Treatment
AHA prods feds to allow addiction treatment prescriptions through telehealth
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The American Hospital Association has penned a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration, asking the agency to extend and provide clarity to pandemic-era rules that allowed providers to prescribe addiction…
Congress has set its sights too low on addiction, advocates charge
JUdging by lawmakers' words, addiction might be the most bipartisan topic in Washington.
For years, Democrats and Republicans alike have made speeches, authored bills, and issued statements decrying the national drug overdose crisis. The…
Break the cycle of addiction: Shifting your hospital’s approach to addiction services from…
People who battle the disease of addiction exist in survival mode and reach out to fragmented community resources as best they can. Similarly, many hospitals battled in survival mode with limited resources and a Band-Aid approach to…
Addiction
Speaker Adams, Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Chair Linda Lee On Mayor’s State…
“There is no question that our city is in the midst of a mental health crisis fueled by the pandemic's impact on our collective health and by the disruption of access to mental health care and services. The pandemic exacerbated…
FACT SHEET: One Year After Releasing its Groundbreaking Overdose Prevention Strategy, HHS Announces…
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra marked the one-year anniversary of HHS's Overdose Prevention Strategy (Strategy) by announcing the progress the nation has made since the release of the…
UT Health San Antonio receives $2 million grant for opioid addiction response program in rural Texas
Be Well Texas, UT Health San Antonio's substance use disorder response program, will use a $2 million federal grant to expand opioid use disorder treatment in rural Texas counties.Many rural counties…