“The federal government on Wednesday released another $1.8 billion to fuel state efforts to fight the opioid epidemic.”
“The sum includes $932 million in state opioid response grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, guaranteed by last year’s congressional opioid legislation. The only strings attached to this funding is that any grant recipient provide patients with access to medication-assisted treatment.”
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will spend $900 million over the next three years for 47 states, the District of Columbia and two territories to build out drug-use surveillance programs…” Read the full article here.
Source: HHS releases $1.8 billion to states to battle opioid epidemic – By Susannah Luthi, September 4, 2019. Modern Healthcare.
