Missouri had 1,948 drug overdose deaths reported last year, down from Missouri’s all time high of 2,180 deaths in 2022. One reason there are fewer deaths is because of the increasing availability of Naloxone – a lifesaving medication that reverses overdoses. Dr. Heidi...
The Show-Me State is experiencing the country’s fourth largest shortage of primary, mental, and dental health care professionals. Pat Simmons with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spoke before a task force of state lawmakers, saying that treating...
Missouri’s estimated economic cost associated with fighting substance use disorder is $8.5 billion. That’s according to Nora Bock, director of the Division of Behavioral Health. She spoke before a taskforce of lawmakers saddled with trying to address the continuing...
The Missouri Legislature’s Task Force on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment is holding monthly meetings to brainstorm ways to fight drug abuse. It is continuing its work from last year to help Missourians battling addiction. Dr. Angeline Stanislaus, with the...
A task force made up of Missouri lawmakers is back to work to come up with ways to battle drug abuse. It plans to hold monthly meetings to continue its work from last year. Missouri’s substance use disorder problem is bigger than any one state department. That’s...
