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Twenty-three local health departments in North Carolina will receive a share of a $2.1 million award annually for up to three years to implement high-impact, community-level strategies to address the opioid crisis.
Published: Saturday, January 11th, 2020 @ 4:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Jim Carroll announced $4.5 million in grants to help local programs counter the effects of the opioid crisis in their communities.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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She thanked members of Congress for their work, stressed the importance of continuing to fight hard
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 1:07 pm
By: LifeZette
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President Donald J. Trump has mobilized Federal resources to combat the opioid crisis that has devastated so many of our communities.
Published: Thursday, September 5th, 2019 @ 11:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"The experts said getting more than 20% of the vote in a 17 person race was nearly impossible. Tonight's victory is the next step in the process of my desire to be their voice in Washington D.C."
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2019 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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FIGHTING THE OPIOID CRISIS: President Donald J. Trump’s effort to combat the opioid crisis is making progress and he remains committed to ensuring we end this crisis next door.
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2019 @ 9:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Jim Carroll released the Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Drug Control Budget, which requests a record $34.6 billion for counter-drug efforts.
Published: Sunday, March 17th, 2019 @ 9:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina is strengthening its fight against the opioid epidemic by expanding the number of pharmacies participating in the Controlled Substance Reporting System
Published: Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 @ 11:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted in favor of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, bipartisan legislation to combat the national opioid crisis
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 1:36 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The North Carolina Payers Council, a group of public and private health care payers formed as part of Governor Roy Cooper's 2017 North Carolina Opioid Action Plan to identify, align and implement policies to combat the opioid crisis, today released a report that identifies a five-pronged approach to
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 9:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has issued Executive Order No. 48, paving the way for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to immediately apply for $25 million in federal funding to combat the opioid epidemic in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 4:34 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we remember those we have lost to the drug abuse epidemic, lift up and pray for those struggling with addiction, and reaffirm our steadfast resolve.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Across North Carolina, 5,717 individuals--nearly four times the first-year goal--have benefited since May 2017 from a federal grant aimed at helping battle an opioid crisis that is killing nearly four people a day in this state, Governor Roy Cooper reported today
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 @ 9:53 am
By: Governor's Office
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Defeating this epidemic will require the commitment of every State, local, and Federal agency.
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 @ 12:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Opioid addiction can be fatal, but government policies would probably make a bad situation worse, many experts say
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Together, we will face this challenge as a national family with conviction, with unity, and with a commitment to love and support our neighbors in times of dire need. Working together, we will defeat this opioid epidemic. - President Donald J. Trump
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 @ 1:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost their lives to drug abuse, and it will only get worse unless action is taken
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 5:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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New data released today shows the sobering local impact of the opioid crisis on North Carolina families
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today met with leading professionals from law enforcement, substance abuse treatment and health care about the best ways to fight the opioid crisis in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 @ 10:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) supported the 21st Century Cures Act, bipartisan legislation that increases funding for Alzheimer's and cancer research, strengthens and improves important mental health programs, and gives additional money to fight the opioid crisis across the nation.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 @ 9:52 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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