department of Jus...
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