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Virtual clinic Pelago raises $58M to expand substance use disorder treatments
Virtual clinic Pelago raises $58M to expand substance use disorder treatments
Jack O'Brien
March 28, 2024
1:23 pm

The additional capital will be utilized to boost Pelago’s substance use disorder treatment offerings and buoy its clinical research efforts.

Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments
Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments
Taylor Sisk, KFF Health News
November 21, 2023
3:00 pm

Launched in 2012, Hub and Spoke put prescription medicines at the center of the treatment strategy, which many addiction specialists say is the most effective approach.

AMA report details grim realities of worsening overdose epidemic in America
AMA report details grim realities of worsening overdose epidemic in America
Marc Iskowitz
November 14, 2023
10:58 am

The culprit, per the AMA report, is the illicit drug supply, with Xylazine emerging as the latest threat.

McGruff the Crime Dog bites down on counterfeit drugs
McGruff the Crime Dog bites down on counterfeit drugs
John Newton
November 6, 2023
1:19 pm

A PSA featuring McGruff the Crime Dog shines a light on the costs of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.

The Ad Council, CDC want people battling substance abuse to Start with Hope
The Ad Council, CDC want people battling substance abuse to Start with Hope
Jack O'Brien
November 3, 2023
10:53 am

The Start with Hope campaign released three 30-second commercials featuring people detailing their personal substance use battles and willingness to seek help to change their behaviors.

MADD launches first new campaign against impaired driving in over 30 years
MADD launches first new campaign against impaired driving in over 30 years
Jess Ruderman
November 1, 2023
9:45 am

ToGetThere showcases real families impacted by impaired driving.

The Harris Project warns of self-medication risks in emotional PSA
The Harris Project warns of self-medication risks in emotional PSA
Jack O'Brien
October 25, 2023
12:57 pm

The three-minute PSA explores the increased risk associated with the coexistence of a mental illness and a substance use disorder.

California confronts the threat of ‘tranq’ as overdose crisis rages
California confronts the threat of ‘tranq’ as overdose crisis rages
Brian Rinker, KFF Health News
June 5, 2023
11:00 am

State and local officials are ramping up efforts to combat xylazine, commonly called “tranq,” by monitoring its spread, distributing test strips, and pushing to “schedule” it, meaning classify it as a controlled substance.

States with highest drug use? Depends which drugs
States with highest drug use? Depends which drugs
Marc Iskowitz
May 24, 2023
7:00 am

Analyses differ on states with the highest drug use, but the country is still in the grip of the synthetic opioid crisis.

California’s fentanyl problem is getting worse
California’s fentanyl problem is getting worse
Don Thompson, KFF Health News
May 23, 2023
2:00 pm

Provisional data for last year from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a small annual increase in overdose deaths in California, to nearly 12,000.

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