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.
HB 2528 (“Amanda’s Law”) introduced by Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) passed the Virginia Senate. If signed into law, HB 2528 would punish those who are responsible for deaths caused by Schedule I and Schedule II drugs.
A Virginia Tech-sponsored competition bringing together student and professional teams aims to generate novel solutions to the ongoing opioid crisis among youth by diving into the data.
The Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Forensic Science have received $4.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Virginia has received a five-year, $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve outcomes and support services for students in rural school divisions most affected by the opioid crisis.
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.
Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia was awarded $15,809,989 in a State Opioid Response grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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