The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), working jointly with the Drug Enforcement Administration...
HHS & DEA Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications Through 2026
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Network Updates
More than $1.5 Billion Allocated for Opioid Response Programs, includes ORN
ORN Bulletin September 2025: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental...
HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
Adolescent Recovery as a Social Process: Examining and Fostering Social Network Change
ORN Bulletin August 2025: Social influence plays a powerful role in shaping adolescent behavior, including substance...
ORN Notice Re: Harm Reduction-Related Technical Assistance
August 25, 2025: As a federally funded program, pursuant to President Trump's Executive Order on Ending Crime and...
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program application cycle opens on September 1
NIH will begin accepting applications for the Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) on September 1, 2025. Awardees...
Blog: Leveraging the Latest Substance Use and Mental Health Data to Make America Healthy Again
Mental health, substance misuse, addiction, and their related health and social impacts such as overdose and suicide...
SAMHSA Releases Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Today, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of the 2024...
SAMHSA Publishes Guidance on Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults
SAMHSA has released a Dear Colleague Letter offering guidance on benzodiazepine (BZD) use in older adults....
CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
New provisional data from CDC's National Vital Statistics System predict a nearly 24% decline in drug overdose deaths...
ORN Notice Re: DEI-Related Trainings
January 28, 2025: As a federally funded program, pursuant to President Trump's executive order signed on January 20,...
Federal Drug Testing Program Adds Fentanyl Testing
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a notice to the Federal Register, adding fentanyl...