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Follow the link below to take our 2023 Needs Assessment Survey – you can provide valuable information to help us determine what services to provide and how best to provide them in the region.

As an added bonus you have the chance to win a $30 Amazon gift card just for sharing your thoughts!

Take Our Survey for a Chance to Win a $30 Amazon Gift Card

Follow the link below to take our 2023 Needs Assessment Survey – you can provide valuable information to help us determine what services to provide and how best to provide them in the region.

As an added bonus you have the chance to win a $30 Amazon gift card just for sharing your thoughts!

Pacific Southwest ROTA-Regional Center

The overall goal of Pacific Southwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (ROTA-R) project is to assist rural communities in effectively addressing opioid and stimulant misuse by providing high quality/innovative training and technical assistance activities.

Activities focus on evidence-based practices/promising practices focused on prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services related to opioid/stimulant use disorders tailored to rural communities by creating and implementing Pacific Southwest ROTA-RC.

The Pacific Southwest ROTA-RC serves the rural areas of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Jurisdictions. Pacific Southwest ROTA-RC will collaborate with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative Extension staff, State Opioid Recipients (SOR) and Tribal Opioid Recipients (TOR), HHS Region 9 Technology Transfer Centers, community/faith-based organizations, recovery community groups, consumers and family members and other stakeholders including racial and ethnic and/or LGBTQ+-specific organizations.

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SAMHSA Advisory: Cannabidiol (CBD) – Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns

SAMHSA has issued a new advisory on “Cannabidiol (CBD) – Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns”. This advisory introduces readers to cannabidiol (CBD), how it is derived, and how it differs from delta-9 THC and other cannabinoids. The advisory focuses on the risks and harms of CBD, especially those products sold directly to consumers. This advisory also clarifies common misconceptions about CBD, given its broad availability and marketing for several medical conditions despite limited evidence of efficacy. It is critical that the general public be made aware of the potential harms associated with CBD use, and parents should keep these products out of the hands of their children.

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