Capitol Report
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Feb. 17. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. Members of the Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives were scheduled to return to session March 16.
February 21, 2020 at 01:00 PM
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Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Feb. 17. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. Members of the Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives were scheduled to return to session March 16.
Opioid Addiction
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Feb. 18 that the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) is awarding nearly $1.5 million in federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) grants to seven single-county authorities (SCAs) to coordinate criminal justice diversion programs for individuals with opioid use disorder.
"Unfortunately, individuals suffering from OUD often have criminal justice involvement, but throwing the individual in jail does not address the actual problem—the illness," Wolf said.
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