Tracking progress on our home state’s efforts to modernize our PDMP Editor’s note: As information related to PA’s PDMP becomes available, we are sharing it on the IRETA Blog. This post will be updated frequently. Feel free to email relevant news and information to jessica@ireta.org. Recent news Drug overdose deaths spurs legislation March 10, […]
Non-alcoholic bars are cool, say the Brits. Will we follow suit? The owners of the upcoming Counterfeit Bar in Phoenix, AZ say yes. In the UK, there’s a new craze. It’s not in music, theatre, art, or fashion, per the usual Brit trendsetting. It’s in their nightlife. An alcohol-free nightlife. Non-alcoholic bars are popping up […]
Aided by IRETA, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections develops performance measures for prison mental health services The past five years have seen an increasing number of state initiatives that deal with what have proven to be costly, ineffective, and unjust approaches to incarceration over the last few decades. The Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP), a […]
Methadone is a federally-regulated medication that, by law, is dispensed only by licensed treatment settings when used to treat opioid addiction. It has been studied exhaustively and many of its benefits are undisputed in the research literature. The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control reports that the benefits of methadone maintenance therapy include: reduced or stopped use […]
The overdose outbreak that hit Pittsburgh in 2006 sounds a lot like today From April 4, 2005 to March 28, 2007, the CDC/DEA surveillance system identified 1,013 NPF [nonprescription fentanyl]-related deaths. The monthly incidence of NPF deaths peaked in June 2006 at 150 cases… – “Get High or Die Trying in the Summer of 2006″ Last […]
Prevention of prescription drug abuse can start with education about the risk of overdose death On January 16, the ATTC Network hosted a free webinar, “SAMHSA’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit & Prescription Drug Abuse,” led by the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at SAMHSA, Dr. H. Westley Clark. In addition to an […]
Advocacy continues for a high school in New York City that specifically supports abstinence Sobriety, Learning And Motivation: that’s what actor Kristen Johnston’s (3rd Rock from the Sun, The Exes) and Thom Krauss’s planned recovery high school, SLAM, stands for. In line with the 23 accredited recovery schools throughout the country, SLAM’s founders visualize an environment […]
