In The News When the Opioid Crisis Hits Home, a Houston Program Knocks on the Door Houston Chronicle | 2/21/2020 This provides an update on how Houston is addressing the opioid crisis through HEROES program and updated numbers on its impact in the community. Read...
In The News Local Harris County Receives More than $2 Million Grant from CDC to Combat Opioid Overdoses KHOU | 11/19/2019 Harris County Public Health received more than $2 million in grant money from the CDC to address opioid overdoses. KHOU shares the success story...
In The News Katy-Area Leaders Eye Better Jail Diversion Programs Community Impact In 2018, mental health professionals at the Harris County jail had nearly 190,000 contacts with individuals with mental illnesses and prescribed psychotropic medication to nearly 30,000...
In The News Harris County DA Stops Prosecuting Drug Cases Involving Minuscule Amounts Houston Press | 9/27/2017 The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has stopped prosecuting cases involving minuscule amounts of drugs — often referred to as “trace...
In The News Texas wages a war on drugs at the border. That might be the wrong place. Texas Tribune | 12/13/2016 The once prevalent zero-tolerance, throw-them-in-prison approach is softening as a growing number of Republicans and Democrats call for treating addiction...
