Opioid crisis: Sen. Kaine co-sponsors legislation to expand non-opioid treatments for seniors
The Alternatives to PAIN Act would help prevent substance use disorder by expanding access to non-opioid treatments for older Americans.
The Alternatives to PAIN Act would help prevent substance use disorder by expanding access to non-opioid treatments for older Americans.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares launched “One Pill Can Kill” in November 2023 to create open conversations about the opioid crisis.
Virginia received $7.82 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis throughout the Commonwealth.
A $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health seeks to resolve investigations into the firm’s role in the opioid crisis.
The state of Virginia is working to bring money to localities throughout the Commonwealth to compensate municipalities for damage caused by the opioid crisis.
The UVA School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to battle the opioid crisis and reduce the number of Virginians dying from it.
Attorney General Mark Herring has filed suit against members of the Sackler Family, owners of Purdue Pharma, for their role in creating and perpetuating the opioid crisis.
On Sept. 4, the Trump Administration announced the release of $1.8 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help communities around the country fight the opioid crisis.
Virginia’s Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation (FAACT), a data-sharing platform designed to help the Commonwealth fight the opioid crisis, will expand to the Roanoke Valley and continue operating in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
Data recently released by the DEA and analyzed by the Washington Post has renewed attention to the origins of the opioid crisis afflicting communities across our Commonwealth and country.
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