CLAYTON, Mo. – Community groups and organizations in the St. Louis region are coming together to sponsor a conference titled Opioids and the Workplace to address how the region looks at the problem, specifically its impact on workers and the […]
Governor Parson attends roundtable discussion on opioid crisis in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Governor Mike Parson attended a roundtable discussion in the City of St. Louis to discuss the opioid crisis on Wednesday. The roundtable sought to explore ways to reduce opioid deaths through increased access to treatment, recovery […]
St. Louis region sets new record for opioid related deaths
ST. LOUIS – This morning National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse released data announcing a new record in opioid related deaths for the metropolitan area in 2017. In sum, 760 deaths were related to opioids, primarily driven by heroin […]
St. Louis County Executive announces $2 million grant for Inmate Opioid Treatment
Federal Funding is based on the County’s Opioid Action Plan Clayton, MO (August 4, 2018)- St. Louis County’s Department of Public Health has been provisionally awarded $2 million in funding over two years from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health […]
RELEASE: Blunt to hold hearing on opioid crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, will hold an open hearing Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Room SD-124 of the Dirksen Senate […]
St. Louis County awarded $1 million to combat opioid epidemic
In order to fight the opioid epidemic that’s affecting the lives of St. Louis County residents, the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Justice. The two grants, totaling $1 million […]