5 Misconceptions about Addiction that can be barriers to Recovery
Many of the thoughts regarding addiction or individuals suffering from substance use disorder are not based in fact or science, but...
Virginia Votes to Expand Medicaid
WASHINGTON — Virginia’s Republican-controlled Senate voted on Wednesday to open Medicaid to an additional 400,000 low-income adults next...
The Growing Number of Lawsuits Against Opioid Companies Explained
Hundreds of Lawsuits have been filed against opioid makers and distributers throughout the United States. A federal judge in Cleveland...
Virginia Shows How Medicaid Can Help End the Opioid Crisis
The state started the program, the Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS), in April 2017. After the program went into effect,...
CARA 2.0 has been proposed as a follow-up bill to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2
CARA 2.0 has been introduced by a bipartisan group of senators and includes various policy changes addressing the opioid epidemic...
Mason at forefront tackling Northern Virginia Opioid Epidemic
On April 19th George Mason University hosted a symposium to examine ways to eradicate the opioid crisis in Northern Virginia. The event...
Surgeon General Issues National Advisory Urging Americans to Keep Naloxone on Hand
The U.S Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome M. Adams issued a national advisory in early April advising Americans to keep naloxone on hand and...
I looked for a state that's taken the opioid epidemic seriously. I found Vermont.
"Vermont declared am emergency over the opioid crisis and actually did something about it." "According to figures from the Centers for...
Police Officer's Experiment to Fight Opioid Epidemic Starts with Ditching Uniform
For 22 years, Deputy Charles Johnson has started his workday by putting on his police uniform. But he won't be wearing that uniform...
VA Makes Naloxone Available Without Prescription
Virginia’s health commissioner on Monday declared opioid addiction to be a public health emergency and issued a standing prescription for...
