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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
Louisiana Commission on Preventing Opioid Abuse
Purpose
To study and make recommendations regarding both short-term and long-term measures that can be taken to tackle prescription opioid and heroin abuse and addiction in Louisiana, by using the best practices and evidence-based strategies for its prevention, treatment, and enforcement.
Legal Authority
Co-Chairs
- Malcolm Broussard, Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
- Eric Torres, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Previous Meeting Minutes
Resources
- Opioid Antagonist Training and Information
- Opioid Prescribing: A Provider Update - Medicaid Lunch & Learn Series
- Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives - Presented by CO*RE
- Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health- This report reviews what is known about substance misuse and addresses its related consequences. The Surgeon General often releases reports focusing on difficult and controversial issues. These public reports serve to generate awareness on important issues for the benefit of the nation's health.
- The Opioid Epidemic: Evidence Based Strategies Legislative Report
Contact
Leslie Deville McDaniel
Office of Behavioral Health
P.O. Box 4049
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049
Phone: (225)342-8916
Email: leslie.devillemcdaniel@la.gov