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Sheridan County Prevention is in the process or working towards applying for a grant next year from a national organization that would help with their suicide and substance abuse prevention efforts and that would also increase community involvement in them. The grant also requires that a more comprehensive effort be taken to focus on the general health and well being of the community, an initiative that's to be called "Healthy Sheridan County."
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Musician Jared Rogerson from Pinedale has created a song about substance abuse.
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A bill that would develop a ”plan of safe care” for newborns that are born into a situation where there is addiction or drug misuse has passed its first reading in the Wyoming State Senate. The Senate Labor, Health, and Social Services Committee voted unanimously in its favor before it reached the floor.
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A bill that would have criminalized the use of methamphetamine or a controlled substance during pregnancy failed to move forward.The Joint Judiciary Committee heard testimony Sept. 12 on a bill that would punish a person for using a controlled substance while pregnant with up to five years in prison and/or a fine of $5,000 or less.
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The Joint Judiciary Committee is continuing to work on the transfer of court supervised treatment programs from the Department of Health to the Wyoming Supreme Court.Some hope handing over the substance abuse court program’s oversight to the judicial branch will make treatment courts more effective--since the Supreme Court is directly involved with these programs.
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Wind River community forum holds workshops that raise awareness on issues related to substance abuseThe Wind River Community Forum is sponsored by health care providers all over Fremont County. Another community forum is being planned in the next six months.
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The Wyoming legislature's Labor, Health and Social Services Committee met Wednesday morning to discuss maternal and infant services, pregnancy and newborn outcomes in the state .
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Park County is offering adults the opportunity to become certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid. While this training has been offered in years past, this one will include a faith-based mental health component.
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Psychedelic mushrooms have been illegal in the U.S. since 1970. They are listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. But University of Wyoming researchers have partnered with a company called CaaMTech to look into the possible medical benefits of the compounds.
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The Wyoming Department of Health is asking members of the public to share their thoughts about community-based mental health and substance use disorder…