by William Carnes | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog
CDC Report: Overdose Deaths Increase Dramatically During COVID-19 Over 87,000 Americans Have Died from Overdoses During COVID-19 More than 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12 months leading to September 2020, according to a new report from the...
by William Carnes | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
Dear Community Partner, The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has been alerted of a possible cluster of overdoses related to counterfeit pills which may be sold as Xanax or Percocet and contain fentanyl. These counterfeit pills may be driving increased...
by William Carnes | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse (GCSA) strongly supports the bi-partisan Honoring National Recovery Month Act and calls on every member of the Georgia Congressional Delegation to both sign on as a co-sponsor and publicly announce their support for this...
by William Carnes | Apr 3, 2021 | Blog
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse supports the bi-partisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 3.0 to increase the funding authorization levels for the Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA) programs enacted in 2016. The act put in place...
by William Carnes | Apr 3, 2021 | Blog
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse congratulates Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) on establishing the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, an effort to promote...
