Biden to announce $1.5 billion to fight U.S. opioid crisis

White House announces $1.5 billion in funding to help curb U.S. opioid crisis

Overdose deaths hit a new record of more than 107,000 at the end of last year.

Iowa to get $9 million to fight opioid crisis

The White House on Friday said the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services would receive $9 million in a state opioid response money, as part of the $1.5 billion it announced in nationwide funding to help combat the nation’s opioids epidemic.

Biden administration gives states $1.5 billion to fight opioid addiction

The White House emphasized none of the funds “will be used to purchase or distribute drug paraphernalia, including pipes.”

Biden administration directs $1.5 billion in state funding to fight opioid crisis

The Biden administration is rolling out $1.5 billion in funding Friday meant to help state and local governments fight the opioid epidemic.

Biden announces $1.5B in funding to battle opioid overdoses, support recovery

President Biden on Friday announced that his administration would distribute $1.5 billion to states and territories, including tribal lands, to fund responses to opioid overdoses and support recovery. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will disseminate the funding through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response and…

White House announces $1.5 billion in new funding to prevent opioid overdose deaths

The White House on Friday announced $1.5 billion in new investments to address opioid drug overdoses in the United States, in recognition of National Recovery Month.