Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
MS group backs health-center alternative to incarceration
Mississippi prisons often lack resources to treat people who are incarcerated with substance-use disorders adequately but a nonprofit organization is …
Monday, April 22, 2024
IL group eyes legislation linked to opioid treatment options
Legislation in Congress, co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin - D-IL - could expand treatment choices for people with opioid use disorder…
TN poised to expand access to opioid treatment at Community Health Centers
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Tennesseans struggling with opioid addiction, as a bill has been passed to increase access to treatment …
Uncovering America's methamphetamine history
Missouri may, at one time, have had a reputation as the "meth-lab capital of the country" - but a five-part podcast uncovers its true history…
Criminal justice package moves ahead in CA state Legislature
A package to improve public safety is moving ahead in the California state Legislature - with a floor vote in the State Assembly on the first bill exp…
NM Research: Sports betting and booze fuel risky behavior
In just six years, the U.S. has pivoted from a complete ban on sports betting to a place where it is legal in most states, and young men could be …
Mental health urgent-care facility now available in northeast Boulder
Boulder and Broomfield County residents can now access mental health services the same way they can access urgent medical care. Dr. Nadia Haddad…
MT homeless population increase leads the nation
A new report shows Montana has the nation's most rapidly rising homeless population. Advocates for more affordable housing call the situation …
Reentry program for people incarcerated offers a model for others
By Taylor Sisk for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabor…
NE behavioral health advocates, consumers question $15 million funding shift
A 2023 study from the University of Nebraska Medical Center concluded the number of Nebraskans with a mental health or substance abuse disorder has pr…
WI monitoring side effects of sports betting
March Madness is in full swing, and depending on where you live, you might be able to place a bet on a college basketball tournament game. Wisconsin …
Care, Not Criminalization: alternative to MI incarceration for mental health
March is National Criminal Justice Month, and advocates say people with mental illness are over-represented in jails and prisons. According to the …