Prompted by rising rates of overdose deaths, suicides and incidence of mental illness in at-risk populations, such as children, Congress has spent the better part of the year working in a bipartisan manner to develop and...more
9/8/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
State and Local Government ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth
In October of 2018, Congress passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (P.L. 115-271). The comprehensive opioid treatment law passed both chambers of Congress with large bipartisan support and tackled many aspects...more