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Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Jan. 15 released a proposed rule on special registration for prescribing of controlled substances and a final rule on telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine.
DEA and HHS Extend Waivers for Prescribing Controlled Substances Through Telemedicine
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Dec. 30 released a temporary rule extending for the fourth time waiver flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.
Mobile health team promotes wellness, addresses substance use disorders in rural Maine
MaineHealth Community Health Farmington, which includes MaineHealth Franklin Hospital, offers health and wellness services and education focused on disease prevention to communities in rural Franklin County.
Update: Congress Passes Health Care Funding, Extends Key Health Care Provisions
Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7148), which consists of a short-term continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill and a package of five full-year appropriations bills, containing conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions, Cybersecurity, Rural issues, Workforce, Child and Adolescent Health, Maternal Health, Medical Education and Research, Access to Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, Disaster Preparedness, 340B Drug Pricing Program
Administration issues executive order on combating substance use
The White House issued an executive order Jan. 29 to address substance use and addiction. The order establishes the White House Great American Recovery Initiative, a federal effort tasked with coordinating the administration’s efforts on the matter.
Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Partial Government Shutdown Looms
Specific government agency funding, including programs within the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to expire at midnight Jan. 30.
Hospital connects opiate-dependent individuals with treatment, resources
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s Connecticut Mental Health Center has a certified opiate addiction counselor that helps individuals who are dependent on opiates connect with resources throughout the region.
SAMHSA releases guide to strengthen coordination between 988 lifeline, 911 services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a guide to improve coordination between 988 lifeline and 911 emergency services.
Overdose deaths fell nearly 21% in 2025
The latest estimates on overdose deaths released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that as of August 2025, deaths fell approximately 21% from the same period in 2024. Overdose deaths were reported to have fallen in 45 states.
Data shows sharp increase in alcohol-related ED visits since early 2000s
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found a drastic increase in alcohol-related emergency department visits from 2003-2004 to 2021-2022.