WE Care Coalition Aug 23, 20202 minBill HB20-1017HB20-1017 Substance Use Disorder Treatment In Criminal Justice System Concerning treatment of individuals with substance use disorders...
WE Care Coalition Aug 23, 20201 minBill HB20-1065HB20-1065 Harm Reduction Substance Use Disorders Concerning the use of measures that do not involve schedule I controlled substances to...
WE Care Coalition Aug 23, 20203 minBill SB20-007SB20-007 Treatment Opioid And Other Substance Use Disorders Concerning treatment for substance use disorders. SESSION: 2020 Regular...
WE Care Coalition Jun 24, 20206 minBill 20-1065Second Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the...
WE Care Coalition Mar 283 minDenver police chief ‘very disappointed’ by new fentanyl billby: Gabrielle Franklin Posted: Mar 24, 2022 / 08:05 PM MDT Updated: Mar 24, 2022 / 08:05 PM MDT DENVER (KDVR) — Stakeholders and...
WE Care Coalition Mar 155 minIs it time to update methadone regulations? The pandemic seems to suggest so.Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist By MARKIAN HAWRYLUK | Kaiser Health News March 3, 2022 at 6:00...
WE Care Coalition Feb 283 minCorporate opioid payouts now being finalized would top $32 billionFebruary 23, 20226:00 AM ET BRIAN MANN Over the next two weeks, some of the biggest U.S. corporations accused of "turbocharging" the...
WE Care Coalition Feb 85 minRecent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardestBY JOHN GRAMLICH Nearly 92,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2020, marking a 30% increase from the year before, a 75% increase over...
WE Care Coalition Jan 43 minNew York City will install 10 vending machines that dispense Naloxone & clean needlesFrancis Agustin Sun, January 2, 2022, 11:29 AM·3 min read NYC will open public health vending machines to increase access to overdose...
WE Care Coalition Dec 21, 20212 minColorado attorney general seeks more resources, stronger penalties to combat fentanylColorado recorded its most overdose deaths ever in 2020 with 1,477, and the state is on pace to break that record in 2021, Attorney...
WE Care Coalition Dec 19, 20214 minJudge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlementBy GEOFF MULVIHILLDecember 16, 2021 A federal judge rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement of thousands of...
WE Care Coalition Nov 19, 20217 minSubstance use during the pandemicOpioid and stimulant use is on the rise—how can psychologists and other clinicians help a greater number of patients struggling with drug...
WE Care Coalition Nov 18, 20214 minUS overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials sayMIKE STOBBE November 17, 2021, 9:26 AM NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a...
WE Care Coalition Nov 5, 20214 minOverdose deaths are so high that the Biden team is embracing ideas once seen as tabooUpdated October 27, 20215:56 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered The Biden administration is rolling out a new coordinated strategy it...
WE Care Coalition Nov 5, 20212 minFDA approves naloxone injection to counteract opioid overdosesAction: FDA has approved ZIMHI (naloxone hydrochloride) injection as an additional option to treat opioid overdose. ZIMHI is administered...
WE Care Coalition Nov 5, 20213 minDrug overdose death increases straining first responders on the scene An increase in drug overdose deaths is putting a strain on first responders, prompting the development of new strategies to better help...
WE Care Coalition Nov 5, 20213 minA proposed Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities, civil rights groups warnUpdated October 22, 20215:24 PM ET A coalition of nearly 100 civil rights and criminal justice reform groups is protesting a Biden...
WE Care Coalition Nov 5, 20215 minA new index measures the extent and depth of addiction stigmaBy Matthew Stefanko, Brea PerryandAnne KrendlOct. 27, 2021 “Ifinally build up the courage to tell the doctor I need help. Staring at the...
WE Care Coalition Nov 5, 20213 minStudy IDs Strategies to Help Recovering AlcoholicsNovember 1, 2021Matt Shipman Lynsey Romolkromo@ncsu.edu Matt Shipmanmatt_shipman@ncsu.edu A recent qualitative study has identified six...
WE Care Coalition Nov 5, 20212 minIU study illustrates the need to treat smoking and mental health problems togetherMental health problems are common among adults who smoke cigarettes and those with substance use disorders, illustrating a need for...