Luna County introduced an adult drug court to place non-violent offenders into a two-year program instead of using incarceration. The program includes treatment and counseling.
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Washington Legislature Passes Groundbreaking Addiction Recovery Law
The Washington state legislature passed a bill providing legal protection to individuals in treatment. The Bill creates a testimonial privilege so that sponsors cannot be called to testify in future civil proceedings.
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Massachusetts Ends Automatic Driver’s License Suspensions For Drug Crimes
A new Massachusetts law ends the policy of automatic suspension of driver’s licenses for drug crimes. The law removes a barrier to successful re-entry, employment, and further treatment and recovery.
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Medicaid Strengthens Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Under the terms of a final rule published on May 29, 2016, people with Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage will benefit from the parity requirements that apply to many insurance plans and will be able to receive coverage that is no more restrictive than the coverage for medical and surgical conditions.
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White House Proposes New Effort to Fight Opioid Epidemic
President Obama proposed expanding access to treatment, establishing a task force, strengthening access to substance use services for people enrolled in Medicaid, and other actions to combat the opioid epidemic.
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Neighborhoods can’t do much about sober-living homes
Burbank, California city officials explained to residents that state and federal regulations limit their ability to prevent or regulate sober-living homes. In 2015, the city of Newport Beach, California paid a $5.25 million settlement after a legal battle involving group homes.
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N.J. Hospital Works to Reduce Opioids in the ER
A Patterson hospital’s emergency room aims to treat most patients without opioids in order to curb addiction.
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Massachusetts Passes Opioid Law
A new law in Massachusetts places limits on opiate prescriptions, improves training guidelines for medical professions who prescribe opioids, and institutes other measures to fight the opioid epidemic.
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