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Survey: nearly half of Americans have a family member or close friend who’s been addicted to drugs
Vox | October 31, 2017
This is what an epidemic looks like: So many people are exposed to drug addiction that nearly half of Americans have a personal experience to speak of. This seems to cut across sex, race, age…
Rep. Four Price tapped to lead House panel studying opioids, drug abuse
Amarillo Globe-News | October 23, 2017
The committee will study the prevalence and impact of substance abuse and substance use disorders in the state during the legislative offseason, according to a news release. It will report its findings before the Legislature convenes for…
Federal Officials Approve W.Va.’s Plan To Expand Medicaid Coverage For Drug Treatment
Kaiser Health News | October 11, 2017
West Virginia officials say Medicaid will begin paying for about a 30-day stay at a residential drug treatment center, as well as methadone treatment and the overdose reversal drug…
Harris County DA Stops Prosecuting Drug Cases Involving Minuscule Amounts
Houston Press | September 27, 2017
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has stopped prosecuting cases involving minuscule amounts of drugs — often referred to as “trace cases” — in order to prioritize more substantial crimes and make better use of…
Why Prescription Drug Misuse Is Becoming A Problem For People Over 50
Dr. Phil | September 8, 2017
Karen says she spent 13 years addicted to eight different prescription medications and says no one knew her secret. The former school teacher says it took an overdose, four days in a coma…
K2 is the new drug of choice’ in Texas prisons, official says
Houston Chronicle | July 10, 2017
In recent letters to the Houston Chronicle, convicts report that a growing number of prisoners are overdosing from the drug – though prison statistics do not confirm that, perhaps due to…
85th Legislature: Improving the Texas state of mind
Texas Tribune | July 4, 2017
Over the course of the Texas Legislature’s 85th regular session lawmakers had tense debates about some issues, however they worked together diligently to produce a set of mental health-related bills…
House approves bill focused on mental health insurance benefits
Texas Tribune | April 4, 2017
Texas House members endorsed a bill Tuesday that would prevent health insurance companies from offering mental health benefits differently from medical benefits and offer more help for…
The biggest health reform bill since Obamacare, explained in 600 words
Vox | December 13, 2016
The $6.3 billion 21st Century Cures Act is a controversial, bipartisan effort that’s been in the works since April 2014. As its name would suggest, it’s been touted as legislation that’ll help get medical cures…
Texas wages a war on drugs at the border. That might be the wrong place.
Texas Tribune | December 13, 2016
The $6.3 billion 21st Century Cures Act is a controversial, bipartisan effort that’s been in the works since April 2014. As its name would suggest, it’s been touted as legislation that’ll help get medical cures…