The Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse met to consider Charge #1: Study the prevalence and impact of substance use and substance use disorders in Texas, including co-occurring mental…
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The Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse met to consider Charge #1:
| Study the prevalence and impact of substance use and substance use disorders in Texas, including co-occurring mental illness. Invited testimony only. Study the prevalence and impact of opioids and synthetic drugs in Texas. Review the history of overdoses and deaths due to overdoses. Also review other health-related impacts due to substance abuse. Identify substances that are contributing to overdoses, related deaths and health impacts, and compare the data to other states. During the review, identify effective and efficient prevention and treatment responses by health care systems, including hospital districts and coordination across state and local governments. Recommend solutions to prevent overdoses and related health impacts and deaths in Texas. (Invited testimony only.) |
Meeting Summary. The Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II met on March 21 to hear invited and public testimony on the following issues related to interim charge 18: Monitor the agencies and…
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The Committee met on February 15 to consider the following interim charges: Interim Charge 6: Examine employment policies and practices at state agencies relating to the hiring of individuals who were…
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