Substance Abuse /tags/substance-abuse Substance Abuse en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:15:46 GMT Austin receives $2 million in federal funding for drug overdose prevention efforts /health/2023-01-17/austin-receives-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-drug-overdose-prevention-efforts AG真人百家乐 County saw a spike in the number of overdose deaths last year. The money will be used to help raise awareness about overdoses. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:15:46 GMT /health/2023-01-17/austin-receives-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-drug-overdose-prevention-efforts Haya Panjwani Young adults are using marijuana and hallucinogens at the highest rates on record /health/2022-08-24/young-adults-are-using-marijuana-and-hallucinogens-at-the-highest-rates-on-record The National Institutes of Health annually surveys substance abuse among young adults in its Monitoring the Future study. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 23:46:52 GMT /health/2022-08-24/young-adults-are-using-marijuana-and-hallucinogens-at-the-highest-rates-on-record Ayana Archie AG真人百家乐 County Saw A Surge In Overdoses In 2020. Advocates Hope The County Takes Steps To Stop Deaths. /health/2021-08-31/travis-county-saw-a-surge-in-overdoses-in-2020-advocates-hope-the-county-takes-steps-to-stop-deaths The Austin area saw a nearly 40% increase in fatal overdoses during the pandemic. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:19:12 GMT /health/2021-08-31/travis-county-saw-a-surge-in-overdoses-in-2020-advocates-hope-the-county-takes-steps-to-stop-deaths Andrew Weber Hospital Emergency Rooms Struggle With Overdose Spike During Pandemic /health/2021-03-12/hospital-emergency-rooms-struggle-with-overdose-spike-during-pandemic The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:23:09 GMT /health/2021-03-12/hospital-emergency-rooms-struggle-with-overdose-spike-during-pandemic Brian Mann WilCo's 'Mental Health First Responders' Rise To The Challenge As Calls Double During The Pandemic /health/2021-01-11/wilcos-mental-health-first-responders-rise-to-the-challenge-as-calls-double-during-the-pandemic The Williamson County Mobile Outreach Team does everything from responding to overdoses, connecting people with counselors, or just finding the best care that doesn鈥檛 involve a hospital or jail. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:01:42 GMT /health/2021-01-11/wilcos-mental-health-first-responders-rise-to-the-challenge-as-calls-double-during-the-pandemic Allyson Ortegon Austin Recovery Says It Can't Afford To Keep Addiction Treatment Centers Open Because Of COVID-19 /austin/2020-04-21/austin-recovery-says-it-cant-afford-to-keep-addiction-treatment-centers-open-because-of-covid-19 Austin Recovery, a nonprofit that's provided substance abuse treatment in Central Texas since 1967, says it's closing its doors because of the鈥� Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2020-04-21/austin-recovery-says-it-cant-afford-to-keep-addiction-treatment-centers-open-because-of-covid-19 Andrew Weber Sensing Opportunity, Lawyers Descend On Counties Hard-Hit By Opioid Crisis /texas/2018-03-14/sensing-opportunity-lawyers-descend-on-counties-hard-hit-by-opioid-crisis From Texas Standard.President Donald Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. The Texas Department of State Health Services says鈥� Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:49:52 GMT /texas/2018-03-14/sensing-opportunity-lawyers-descend-on-counties-hard-hit-by-opioid-crisis Michael Marks, Laura Rice House Committee Set To Study Opioid Addiction In Texas /texas/2017-10-24/house-committee-set-to-study-opioid-addiction-in-texas From Texas Standard:Texas House Speaker Joe Straus recently formed a new committee to study the problem of opioid addiction in Texas. The Select Committee鈥� Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:31:05 GMT /texas/2017-10-24/house-committee-set-to-study-opioid-addiction-in-texas Jill Ament From Daddyless to Destiny: Finding Freedom /life-arts/2016-05-02/from-daddyless-to-destiny-finding-freedom On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Tunette Powell, motivational speaker, author, education consultant and鈥� Mon, 02 May 2016 16:15:55 GMT /life-arts/2016-05-02/from-daddyless-to-destiny-finding-freedom John L. Hanson Jr.