by William Carnes | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
An opportunity to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic By Renee Unterman As we observe Red Ribbon Week, a time when we focus on drug prevention awareness, the bill is coming due for the drug companies that recklessly flooded our nation with highly addictive...
by William Carnes | Oct 24, 2019 | Blog
It is with sadness that we share that our long-time board member, Warren Jobe, has passed away. Mr. Jobe was an active member of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Executive Committee who gave selflessly of his time. He was an incredible man with a heart for the...
by William Carnes | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog, News
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2019) — In response to advocacy by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and Members of Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration told lawmakers it agrees that passenger aircrafts should carry “opioid antagonists – naloxone...
by William Carnes | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog, News
A $1million federal grant will help Augusta University extend addiction treatment to rural areas of Georgia where it is currently lacking. It took a “perfect storm” of misfortune and misdeeds before it hit Jessica Hunt that her life needed to change: she lost sight...
by William Carnes | Oct 15, 2019 | Blog, News
Georgia Council on Substance Abuse: Jessica Hulsey Nickel Appointment to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse: Extremely Disappointing and of Grave Concern Put Recovery Voices First For Immediate Release 15 October, 2019...
