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Comptroller Sean Scanlon, Attorney General William Tong and others stressed that resources are available to those struggling with addiction
- May 15, 2024Source: Connecticut Public Radio
The Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee approved funding for a pretrial diversionary program, for people with substance use disorders in Connecticut.
- May 14, 2024Source: CT Mirror
Naloxone, court program, prison upgrades included in $8 million effort
- April 30, 2024
The majority of the estimated $206 billion resulting from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement have not gone to address smoking or public health. Following a similar settlement of a multi-state litigation, the state of Connecticut is expecting around $600 million to address the state’s opioid overdose crisis, which resulted in 1,340 overdose deaths in 2023 alone. To avoid the experience of the Tobacco funds, Yale faculty are proactively providing recommendations on how to spend these funds.
- April 28, 2024Source: The Connecticut Mirror
State officials and nonprofit providers are spending millions of dollars to increase access to methadone in Connecticut and to eliminate one of the biggest barriers to that opioid treatment medication: travel times.