The Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board has awarded DCCCA $594,519 for three projects to enhance comprehensive substance misuse efforts throughout Kansas. The projects include a Douglas County school-based prevention pilot, targeted naloxone distribution in Johnson, Shawnee, and Wyandotte counties, as well as an increase to men’s residential and outpatient […]
Prevention
Governor Kelly encourages Kansans to use new tools to prevent drug overdoses
~~Fentanyl Test Strips Legalized in Kansas, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approved First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray in March to Combat Opioid Crisis~~ TOPEKA – As National Substance Abuse Prevention Month comes to a close, Governor Laura Kelly is encouraging Kansans to use new tools to fight the opioid crisis. […]
DCCCA, Healthy Blue to expand naloxone resources in Kansas
In partnership with Healthy Blue, DCCCA will expand access and distribution of naloxone (Narcan) resources throughout Kansas. This collaboration aims to provide essential solutions to address substance use disorders in Kansas communities. DCCCA will receive $125,000 directed toward initiatives that increase access to substance use prevention resources and tools, expand […]