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Secured Residential Treatment Facility Bill Advances Despite Opposition

CAADPE Postion: Oppose

AB 1360, by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), authorizes the Counties of Sacramento and Yolo to offer secured residential treatment pilot programs for individuals suffering from substance use disorders who have been convicted of qualifying drug-motivated felony crimes. This is the latest in a series of attempts by Assemblyman McCarty to authorize residential SUD treatment in…

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CAADPE Seeks Support for Co-Sponsored Bill on Naloxone Distribution

CAADPE Postion: SUPPORT

SB 641 (Roth), co-sponsored by CAADPE and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, would require DHCS, as part of the Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP), to make all FDA-approved formulations and dosage strengths of naloxone available to eligible NDP applicants. A sample letter of support has been drafted, emphasizing that SB 641 is a critical bill to…

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