Where Should Opioid Settlement Dollars Be Spent?

NC To Get $1.5 Billion in Opioid Settlement Funds   (Healthcare Brew, Shannon Young) -- With…

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Area L AHEC Provides Free SUD Courses for Healthcare Clinicians

Area L AHEC has developed two substance use disorder (SUD) educational programs meant to help…

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Legislative Weekly Review – March 3, 2023

  Another jam-packed week for healthcare in the legislature! Most notably, House Speaker Tim…

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DEA Announces Important Change to Registration Requirement

  On December 29, 2022, with the signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the…

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With Fentanyl-Related Deaths On Rise, Is It Time for Change In NC Good Samaritan Law?

NCDHHS: Fentanyl-related overdose deaths in NC has increased each year since 2016 when deaths rose…

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CDC: Updated Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of…

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CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to $13.8B Opioid Settlement

The proposed settlement would be the first nationwide deal with retail pharmacy companies (Reuters)…

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Funding Opportunity: Develop and Implement Interventions to Prevent Opioid Misuse

  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks to establish the evidence base for…

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