Substance Abuse

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is seeking to update federal regulations that govern opioid use disorder treatment to allow those struggling with addiction to take home doses of methadone and use telehealth to initiate buprenorphine at opioid... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed changes to federal regulations governing the confidentiality of medical records related to substance abuse disorders. According to department officials, the proposed changes to Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder... Read More

Representative Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., visited a Walgreens pharmacy in Waldwick, New Jersey with Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton to discuss how local communities are addressing the opioid crisis and substance abuse in general. Deaths from drug overdoses in New Jersey... Read More