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Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants
Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental hea...

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Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating grants for substance abuse and mental health programs
HHS quickly reverses $2 billion in mental health and substance abuse cuts after pushback
Mental health funding fumble
The Trump administration moved to eliminate nearly $2 billion in federal funding for mental health care, addiction treatment and homelessness services before reversing course late Wednesday.

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UPDATE: Trump Administration reinstates more than $2 billion in grants to addiction recovery services following prior cancellation
Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating SAMHSA grants
Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
“Without that funding, people are going to lose access to lifesaving services,” said Yngvild Olsen, former director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and a national adviser at Manatt H...

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Trump administration reverses cuts to mental health, substance abuse programs
‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health
Healthline

Is Substance Abuse a Mental Health Disorder?

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, or other psychoactive substances to the point where their ability to function in day-to-day life becomes impaired.
The Santa Barbara Independent

January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

Supporting someone with substance abuse: what to do (and not to do)

Supporting someone with substance abuse. NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 have partnered with Metrocare, a provider of mental health services in North Texas.

Look at the treatments and support during Substance Use Treatment Awareness Month

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - January is Substance Use Treatment Awareness Month as declared by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare works to educate people on the various treatment services it has available for the community.

Why some people can’t stay away from alcohol, even when they know it’s hurting them

Health experts caution against drinking too much, but alcohol is everywhere. Experts say the things that make us pour another drink are in our body and environment.
La Grande Observer

Study brings substance abuse support to Wallowa County

Correction: An earlier version of this report stated inaccurate information about the use 0f buprenorphine to treat addictions. Winding Waters Nurse Care Manager Lisa Bronson does not prescribe buprenorphine. ENTERPRISE — Winding Waters Clinics is ...
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