Op-Ed: Epilepsy Medications Should Not Fall Under Same Scrutiny as Opioids
No one can dispute that prescription drug abuse is one of the biggest public health issues currently facing our society. [Read More]
Yaw Lauds Presidential Declaration on Heroin & Opioid Epidemic
State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23), Co-Chair of Pennsylvania’s Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education (PA-HOPE) Caucus, today commended President Trump’s decision to declare the heroin and opioid epidemic a “national emergency.” [Read More]
VIDEO: Sen. Yaw’s new bill would block the merger of DDAP and DHHSHS
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) joined The PLS Reporter to talk about his bill, Senate Bill 828, which would block the consolidation of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs into the proposed Department of Health and Human Services [Read More]
DEA Releases 2017 Drugs of Abuse Resource Guide
Gary Tuggle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Philadelphia Field Division, announced today the release of the 2017 edition of Drugs of Abuse, A DEA Resource Guide. [Read More]
Senate Health Committee Endorses Yaw Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Bill
Legislation implementing opioid prescribing guidelines developed by Governor Wolf’s Safe and Effective Prescribing Practices Task Force was unanimously supported today by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, according to Senator Gene Yaw (R-23), prime sponsor of the bill. Listen [Read More]
Confronting the Heroin/Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania – Grandparents as Primary Caregivers
Confronting the Heroin\Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania – Bradford – May 10, 2017 [Read More]
Center for Rural Pennsylvania to Hold Hearing on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren as a Result of Heroin, Opioid Epidemic
State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors, today announced that the Center, a bipartisan, bicameral research agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, will hold a public hearing to look at the challenges faced by Pennsylvania grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren because of the heroin and opioid epidemic. Listen [Read More]
War against heroin epidemic shifts to legislative front (Williamsport Sun-Gazette
The region and state’s heroin epidemic is being fought on many fronts. [Read More]
Consequences For Drug Overdose Victims? (Eyewitness News)
Should drug overdose victims be required to go to rehab? [Read More]
Allegheny County drug overdose deaths surge to 613 in 2016, breaking record (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
When surging drug overdose deaths finally spurred state legislation last year, many policymakers warned that there would be no immediate reversal of the trend. [Read More]
Sen. Yaw to Appear on PCN Program Today
State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) will appear on the Pennsylvania Cable Network’s “PCN Call-In” Program today, Tuesday, Dec. 6, highlighting state efforts to educate, prevent, and combat the growing heroin and opioid epidemic. [Read More]
Yaw Bills Related to State’s Opioid Crisis Head to Governor
Landmark legislation aimed at curbing Pennsylvania’s heroin and opioid epidemic were unanimously approved today by the state legislature, according to Senator Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
State Residents Take Part in Second Telephone Town Hall on Heroin & Opioid Crisis
Over 19,000 households took part across 14 southwestern Pennsylvania counties Monday, October 17, for a Telephone Town Hall meeting hosted by area legislators to discuss the heroin and opioid epidemic in the region. [Read More]