Feb
27
2023
February 27, 2023
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on new developments in the opioid/substance use disorder crisis in Pennsylvania. The hearing will highlight new developments in the supply of narcotics, data resources that are available to track opioids/overdoses, funding for prevention and treatment services, and treatment workforce and staffing issues. [Read More]
Feb
12
2021
February 12, 2021
Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors Hearing | Thursday, February 18, 10 a.m | [Read More]
Feb
12
2021
February 12, 2021
Feb
05
2021
February 05, 2021
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, February 11, beginning at 9 a.m., to learn more about COVID-19’s influence on the heroin/opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Jan
09
2020
January 09, 2020
Pennsylvania experienced a drop in fatal overdoses in 2018, an 18% decrease. However, according to a report from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, there has been a decrease in some counties while the crisis has significantly increased in other parts of the commonwealth. [Read More]
Sep
19
2019
September 19, 2019
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania | September 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. | Keystone Building, PUC Hearing Room #5 | [Read More]
Sep
16
2019
September 16, 2019
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, chaired by State Senator Gene Yaw, will hold a public hearing at the Commonwealth Keystone Building on Wednesday, September 25, on the heroin/opioid epidemic to gather information, including the status of and accessibility to the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). [Read More]
Aug
07
2019
August 07, 2019
A new source of state help is available for grandparents raising their grandchildren in Pennsylvania, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Mar
15
2019
March 15, 2019
Mar
14
2019
March 14, 2019
In the second program in an award-winning series, Pennsylvania’s Public Media networks will focus on children and families in “Battling Opioids: Part 2,” airing statewide at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. [Read More]
Dec
15
2018
December 15, 2018
Dec
11
2018
December 11, 2018
Oct
03
2018
October 03, 2018
Oct
03
2018
October 03, 2018
Oct
03
2018
October 03, 2018
Members of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors and other legislators today convened at the State Capitol as part of a four year examination of the statewide opioid crisis, with a focus on treating addiction as a disease, such as heart disease or diabetes. [Read More]