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On the Road with OARS in May
Aprils 20, 2021
Take a look at all the places you can find us this May!
COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT (CARA) 3.0
April 1, 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated America’s deadly drug epidemic. Due to despair, unemployment, and substance abuse, addiction is rising in America. Suspected overdoses rose 18 percent nationally during the first three months of the pandemic compared to prior months, according to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program. The Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA) became law on July 22, 2016. CARA’s evidence-based programs have received strong federal investment. Several key provisions of CARA 2.0 were enacted as part of the SUPPORT Act on October 24, 2018. In FY 2021, Congress funded CARA programs at $782 million. As we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is bipartisan agreement that more resources are necessary to turn the tide on the addiction epidemic. CARA 3.0 builds on the original CARA and CARA 2.0 by increasing funding for prevention, education, treatment, and recovery. Coupled with policy changes to strengthen the federal government’s response to this crisis, CARA 3.0 authorizes $785 million in dedicated resources to evidence-based prevention, enforcement, treatment, criminal justice, and recovery programs. CARA 3.0 answers the urgent call for adequate and sustained resources that appropriately reflect the magnitude of the crisis.
Flagler OARS Partners with Partnership to End Addiction
April 14, 2021
Community Partners Network (CPN) includes organizations across the United States, encouraging collaboration, communication, and sharing of resources among its members.
December 1, 2020
Read our year-end report here and learn everything that your RCO has done to support recovery.