Legislation

Pennsylvania Physicians Back Establishment of Safe Injection Facility
The Pennsylvania Medical Society has endorsed the establishment of supervised injection facilities, an overdose-fighting strategy that has been immersed in a court battle.
Resource Outlines State Policies on Syringe Exchange
A new dataset offers an overview of the variation in state laws regarding syringe service programs.
Report Seeks to Quantify Opioid Epidemic's Impact on Children
United Hospital Fund has followed up on an earlier report by offering state-by-state data on how the opioid crisis has affected children and adolescents.
Groups See Proposed Bill as Major Boost to Addiction Workforce
Organizations representing addiction medicine and recovery advocacy are among the supporters of proposed federal legislation to standardize prescriber training in managing substance use disorders.
NCAD West: Prescription Opioid Misuse Drops, but Providers Need to Stay Vocal
During the opening plenary of NCAD West on Thursday, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse director Rober Valuck, PhD, RPh, FNAP, implored attendees to aggressively fight barriers to treatment, scrutinize their own work, and learn from their peers.
States Emulate Kentucky in Overcoming Barriers to Harm Reduction
Kentucky served as a somewhat unlikely model in a National Governors Association initiative to stimulate innovative responses to the infectious disease effects of the opioid crisis.
'Every Resource' Possible: President Trump Touts Administration’s Efforts in Opioid Fight
President Donald Trump pledged his administration’s support for providers and officials in the opioid crisis fight and highlighted various initiatives during an address at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit.
Pharmaceutical Executive Explains Decision to File Lawsuit Against FDA
Ed Thompson, president of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Research Services, explained to attendees at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit why he wants the FDA to start requiring substantial scientific evidence of efficacy for the intended use of new…
President Trump, First Lady to Address Attendees at Rx Summit
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will address participants of the eighth annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24 in Atlanta.
Report: Few Anti-Alcohol Strategies as Effective as Higher Taxes
The Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health recommends steep increases in excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco and sugary drinks.
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