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After years of delay, Mississippi lawmakers finally appropriated opioid settlement funds—but the process exposed deep tensions between community input and political control.
Missouri legislators cut $3 million from naloxone distribution programs, sparking debate over whether lifesaving harm reduction measures have become victims of their own success.
New transparency tool reveals patients face 24-83% fewer in-network options for mental health care, while clinicians earn 16-59% less than physical health providers.
New Pew research reveals 40% of Americans face provider shortages, with rural counties three times more likely to lack psychologists. States respond with loan repayment and pipeline programs.
DEA reports tenfold increase in carfentanil seizures as Chinese precursor crackdown pushes Mexican cartels toward deadlier alternative.
CDC MMWR report reveals 44 cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, predominantly affecting adults using substances or experiencing homelessness.
New JAMA study shows Medicaid expansion significantly increased access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, with Oklahoma seeing 43% drop in overdose deaths.
White House prepares executive order to fund research into ibogaine for PTSD and traumatic brain injury, potentially opening new avenues for addiction treatment research.
Federal funding cuts to SAMHSA grants put overdose prevention, naloxone distribution, and peer recovery programs at risk across the United States.