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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health and Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded over $101 million to combat substance use disorders (SUD) and opioid …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Services announced new partnerships with local agencies to ensure comprehensive Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) prevention services are …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine released preliminary 2019 drug-related overdose death data estimates. The data showed a preliminary death decrease of more than one percent across …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced it is requiring that labeling for opioid pain medicine and medicine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) be updated to recommend that …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Wolf Administration officials announced this week that two new prescribing guidelines, Guidelines for the Safe Administration of Subanesthetic Ketamine and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Patients With …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced two new health systems intend to build medication-assisted treatment programs for Pennsylvanians suffering from opioid use disorder who are uninsured, …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration announced recently that Pennsylvania, through its Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), will be one of three founding partners and the first state …
Read More HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration this week announced that the Department of Human Services (DHS) will allow for additional Medicaid providers to enroll as an opioid use disorder Center …
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CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Compass Mark, a non-profit organization based in Lancaster, is unveiling plans to offer a comprehensive array of prevention programs throughout Chester County. These new services will …
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HARRISBURG, PA — It’s been more than two years since Governor Tom Wolf signed the first 90-day disaster declaration to empower state agencies and partners to collectively battle the opioid …
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