by William Carnes | May 2, 2022 | Blog
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse thanks Governor Brian Kemp for signing SB 500 in support of the Georgia Recovery Community as we fight the disease of addiction. Governor Kemp secures $636 Million for addiction recovery services in Georgia continuing his strong...
by Tyana Tyana Garcia | Apr 22, 2022 | Blog
By Neil Campbell, Dawn Mullinax, & Georgia Council on Substance Abuse coaches Did you know that more than 75 percent of drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved opioids? And nearly two-thirds involved fentanyl — a synthetic opioid used as a painkiller that’s up to 50...
by William Carnes | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog
Georgia Council on Substance Abuse spokesman Jeff Breedlove said a recently enacted law on mental health parity could have major impacts on communities like Bartow County. JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Posted Monday, April 18, 2022 2:14 pm BY JAMES SWIFT 2022...
by William Carnes | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 February, 2022 The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse supports HB 1175 and encourages Governor Brian Kemp to sign this bi-partisan bill which will remove strips that test for fentanyl from the list of drug paraphernalia to help make them more...
by William Carnes | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog
2022 was a historic year for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder services and reform in Georgia. With the passage of HB 1013, Georgia has set into place a series of legislative actions which will result in the transformation of a broken and ineffective system...
by William Carnes | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog
The following may be attributed to Jeff Breedlove, Chief of Policy for the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse We are appreciative that HB 1013 advanced out of the Senate HHS Committee, and we thank Chairman Ben Watson and the Committee for their efforts. ...
