Mark Chavez, a San Diego physician, will plead guilty to the federal charge of conspiring to distribute ketamine in relation to Matthew Perry's death, according to Los Angeles Daily News. This plea deal is part of an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Perry, an actor best known for his role as
Last year, California was the first state to receive approval from the Biden administration to include sobriety payments in Medicaid, helping pave the way for contingency management (CM) programs for people with stimulant use disorder. The program was piloted as part of an extensive healthcare initiative led by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. This initiative aims
California's new Campus Opioid Safety Act goes into effect on January 1, 2023. Officials call it a bold measure that will save lives, providing fentanyl and addiction education, information, and Narcan, the FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal drug, on all college campuses in California. What Is the Campus Opioid Safety Act? The Act was recently passed
What does it take to motivate somebody to stay sober or try to get sober in the first place? One program in California thinks that they can sway some people with substance use disorder to remain sober – by promising them money. And while they’re slowly accumulating a balance (they have to withdraw it all
A pending investigation by the California Department of Health Care Services could result in the closure and revocation of the license of a Costa Mesa detox facility after a patient died there earlier this month. The facility, Pacific Coast Detox, is accused of falsifying patient records to cover up liability in the death. On November,
