Virginia receives CDC grants to continue fight against opioid crisis
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The Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Forensic Science have received $4.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Search Results for fentanyl
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Warner, Kaine announce Virginia will receive $6 million to combat opioid crisis
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that Virginia will receive $6,349,505 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the opioid crisis.
Griffith seeks answers from drug manufacturers regarding opioid crisis
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to three leading drug manufacturers seeking answers and documents regarding their roles in the opioid crisis.
Understanding the opioid crisis In America
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The opioid crisis in America is so widespread that you likely have a loved one or know someone who is addicted.
Virginia receives additional $9.7 million grant to fight opioid crisis
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Governor Northam announced that Virginia received another $9.76 million in federal grant funding to help fight the opioid epidemic.
Senate committee passes Kaine-sponsored opioid addiction recovery legislation
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded Committee passage of legislation he co-sponsored called The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018.
Morgan Griffith: Helping solve a community crisis
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Perhaps this person is your neighbor or friend. Perhaps you know this person from church or went to school together. Perhaps this person is your brother or sister, your father or mother, your son or daughter.
Virginia increases access to opioid program
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Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday that Virginia’s signature Medicaid initiative for addressing opioid addiction and other substance use disorders has generated significant results in its first year, increasing access to treatment and reducing the burden on hospital emergency departments.
Kaine, Young, Jones introduce bill to ensure addiction recovery programs include job training
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), and Doug Jones (D-AL), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Jobs Plus Recovery Act to incorporate job training into drug addiction recovery programs.
Surgeon General releases advisory on Naloxone: Opioid overdose-reversing drug
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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H., urged more Americans to carry a lifesaving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
