Local Health Centers Receive Money to Fight Opioid and Substance Abuse

WTVA-TV Tupelo

Local Health Centers Receive Money to Fight Opioid and Substance Abuse

Two local community health centers have been awarded thousands of dollars to implement treatments for opioid and substance abuse.

By Zach Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Two local community health centers have...

Local advocates see opioid legislation as good start

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Local advocates see opioid legislation as good start

By Michaela Gibson Morris

TUPELO - Northeast Mississippi addiction recovery professionals were glad to see the U.S. Senate pass legislation aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic on Monday.

“It’s a...

U.S. Senators pass opioid legislation

News Mississippi

U.S. Senators pass opioid legislation

By Alex Paton

Mississippi’s U.S. Senators voted to pass legislation that would significantly ramp up the federal efforts to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other various opioids while also working to strengthen programs to treat abuse...

Local health clinics get federal money for opioid treatment

Meridian Star

Local health clinics get federal money for opioid treatment

Staff report

Several health clinics in East Mississippi are in line for federal money to opioid and substance abuse.

The Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services (SUD-MH) grant awards...