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NTBHA partners with ARI to utilize TxCOPE (Texas Connecting Overdose Prevention Efforts) Data Collection Software

November 14, 2023

The North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (NTBHA) is responding to the need for accurate data collection on overdose through a partnership with Texas Connecting Overdose Prevention Efforts (TxCOPE), an initiative led by the Addiction Research Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.

Prevention Month: Where We Are and What We Can Do

October 26, 2023

October is National Substance Misuse Prevention Month and National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month. It’s important to acknowledge this month as a time of healing in remembering those in recovery as well as the friends, family, and community who support…

Draft Open for Public Comment

July 21, 2023

SAMHSA Harm Reduction Framework The SAMHSA Harm Reduction Framework is the first document to comprehensively outline harm reduction and its role within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Framework will inform SAMHSA’s harm reduction activities moving forward,…

Texas policy updates; fentanyl abuse prevention passed, decriminalization of fentanyl strips failed

June 29, 2023

The 88th regular session of the Texas legislature concluded on May 29, 2023. Over a thousand bills related to substance use were filed during the session, concerning topics ranging from fentanyl test strips to recovery housing, fentanyl education, and Medicaid reimbursements.…