by William Carnes | May 25, 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 | May 14, 2022 | Blog
Governor Brian Kemp signs HB 1175 into law legalizing the possession and use of fentanyl testing kits. HB 1175 passed both chambers of the Georgia Assembly with bipartisan support; the amendment supporting legalization of fentanyl testing kits was co-authored by...
by William Carnes | May 5, 2022 | Blog
Mercer University Awards Health Resource Services Administration Grant to Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Mercer University and the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse to Develop Local, Rural Communities of Recovery Recovery Communities Targeted for Polk, Gordon,...
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...
