News Archives

• SAMHSA Interim Strategic Plan
• Announcing Medical School Teams joining the COPE Curriculum Innovation Challenge
• Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $1.6 Billion in Funds for Communities Addressing Addiction and Overdose Crises
• CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! COPE Curriculum Innovation Challenge 2.0: Innovative Learning and Teaching About Substance Use/ Opioid Use Disorders
• Substance Use Disorder and Treatment Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) is Coming Soon!
• Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
• Medical Student Curriculum Challenge: Designs Available for Download
• New RI Program will Divert Individuals with SUD from Incarceration and into Treatment
• CEPOP Weekly Opioid Policy Report: Wrapping Up 2021
• Press Release: ORN Responds to Research on Surging Overdose Rates in Black and Native Communities
• Actions the Biden-Harris Administration has Taken to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
• Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19: Information for Healthcare Providers
• DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth
• September is Suicide Prevention Month. Campaign encourages Veterans to reach out for support
• SAMHSA Awards $123 Million in Grants for Multifront Approach to Combat the Nation’s Overdose Epidemic
• Methadone van details outlined at AATOD webinar
• 2021 National Opioid & Substance Awareness Day
• Innovations in Treating Stress and Trauma in Treating Women with Alcohol Use Disorder
• COPE Curriculum Challenge Results Announcement
• Biden-Harris Administration Calls for Historic Levels of Funding to Address Addiction and Overdose
• NIDA leaders: Extended-release OUD medication formulations could improve adherence
• CDC Launches Drug Overdose Website in Spanish
• HHS Announces $3 Billion in Funding for SAMHSA Block Grants to Address Addiction, Mental Health Crisis
• HHS Releases New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines, Expanding Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• FDA Approves Higher Dose of Naloxone Nasal Spray
• ORN Bulletin: How We Help You Help Others
• March ORN Bulletin
• SAMHSA Advisories Highlight Updated Guidance On SUD Treatment
• The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use
• February ORN Bulletin

• SAMHSA Releases Advisory for Comprehensive Case Management for SUD Treatment

• HHS Requires Medicaid Plans to Cover MAT
• CMS Approves OK and ME Demo Programs to Improve Local Epidemic Response

• Pediatricians Issue Guidance on Opioid Use During Pregnancy

• DEA Issues Interim Final Rule Clarifying MAT Dispensing
• OBAT Releases "Injectable Buprenorphine: An Instructional Guide"
• AAAP Awarded Over 30 Million Dollars to Tackle Opioid Epidemic
• Trump Administration Announces $20 Billion in New Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
• MAT Coverage Now Required Through State Medicaid Programs
• PCSS Comprehensive List of Resources and Trainings

• Dr. McCance-Katz Delivers Video Message to Celebrate Beginning of Recovery Month
• HHS Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day
• Covid-19 May Be Worsening Opioid Crisis, but States Can Take Action
• Second Lady and Dr. McCance-Katz Visit Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.
• HHS Awards $107.2 Million to Grow and Train the Health Workforce
• SAMHSA Approves Use of PPEs as a Legitimate Need 
• SAMHSA to Fund $110 Million in Emergency Grants During Coronavirus Pandemic
• SAMHSA COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response
• SAMHSA Tips for Social Distancing During an Infections Disease Outbreak
• SAMHSA Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Guidance For OVID-19
• SAMHSA Releases Covid-19 Guidance for Opioid Treatment Programs
• SAMHSA Tips for Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health
• Join NCBH for a Webinar Discussing OUD in Jails and Prisons
• NIH HEAL Initiative Brings Hundreds of Opioid Researchers Together
• U.S. Surgeon General Releases Advisory: Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain
• ORN Hosts MOUD in Corrections Summit
• ACEP Conference
• CDC Releases Racial and Age Differences Among Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths
• JAMA Article Finds Association of Opioid Prescribing Patterns with Prescription Opioid Overdose in Adolescents and Young adults
• A Guide to Talking With College Students About Opioids
• AAP Releases Recommendations to Indian Health Service on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
• SAMHSA Finds Link Between Parental Marijuana Use and Elevated Risk of Substance Use Among Offspring
• HHS Sand SAMHSA Announce Launch of FindTreatment.gov
• ACEP Featured in October ORN Bulletin
• SAMHSA Celebrates Recovery Month
• Trump Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Funding to States to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis
• JAMA Releases Discussion About Responsible Cancer Pain Management Using Opioids
• SAMHSA Releases 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report Data Findings
• CADCA Shares New "What is Prevention?" Video Series
• Opioid Response Netowork Celebrates 1,000 TA Requests
• NC Medical School Steps Up Efforts to Address Opioid Epidemic with Waiver Training for Students
• CADCA Spreads the Word About ORN
• Opioid Response Network Increases Support for American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities
• Characteristics of US Counties with High Opioid Overdose Mortality and Low Capacity to Deliver Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
• PCSS Webinar June 26, 2019: 2019 Pain Care Legislation and Public Policy. Archive available following webinar.
• NIDA: Opioids Without the Risk of Addiction?
• NIH Funds Study to Reduce Opioid Related Deaths by 40 Percent Over Three Years
• NIDA Releases Opioid Summaries by State
• Report Sheds Light on Barriers States are Confronting When Addressing Opioid Crisis
• ORN Consultant Profile: Jerria Martin
• National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) Webinar Will Host Webinar May 22, 2019
• Treating Opioid Use Disorder - from Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
• CDC Advises Against Misapplication of the Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
• SAMHSA Releases Guide to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in The Criminal Justice System
• SAMHSA Seeks Comments On Proposed Recovery Housing Guidelines
• JAMA Article Finds Association Between Opioid Use in Family Members and Adolescents and Young Adults
• Opioid Response Network Recently Visited American Samoa
• CDC Report Identifies Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths
• Americans Are Now More Likely To Die of An Opioid Overdose Than On The Road
• How Fentanyl Changes the Opioid Equation
• HHS Sponsors Development of Intranasal Form of Long-Acting Opioid Overdose Drug