Sentences with phrase «opioid epidemic»

As the opioid epidemic continues across the country, one graduate student is working on the collegiate level to provide a support system to treat opioid and other types of addiction on campus.

President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health crisis in October 2017.

Erie County Legislator Thomas Loughran recalled how he and other Legislators listened to stories from families directly touched by the opioid epidemic at a recent hearing, and could understand their frustration with what feels like an endless cycle.»

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Hepatitis C virus («HCV») cases in the United States and in Erie County have continued to steadily rise between 2010 and 2016 — driven by injection drugs associated with the opioid epidemic.

Actions to Combat the Heroin and Opioid Epidemic in New York -» [E] liminate insurance prior authorization for inpatient treatment to include outpatient treatment.»

With rural towns and cities facing challenges such as the opioid epidemic and related crimes, zombie properties and street safety, the mayor says it's a good time to refocus on the panel's work now that the city budget is complete.

New York City could become the first city in the United States to adopt supervised injection facilities — also known as safe injection sites — in an effort to combat drug overdose deaths and the opioid epidemic.

«Simply put, we have seen no evidence that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has fueled the opioid epidemic in Erie County, nor that Medicaid funding somehow fuels opioid addiction,» Poloncarz said in a statement.

Law enforcers and county health officials agreed at Monday's county Opioid Epidemic Task Force meeting that the county can not afford to wait long to get REAP moving.

Early last year, Poloncarz created the Opioid Epidemic Task Force, bringing together players from the criminal justice, medical, mental health, human services, community and family advocacy arenas.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Today, Michelle Schoeneman, candidate for the Erie County Legislature's 10th District, filed a summons with notice of a defamation lawsuit with the State of New York Supreme Court against Joseph Lorigo, his campaign, and his consultant, Chris Grant, over the outright lies the campaign has used against Schoeneman in a recent robo call and television ad regarding the serious opioid epidemic.

WASHINGTON — New York's two representatives in the U.S. Senate both took time out on Wednesday to address to growing heroin and opioid epidemic that continues to affect communities across upstate new York, including here Chautauqua County.

«Whether it's introducing 24 - hour ferry service, repaving miles of roads, or working with the community to combat the opioid epidemic, Bill de Blasio has delivered for Staten Island and all New Yorkers.»

In Albany, Malliotakis has been a proponent of expanding TAP eligiblity and bringing it back for graduate students, reforming the Access - A-Ride program, pushing for toll relief and other transportation needs, championing transparency in the Legislature and reforming and funding programs that address the opioid epidemic.

Campaign spokeswoman Mollie Fullington said Massey's recent focus has been on getting to know the issues that matter to Staten Islanders, like the opioid epidemic and transportation.

ALBANY - A package of 14 measures to address the heroin and opioid epidemic, expected to pass the Senate Tuesday and Wednesday, focuses on law enforcement efforts, following several years of legislation aimed more at prevention and treatment.

Public and private organizations — many of which are also members of the Erie County Opioid Epidemic Task Force — organized and paid for the workshop.

WASHINGTON - New York's two representatives in the U.S. Senate both took time out on Wednesday to address to growing heroin and opioid epidemic that continues to affect communities across upstate new York, including here Chautauqua County.

LOCKPORT - Niagara County is planning major efforts in 2017 to fight the opioid epidemic and clean up polluted former industrial sites.

The report, «Drugs for Dollars: How Medicaid Helps Fuel the Opioid Epidemic,» highlighted how increased access to addictive painkilling drugs was a factor — though not the only factor — in the growing drug - related death toll.

The County Health Department seeking responses to a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide Opioid Epidemic Response Programing in Erie County.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at a Long Island Addiction Recovery Center this week about his efforts to fight the opioid epidemic in the state.

The opioid epidemic is real and has touched too many families in Erie County and across the nation.

The opioid epidemic in New York state has spurred expansion of a Syracuse addiction center to include a methadone clinic.

New medication - assisted treatment programs are opening across central New York to keep up with the opioid epidemic.

But he said they also need to put more money into a plan to curb the opioid epidemic.

Gov. Cuomo called the opioid epidemic «a true crisis in this state as well as in this country.»

The Legislature approved the Sheriff's Office's proposal to hire two additional deputies for the Narcotics Unit that will focus on the heroin / opioid epidemic in our community.

The governor's support for ride - sharing services, providing schools with adequate funding and fighting the state's opioid epidemic are among some of the proposals the Assembly Minority Conference has long supported and warrant serious consideration.

«This opioid epidemic is exacting a huge toll on Rockland County both in terms of lives lost and the cost of medical and psychological care to treat the victims,» he said.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Congressman Paul Tonko says the country's opioid epidemic will be among his priorities this year.

The other issue I want to delve into is our continued battle against the opioid epidemic.

Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney was in Dutchess County Monday, reintroducing his bill to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic by creating pre-booking drug diversion programs.

Organizations interested in responding can find information here: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PROVIDE OPIOID EPIDEMIC RESPONSE PROGRAMING.

At 10:45 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul delivers remarks about the opioid epidemic at the 19th Annual Syracuse University School of Social Work James Stone Legislative Policy Day, Onondaga County Courthouse, 401 Montgomery St., 4th Floor, Syracuse.

Republicans in the state Senate huddled for hours in private at the Capitol Thursday afternoon, emerging to say little, other than that a tax on prescription drug manufacturers in order to combat the opioid epidemic remains on the negotiating table.

Cuomo is introducing legislation that he says will help New York fight the deadly opioid epidemic.

The opioid epidemic is bad enough in Niagara County that the county should be added to a list of counties eligible for extra federal aid, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

Eric Schneiderman, part of a bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general, today urged health insurance companies to examine financial incentives in their payment and coverage policies that contribute to the opioid epidemic.

CVS pharmacy is battling the opioid epidemic with a new prescription plan that limits new patients to a seven - day supply, the company announced.

President Trump said the nation's opioid epidemic — which is killing more than 100 people each day — is the «worst drug crisis in American history» and declared it a public health emergency, pledging the nation's full resolve in overcoming it.

At 10:15 a.m., U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand holds a roundtable to discuss bolstering efforts to help end the opioid epidemic, St. Johns University Kelleher Center, Loretta Memorial Library, 300 Howard Ave., Staten Island.

«Many of Erie County's novelty opioid epidemic programs aim to bring persons struggling with opioid addiction into evidenced - based treatment,» he wrote.

New York City, and the South Bronx specifically, have been stricken by the opioid epidemic in recent years.

The sheriff added that he believes everyone working on the opioid epidemic are «heroes» — from the county executive to treatment providers.

The opioid epidemic continues to sweep the nation.

These programs will mark a major step in the fight against the opioid epidemic that has taken so many young lives.

Partnering with the U.S. Attorney's office, the county since March has visited four high schools to show «Chasing the Dragon,» followed by a panel to give high school students perspective on how the opioid epidemic has impacted families, law enforcement, the DEA and others.

We must send people with fresh ideas and fresh perspectives to state government to objectively address the rampant corruption, stop wasting taxpayer money, and prioritize the programs that our citizens desperately need, like prevention, treatment and recovery funding to address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic.»

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARK C. POLONCARZ, Erie County Executive, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Erie County's Charter Sections 301 and 302, do hereby declare a public health crisis related to the opioid epidemic exists in Erie County and do hereby order as follows: