
Community services boards, local health departments provide rescue medication for opioid overdoses
In November 2016, State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine declared the Virginia opioid crisis a public health emergency.

In November 2016, State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine declared the Virginia opioid crisis a public health emergency.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe today signed several bills that will help fight the epidemic of opioid abuse and overdose.

A study of more than 100,000 surgical cases at UVA Health System found patients’ pain scores improved even as doctors gave fewer opioids.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring praised the $1 billion the United States will invest in addressing the heroin and prescription opioid abuse epidemic.

Attorney General Mark Herring relaunched HardestHitVA.com as a one-stop shop for materials on Virginia’s heroin and prescription drug abuse crisis.

Statement from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association on the Virginia Public Health Emergency declaration regarding opioid addiction.

Attorney General Mark Herring has secured the donation of 80,000 drug deactivation kits capable of safely disposing of 3.6 million leftover prescription pills in Virginia.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced Tuesday that he is launching a coordinated effort this fall to prevent overdose deaths.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $94 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 271 health centers.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine praised passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, a bill that will help expand opioid abuse prevention efforts.