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Issue Brief: Opioid Drug Abuse (2018-R-0342)

Issue Brief: Recent Drug Penalty Changes in Connecticut (2018-R-0307)

Issue Brief: Recreational Marijuana (2018-R-0315)

Kentucky and Connecticut Laws on Involuntary Treatment for Substance Abuse (2018-R-0311)

Issue Brief: Connecticut’s Prescription Monitoring Program (2018-R-0276)

Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Law (2018-R-0227)

Sober Living Homes (2018-R-0130)

Connecticut’s Opioid Drug Abuse Laws (2018-R-0129)

Medical Marijuana Qualifying Conditions (2018-R-0113)

Prescription Monitoring Programs in Connecticut and New York (2018-R-0085)

Medical Marijuana Program Timeline – Updated (2018-R-0037)

State and Local Taxes on Recreational Marijuana (2018-R-0034)

Connecticut’s Limit on Opioid Drug Prescriptions (2017-R-0189)

Backgrounder: Medicaid and Opioids (2017-R-0123)

Treatment Programs for Drug-Involved Offenders (2016-R-0281)

Marijuana Penalties (2016-R-0273)

Drug-Free Zone Law (2016-R-0199)

Connecticut’s Drug Courts (2016-R-0048)

Backgrounder: Drug Possession, Sale, and Paraphernalia Penalties (2015-R-0219)

Dept. of Consumer Protection (DCP)

            Drug Control Division

            Medical Marijuana Program

Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)

            Opioid overdose prevention/naloxone (narcan) initiative

            Prescription drugs and heroin prevention and treatment: general resources

Department of Public Health (DPH)

            New data on numbers of suspected drug overdoses seen in CT emergency rooms

            Opioids and prescription drug overdose prevention

Connecticut Insurance Department (CID)

Alcohol and Drug Policy Council – “a legislatively mandated body comprised of representatives from all three branches of State government, consumer and advocacy groups, private service providers, individuals in recovery from addictions, and other stakeholders in a coordinated statewide response to alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use and abuse in Connecticut.”

Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)

            Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

            Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

            National Institute on Drug Abuse

            National Library of Medicine, including the PubMed medical literature citation database

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Ensuring access and coverage in CT for substance abuse treatment – CT Insurance Dept., Jan. 31, 2017

*Feasibility of implementing a statewide program for police departments to refer people to services for substance use disorders: review of programs in Connecticut and nationally, barriers faced by such programs, and recommendations for a statewide program in ConnecticutFeasibility of implementing a statewide program for police departments to refer people to services for substance use disorders: review of programs in Connecticut and nationally, barriers faced by such programs, and recommendations for a statewide program in Connecticut – Alcohol and Drug Policy Council, Feb. 1, 2018

*Triennial state substance abuse planTriennial state substance abuse plan – Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 2016

*The Connecticut Opioid REsponse (CORE) InitiativeThe Connecticut Opioid REsponse (CORE) Initiative – Connecticut Opioid Response Team, Oct. 5, 2016

The opioid epidemic and the Food and Drug Administration: legal authorities and recent agency action  – Congressional Research Service, June 5, 2018

*Working group on the issuance of opioid drug prescriptions by prescribing practitioners: report and recommendationsWorking group on the issuance of opioid drug prescriptions by prescribing practitioners: report and recommendations – April 3, 2017

State marijuana laws in 2018 – map by Governing magazine

Connecticut law about drug crimes – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

Driving with cannabis in a vehicle

Drug overdose immunity and Good Samaritan laws

Drugged driving and marijuana-impaired driving

Marijuana “deep dive”

Marijuana overview

Prescribing policies: states confront opioid overdose epidemic

State drug crime policy

Center on Addiction

Pew Charitable Trusts

 

*These sources are accessible in full text through the Legislative Library intranet catalog, or by contacting the library.