Child Abuse Prevention and Safety Conference
Building Hope and Resiliency in Nevada’s next generation
Addressing Rx Drug Abuse in Nevada
Addressing prescription drug abuse and opioid addiction in Nevada’s safety net health centers: Understand the current availability of prescription drug abuse treatment at nevada’s community health centers (chcs), rural health and tribal clinics. Understand public resources available to support safe prescribing of opioids and overdose response. Provide practical tools that any chc or rural health …
Trump Administration awards grants to states to combat opioid crisis
For Immediate Release April 19, 2017 Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov Trump Administration awards grants to states to combat opioid crisis HHS will administer grants totaling $485 million to all 50 states. Secretary Price sends letter to governors: “Through a sustained focus on people, patients, and partnerships, I am confident that together we can …
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Treating Heroin Addiction With Suboxone
03/08/2017 07:24 pm ET | Updated Mar 17, 2017 For every 100,000 people in the United States, 200 are addicted to heroin and counting. US News Statistics like these have led officials to call this trend a “heroin epidemic,” and for good reason. Heroin use in the U.S. increased 63 percent between 2002 and 2013, …
Using Telemedicine for Addiction Treatment
Posted by Hattie Hayes, Feb 24, 2016 We currently have a nationwide crisis going on in the mental health field. With the opioid epidemic growing, there just aren’t enough counseling and addiction services to go around. In many areas of the country, there are shortages of mental health professionals and services for patients who need help. Patients who …
Nancy Roget | Community Healthcare Hero
Community Partner of Northern Nevada Nancy A. Roget, MS, MFT Executive Director | Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies From the beginning of her career, Nancy Roget has sought to help those struggling with substance abuse problems. She started as a direct care provider for patients until her talents led her in to administrative …