{"id":3288,"date":"2018-12-18T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T16:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/?page_id=3288"},"modified":"2020-05-06T12:35:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T16:35:10","slug":"2018-issues-conference-drug-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/2018-issues-conference-drug-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Issues Conference: drug law changes research guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\" style=\"margin-top: -20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background: #005891; color: #ffce1c;\">\u00a02018 Issues Conference\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\" style=\"margin-top: -20px; text-align: left;\">The Changing Landscape of Connecticut&#8217;s Drug Policy<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\" style=\"margin-top: -20px; text-align: left;\"><em>research guide<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 pull-right\"><div class=\"menu-sidebarmenu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebarmenu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-19\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-170\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/research-guides\/\">Research Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/databases\">Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-22\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/periodicals\">Periodicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1159\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1159\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/about-the-library\/\">About the Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 pull-left\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3512 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drugs1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drugs1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drugs1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drugs1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drugs1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/olr\/documents\/issuesconf2018\/The%20Changing%20Lanscape%20of%20Connecticuts%20Drug%20Policy.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to view the PowerPoint presentation.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0OLR Reports\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0342.pdf\">Issue Brief: Opioid Drug Abuse<\/a> (2018-R-0342)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0307.pdf\">Issue Brief: Recent Drug Penalty Changes in Connecticut<\/a> (2018-R-0307)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0315.pdf\">Issue Brief: Recreational Marijuana<\/a> (2018-R-0315)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0311.pdf\">Kentucky and Connecticut Laws on Involuntary Treatment for Substance Abuse<\/a> (2018-R-0311)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0276.pdf\">Issue Brief: Connecticut\u2019s Prescription Monitoring Program<\/a> (2018-R-0276)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0227.pdf\">Connecticut\u2019s Good Samaritan Law<\/a> (2018-R-0227)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0130.pdf\">Sober Living Homes<\/a> (2018-R-0130)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0129.pdf\">Connecticut&#8217;s Opioid Drug Abuse Laws<\/a> (2018-R-0129)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0113.pdf\">Medical Marijuana Qualifying Conditions<\/a> (2018-R-0113)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0085.pdf\">Prescription Monitoring Programs in Connecticut and New York<\/a> (2018-R-0085)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0037.pdf\">Medical Marijuana Program Timeline &#8211; Updated<\/a> (2018-R-0037)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0034.pdf\">State and Local Taxes on Recreational Marijuana<\/a> (2018-R-0034)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2017\/rpt\/pdf\/2017-R-0189.pdf\">Connecticut\u2019s Limit on Opioid Drug Prescriptions<\/a> (2017-R-0189)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2017\/rpt\/pdf\/2017-R-0123.pdf\">Backgrounder: Medicaid and Opioids<\/a> (2017-R-0123)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2016\/rpt\/pdf\/2016-R-0281.pdf\">Treatment Programs for Drug-Involved Offenders<\/a> (2016-R-0281)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2016\/rpt\/pdf\/2016-R-0273.pdf\">Marijuana Penalties<\/a> (2016-R-0273)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2016\/rpt\/pdf\/2016-R-0199.pdf\">Drug-Free Zone Law<\/a> (2016-R-0199)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2016\/rpt\/pdf\/2016-R-0048.pdf\">Connecticut\u2019s Drug Courts<\/a> (2016-R-0048)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2015\/rpt\/pdf\/2015-R-0219.pdf\">Backgrounder: Drug Possession, Sale, and Paraphernalia Penalties<\/a> (2015-R-0219)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0State agencies\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/dcp\">Dept. of Consumer Protection<\/a> (DCP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/Agency-Administration\/Division-Home-Pages\/Drug-Control-Division\">Drug Control Division<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/Medical-Marijuana-Program\/Medical-Marijuana-Program\">Medical Marijuana Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/dmhas\/site\/default.asp\">Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services<\/a>\u00a0(DMHAS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/dmhas\/cwp\/view.asp?a=2902&amp;q=509650\">Opioid overdose prevention\/naloxone (narcan) initiative<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/dmhas\/cwp\/view.asp?a=2902&amp;q=560348\">Prescription drugs and heroin prevention and treatment: general resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/dph\">Department of Public Health<\/a> (DPH)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DPH\/Press-Room\/Press-Releases---2018\/DPH-Releases-New-Data-on-Numbers-of-Suspected-Drug-Overdoses\">New data on numbers of suspected drug overdoses seen in CT emergency rooms<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/dph\/Health-Education-Management--Surveillance\/The-Office-of-Injury-Prevention\/Opioids-and-Prescription-Drug-Overdose-Prevention-Program\">Opioids and prescription drug overdose prevention<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/cid\/site\/default.asp\">Connecticut Insurance Department<\/a>\u00a0(CID)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0State council\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/dmhas\/cwp\/view.asp?a=2908&amp;q=334676\">Alcohol and Drug Policy Council<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0Federal agencies\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/opioids\/\">Dept. of Health and Human Services<\/a> (HHS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/\">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/a>\u00a0(SAMHSA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugabuse.gov\/\">National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/\">National Library of Medicine<\/a>, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/\">PubMed<\/a> medical literature citation database<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/a>\u00a0(DEA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0Online reports and resources\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/cid\/lib\/cid\/2017-SubstanceAbuseTreatment.pdf\">Ensuring access and coverage in CT for substance abuse treatment<\/a> \u2013 CT Insurance Dept., Jan. 31, 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2018\/PA17-131_s.7(e).pdf\">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 Connecticut<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">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 Connecticut<\/span> \u2013 Alcohol and Drug Policy Council, Feb. 1, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/DMHAS_substance_abuse_plan_2016.pdf\">Triennial state substance abuse plan<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Triennial state substance abuse plan<\/span> &#8211; Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 2016<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/CT_opioid_response_initiative_Oct_2016.pdf\">The Connecticut Opioid REsponse (CORE) Initiative<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">The Connecticut Opioid REsponse (CORE) Initiative<\/span> &#8211; Connecticut Opioid Response Team, Oct. 5, 2016<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/misc\/R45218.pdf\">The opioid epidemic and the Food and Drug Administration: legal authorities and recent agency action<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; Congressional Research Service, June 5, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2018\/PA16-043_s.11.pdf\">Working group on the issuance of opioid drug prescriptions by prescribing practitioners: report and recommendations<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Working group on the issuance of opioid drug prescriptions by prescribing practitioners: report and recommendations<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; April 3, 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.governing.com\/gov-data\/safety-justice\/state-marijuana-laws-map-medical-recreational.html\">State marijuana laws in 2018<\/a> &#8211; map by <em>Governing<\/em> magazine<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Law\/drugs.htm\">Connecticut law about drug crimes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) resources\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/transportation\/driving-with-cannabis-in-a-vehicle.aspx\">Driving with cannabis in a vehicle<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/civil-and-criminal-justice\/drug-overdose-immunity-good-samaritan-laws.aspx\">Drug overdose immunity and Good Samaritan laws<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/transportation\/drugged-driving-overview.aspx\">Drugged driving and marijuana-impaired driving<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/bookstore\/state-legislatures-magazine\/marijuana-deep-dive.aspx\">Marijuana &#8220;deep dive&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/civil-and-criminal-justice\/marijuana-overview.aspx\">Marijuana overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/health\/prescribing-policies-states-confront-opioid-overdose-epidemic.aspx\">Prescribing policies: states confront opioid overdose epidemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/civil-and-criminal-justice\/state-drug-crime-policy.aspx\">State drug crime policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; 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