by William Carnes | May 28, 2021 | Blog
Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Awarded $597,000 From SAMHSA Building Communities of Recovery in Georgia Tucker, Georgia – Georgia Council on Substance Abuse (GCSA) has been awarded $597,000 over the next three (3) years through the Substance Abuse Mental Health...
by William Carnes | May 19, 2021 | Blog
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse (GCSA) representing over 800,000 people in the Georgia Recovery Community appreciate Congress providing support for our community with State Opioid Response (SOR) grants. These important funds are saving lives in communities...
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...