Beyond the headlines: Addiction touches everyone; time to get it out in the open
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With the stigma and shame surrounding addiction, not to mention the perceived costs, it often takes a lot for someone to seek out treatment.
Search Results for opioid crisis
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Trump admin asked to reverse funding cuts to mental health services
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A number of organizations are calling on the Trump administration to rethink cuts to substance use and mental health services.
Crozet shooter’s family says system failed him; CSB says it can be ‘a confusing process’
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The family of the Crozet shooter, Justin Barbour, said he was dealing with paranoia, and they tried on multiple occasions to get him help.
Future of 988 Lifeline? Concern that substance abuse prevention, mental health cuts looming
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Members of Congress have expressed deep concern over reckless federal staff reductions in mental health and addiction prevention.
Location identified for $15M behavioral health facility, could be operational by 2027
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A regional facility to address mental and behavioral health is one step closer to becoming a reality after a location has been identified.
Youngkin highlights ‘Right Here, Right Now’ behavioral health plan in Virginia
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A multi-year effort to strengthen behavioral health services through Virginia got an additional $25M boost today..
U.S. Senate approves 11 of 12 FY 2025 draft funding bills with Virginia priorities
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia announced inclusion of Virginia priorities in the Senate’s FY 2025 draft funding bills.
Tranq is a cheap, deadly cutting agent in illicit drugs: Congress takes aim
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Tranq, which is used as a cheap cutting agent in drugs like cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, has been responsible for more than 3,000 overdose deaths since 2021.
Mushroom gummies may be harmful; five treated at UVA’s emergency department
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Four adults and one child have been treated in UVA’s emergency department after consuming over-the-counter mushroom gummies and becoming sick.
‘Through the finish line’: Sens. Warner and Kaine applaud passage of second federal bill
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Rome was not built in a day and apparently neither was the United States federal government’s budget for 2024.
