Sentences with phrase «addressing opioid addiction»
Christie has been active in addressing opioid addiction in his state and New Jersey now has some of the toughest prescribing restrictions for opioids.
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«It wasn't until last year that his administration sought any increase in funding to address the opioid addiction epidemic,» Kolodny said.
Lawmakers in New York plan to address the opioid addiction problem by increasing funding for treatment.
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At 1 p.m., Staten Island Republican Rep. Dan Donovan «will address the one - hundred percent false political attack made against him involving the opioid addiction struggle of his partner's son» at his campaign HQ, 109 New Dorp Plaza, Staten Island.
The Task Force was charged with identifying ways to address the growing opioid addiction epidemic.
Visit www.combatheroin.ny.gov for more information on addressing heroin and prescription opioid abuse, including a Kitchen Table Tool Kit to help start the conversation about the warning signs of addiction and where to get help.
«This comprehensive investment addresses each component of heroin and opioid addiction - prevention, treatment, and recovery - to help individuals and families break this cycle of misery, save lives and create a stronger, healthier state for all.»
The new rules are part of a broader effort by the state to address heroin and opioid addiction.
ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — Preventing one of the most common paths to addiction is one of the ways Erie County will use a $ 64,000 grant from the Tower Foundation to address the deadly opioid epidemic.
A new 24 - hour, 365 - day - a year hotline aimed at addressing Erie County's opioid addiction epidemic went live Monday morning.
Another way in which Erie County is protecting the public's health is in addressing the terrible opioid addiction epidemic facing our community.
In the face of roughly 11 deaths each week in Erie County due to opioid drug overdoses, the County Legislature is poised to approve a «crisis response plan» today that would better connect those suffering from addiction with services and expand Health Department programs aimed add addressing the epidemic.
Molinaro also wants to enhance the county's focus on addressing the opioid epidemic with additional addiction and mental health initiatives.
The draft bill, which is dated May 27, comes weeks after Cuomo convened a task force to examine how to prevent opioid abuse and how to address opioid and heroin addiction.
«This multipronged plan addresses each component of heroin and opioid addiction — prevention, treatment, and recovery — in order to help break this cycle of misery and save lives.»
He said until the treatment side of the issue is addressed, heroin and opioid addiction will continue to be a serious problem in our communities.
TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY - Sen. Charles Schumer on Friday addressed the need for more support by the federal government to help communities struggling in the battle against Opioid Addiction.
As a Co-chair of the Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Addiction, I recognize that communities across our state are in need of additional resources to fight this epidemic, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in Albany to help address those needs.
Stefanik praised the constellation of coalitions across the North Country that have formed to address the issue, including Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery of Clinton County, the St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center in Saranac Lake and the Essex County Heroin and Opioid Prevention Coalition (ECHO).
To kick off the initiative, a panel of county commissioners addressed the County Center room full of community leaders, discussing the pervasiveness of opioid addiction and the problems in confronting it.
The Republican - led Senate's task force on heroin and opioid addiction released a report last week containing dozens of recommendations to address the state's ongoing heroin problem.
Among the proposals given tentative approval Tuesday is the creation of a $ 100 million surcharge on opioid manufacturers and distributors that would go to a dedicated fund for treatment and prevention efforts to address the prescription drug addiction problem.
Heroin Opioids Senate Republicans have made dealing with opioid and heroin addiction a priority for the year and Cuomo and legislators have held panels across the state in the last few weeks on how to address the problem.
This event addressed the demographics and sociology of the opioid epidemic, the science of opioid addiction, and treatment options.
In addressing the symposium held in the AAAS Auditorium, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse, said the opioid addiction problem «came out of the health care system» after it was determined that opioid prescription medicine was needed to treat chronic pain affecting more than 100 million Americans.
The researchers hope their findings could help other large health systems use their own electronic medical systems as part of a larger initiative to address a key aspect of the nation's epidemic of painkiller overdoses and opioid addiction.
«However,» Dr. Dugosh and coauthors add, «there is limited research addressing the efficacy of psychosocial interventions used in conjunction with medications to treat opioid addiction.»
«It will be hard to address the addiction and overdose crisis without better understanding and addressing the neurobiology linking opioids, pain and social connectedness,» says Sarah Wakeman, medical director of the Substance Use Disorder Initiative at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Prevention efforts that start with young children and a significantly overhauled addiction - treatment system will be key to addressing the opioid epidemic, as well as any future crises involving drug abuse, Richter said.
He says: The solution to changing the illegal or unhealthy ritualized compulsive comfort - seeking behavior of opioid addiction is to address a person's adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) individually and in group therapy; treat people with respect; provide medication assistance in the form of buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat opioid addiction; and help them find a ritualized compulsive comfort - seeking behavior that won't kill them or put them in jail.