Harrisonburg man sentenced to 13 years in fentanyl death of 16-year-old
Share
Abdallah Amer Ali, 21, of Harrisonburg, was sentenced today to 13 years in federal prison after selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 16-year-old.
Search Results for opioid crisis
Share
Lawmakers push for new measures to combat fentanyl trafficking in U.S.
Share
Members of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate are joining together to call on leadership to move forward with new measures to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking in the United States.
Spanberger pushes for more substance abuse grant funding
Share
Fatal drug overdose has been the leading cause of death in the Commonwealth since 2013.
Attorney general: U.S. working to disrupt cartels, remove deadly fentanyl, save lives
Share
Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug threat facing this nation. In 2021, a record number of Americans – 107,622 – died from a drug poisoning or overdose.
Report: COVID-19 exacerbated problems with mental-health system in Blue Ridge Health District
Share
“With the onset of COVID-19, the already strained mental health system was hit by a perfect storm of personal fear and anxiety, societal and political upheaval, forced isolation, loss of life, and an economic downturn,” according to a Blue Ridge Health District 2022 Mapp2Health report.
HHS announces $40 million in youth mental health grants in August
Share
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, announced today that it awarded $40.22 million in youth mental health grants throughout the month of August.
Senator requests continuity of care pending expiration of COVID-19 public health emergency
Share
The Public Health Emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic ends October 13.
UVA Health: $5M clinical trial using brain stimulation could provide pain relief
Share
UVA Health researchers are pioneering a new way to treat chronic pain that does not respond to medication. Their innovative approach will receive more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
Support building for Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act
Share
A wide coalition of Virginia-based and national organizations is backing U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s bill to combat skyrocketing rates of substance use disorder and addiction.
HHS announces funding for substance use treatment, prevention programs
Share
Two Health and Human Services grant programs totaling $25.6 million will expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and prevent the misuse of prescription drugs.
