Opioid Use Disorder Project Newsletter (April-June)
Opioid Project News
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Spring 2020 STA and TTA events have been postponed until further notice. Please visit our website for updates msuextension_opioidmisuseproject
- Announcing the release of 2 MSU Extension and Montana PBS Public Service Announcement videos View Public Service Announcement Videos
- Please remember to check out our project generated materials
Opioid Local News
- DPHHS releases matching grants for mental health, substance abuse Read article
- Plan in works for opioid addiction prevention Read article
- How pets have become the major victims in the opioid crisis Read article
Opioid National News
- May 15, 2020 Melissa Etheridge loses her 21-year old son to opioid addiction Read article
- May 18, 2020 Fentanyl seized in Asia’s biggest drug bust ever Read article
- May 18, 2020 Missouri is the only state without a program to track opioid prescriptions Read article
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DEA postponed its National Take Back Day originally
scheduled for April 25th, 2020. In the meantime, it has been advised to:
- Clean out your medicine cabinets and secure unused, unwanted, and expired prescription medications in a lockbox for the next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day (TBA).
- If you need to dispose of medications now, please see the year-round collection site
SAMSHA News
- April 20, 2020 SAMHSA moves quickly to begin releasing $110 million in emergency grant funding to provide Americans with substance use treatment and mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic Read SAMSHA press room article
- When Epidemics Collide: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Opioid Crisis Read article
- Visit SAMSHA MAT Program for information and resources on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment through the COVID-19 pandemic
Professional Articles of Interest
- Personalizing Treatment of Substance Use Disorder The American Journal of Psychiatry
Webinars and Trainings
- Caring for Pregnant and Parenting Women with OUD during the COVID-19 Crisis View webinar
- Integrated Behavioral Health and Medication Assisted Treatment View webinar dates
For More information contact our Project Manager Barbara Allen
(406)-994-3531