Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis – News
News stories from the past 60 days.
Apr 18, 2024 - A new mobile health clinic offering opioid addiction treatment will travel to rural Arkansas communities. Notes that rural residents often travel as much as 40 miles for the services offered by the mobile clinic.
Source: Malvern Daily Record
Apr 2, 2024 - Discusses implementation of new federal policies regarding methadone access in Pennsylvania. Notes ways that access will increase and continued access challenges for rural residents.
Source: 90.5 WESA
Mar 21, 2024 - Describes a naloxone distribution program on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Discusses their approach as a harm-reduction method for reducing overdose deaths.
Source: Char-Koosta News
Mar 6, 2024 - Announces nearly $50 million in new funding for the Rural Opioid Treatment and Recovery Initiative through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The funding can be used for both establishing new treatment and recovery services or expanding existing ones.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Related funding:
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Impact (RCORP – Impact)
Last Updated: 4/18/2024