https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/internal-medicine/genmed/addictionmedicine/news-rss/?keywordId=1738&orgId=119031&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Program in Addiction Medicine en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Tue, 19 May 2026 14:28:38 Z https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/30/ct-opioid-settlement-funds-spending/ https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/30/ct-opioid-settlement-funds-spending/ Lawmakers and advocates are divided on whether to allow the governor and legislature to weigh in on how opioid legal settlements are used. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/21/ct-overdose-prevention-centers-bill/?utm_source=Connecticut+Mirror+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=4d1e1ecaee-CT+Mirror+Morning+Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_571d22f8e4-4d1e1ecaee-68205893&mc_cid=4d1e1ecaee&mc_eid=2a3af40847 https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/21/ct-overdose-prevention-centers-bill/?utm_source=Connecticut+Mirror+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=4d1e1ecaee-CT+Mirror+Morning+Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_571d22f8e4-4d1e1ecaee-68205893&mc_cid=4d1e1ecaee&mc_eid=2a3af40847 Lawmakers weighed a bill that would create the facilities, where people can use drugs in a monitored setting, in four CT municipalities. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:20:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/07/ned-lamont-ct-opioid-settlement-social-services/?utm_source=Connecticut+Mirror+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=ed3c048d4a-CT+Mirror+Afternoon+Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_571d22f8e4-ed3c048d4a-68205893&mc_cid=ed3c048d4a&mc_eid=2a3af40847 https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/07/ned-lamont-ct-opioid-settlement-social-services/?utm_source=Connecticut+Mirror+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=ed3c048d4a-CT+Mirror+Afternoon+Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_571d22f8e4-ed3c048d4a-68205893&mc_cid=ed3c048d4a&mc_eid=2a3af40847 Despite a CT law ensuring the money would be used to counteract the epidemic, Lamont wants to tap into it to pay for social service programs. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/24/ct-changes-10-years-10-charts/ https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/24/ct-changes-10-years-10-charts/ Even the 'land of steady habits' has seen change over time. Here's a look at 10 ways Connecticut is becoming a different place. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/15/opioid-settlement-funds-approved-for-housing-support/ https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/15/opioid-settlement-funds-approved-for-housing-support/ The $58.6 million initiative will support people with opioid use disorder who are unhoused. It's OSAC's largest investment so far. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2024/12/24/ct-opioid-settlement-advisory-committee-funds-2/ https://ctmirror.org/2024/12/24/ct-opioid-settlement-advisory-committee-funds-2/ Several organizations say they haven’t heard back from the committee and are confused by OSAC’s methods for distributing the funds. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2024/08/26/ct-overdose-awareness-day/ https://ctmirror.org/2024/08/26/ct-overdose-awareness-day/ Comptroller Sean Scanlon, Attorney General William Tong and others stressed that resources are available to those struggling with addiction Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:45:00 Z https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-05-15/connecticut-opioid-crisis-opioid-settlement-money-disbursed-treatment-pathway-program-narcan-substance-use-disorder-harm-reduction https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-05-15/connecticut-opioid-crisis-opioid-settlement-money-disbursed-treatment-pathway-program-narcan-substance-use-disorder-harm-reduction The Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee approved funding for a pretrial diversionary program, for people with substance use disorders in Connecticut. Wed, 15 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2024/05/14/ct-oks-8m-in-opioid-settlement-money-for-a-range-of-services/ https://ctmirror.org/2024/05/14/ct-oks-8m-in-opioid-settlement-money-for-a-range-of-services/ Naloxone, court program, prison upgrades included in $8 million effort Tue, 14 May 2024 18:45:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/internal-medicine/genmed/addictionmedicine/news-article/yale-program-in-addiction-medicine-advises-state-on-drug-company-settlement-spending/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/internal-medicine/genmed/addictionmedicine/news-article/yale-program-in-addiction-medicine-advises-state-on-drug-company-settlement-spending/ The majority of the estimated $206 billion resulting from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement have not gone to address smoking or public health. Following a similar settlement of a multi-state litigation, the state of Connecticut is expecting around $600 million to address the state’s opioid overdose crisis, which resulted in 1,340 overdose deaths in 2023 alone. To avoid the experience of the Tobacco funds, Yale faculty are proactively providing recommendations on how to spend these funds. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://ctmirror.org/2024/04/28/ct-methadone-clinics-opioid-use-disorder/ https://ctmirror.org/2024/04/28/ct-methadone-clinics-opioid-use-disorder/ State officials and nonprofit providers are spending millions of dollars to increase access to methadone in Connecticut and to eliminate one of the biggest barriers to that opioid treatment medication: travel times. Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:00:00 Z