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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a nationwide clinical trial to determine whether semaglutide, a medication widely used to treat diabetes, can reduce alcohol use disorder …
VA Launches Semaglutide Trial for Alcohol Use Disorder Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is making $40 million available through eight grant programs aimed at addiction prevention, behavioral health treatment, suicide prevention and …
SAMHSA Opens $40 Million in Grants to Expand Addiction and Mental Health Programs Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Thousands of vape retailers in Pennsylvania will soon be restricted to selling only state-approved products under a new law requiring manufacturers to be certified before their items …
New Vape Law Limits What Stores Can Sell in Pennsylvania Read More
CAMP HILL, PA — More than 400 substance use disorder professionals gathered this past week as Pennsylvania officials outlined new strategies to address a rapidly changing drug landscape and improve …
State Expands Fight Against Drug Crisis With New Strategies Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Fewer people are dying from drug overdoses in Chester County, with fatalities dropping to their lowest level in nearly a decade as prevention and treatment efforts …
Chester County Overdose Deaths Fall to 10-Year Low Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — More Pennsylvanians now have access to free overdose-reversing medication and drug testing tools as the state’s Overdose Prevention Program reaches 100 partner organizations operating across all counties.
Pennsylvania Expands Lifesaving Overdose Network Statewide Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A trip to the courthouse could now mean access to lifesaving help in a critical moment, as Pennsylvania rolls out a new initiative placing overdose-reversal medication directly …
Courthouses Across Pennsylvania Get Lifesaving Narcan Access Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs is awarding more than $100,000 to community-based organizations in 10 counties to reduce stigma surrounding substance use disorder, a …
Pa. Awards Grants to Tackle SUD Stigma Statewide Read More
TUNKHANNOCK, PA — With early estimates showing Pennsylvania overdose deaths at their lowest level in more than a decade, Gov. Josh Shapiro brought his administration’s message directly to the front …
Pa. Overdose Deaths Hit 10-Year Low as Shapiro Presses Statewide Lifesaving Push Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is deploying a new front line in its war against addiction, one that starts not in clinics or courtrooms, but in living rooms across the Commonwealth.
Free Family Tool Aims to Turn the Tide in Pennsylvania’s Overdose Crisis Read More