Senator Hassan meets with addiction care providers to discuss the reauthorized Support Act

Monday, September 29, 2025

“I think the thing that is most encouraging to me overall over the trajectory of the opioid epidemic is just that we have begun to see it as a challenge that we all need to address together. And we’ve begun to understand that it’s not a character failing, that it’s an illness that can be treated, that we can learn more and more about it, and learn about what works and use evidence to address the problem and make sure that we’re reducing deaths and preventing addiction to begin with. “

Hassan: Proposed Medicaid cuts for addiction treatment will ‘set back’ fight against fentanyl

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

“When the Congressional Republicans in the Trump administration talk about cutting Medicaid by about a third, that implies that they’re going to cut Medicaid expansion, their contribution to below 90%. Under New Hampshire state law, that automatically cancels the program.’ said Senator Hassan.

Pappas meets with the AMR team on the frontline of the New Hampshire opioid crisis

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

The team of EMTs described the challenges they encounter daily meeting the emergency medical needs of the city. The combination of drug addiction, mental health, homelessness, and access to healthcare combined create a perfect storm of demand that they constantly contend with. They are on the front lines of these issues.

Opioid Crisis: A complex issue such as this demands a holistic approach to solving it

Monday, September 23, 2024Friday, November 8, 2019

New Hampshire state leaders have a duty to demand increased funding to these initiatives that will provide aid to their people and communities that have been suffering too long.

NH files complaint against Sacklers, founders of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Tuesday, September 17, 2019

The State’s complaint against the Sackler family seeks a judgment in favor of the State for its causes of action, including Consumer and Medicaid Fraud, Public Nuisance, Fraudulent or Negligent Misrepresentation and Fraudulent Transfers.

Board moves on ordinances to address fallout from opioid crisis and gaps in state system

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, September 4, 2019

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday dug in to the continued issue of statewide demand for Manchester services with no assistance – or money – from the state.

Manchester officials to state DHHS: ‘Fix The Doorway’

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Saturday, August 31, 2019

The state needs to fix its Doorway program, the statewide opiate treatment system so that Manchester doesn’t continue to be overwhelmed by people seeking help, city officials said at a news conference Friday.

Mayor to Shaheen on addiction crisis: ‘We just can’t handle the volume of people we’re seeing’

Monday, January 20, 2025Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Communities need to have more input in government programs aimed at helping those afflicted with opiate addiction and they should also be allowed to use federal funds where it can be most useful, local officials told U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen during a round-table discussion on the opiate crisis.

City team heads to Nashville for second Mayors Institute on Opioids conference

Sunday, June 16, 2024Saturday, December 8, 2018

This is the second gathering of city officials from around the country selected to participate in a year-long program that brings city leaders together for solutions-oriented discussions and peer-to-peer learning.

Record use of Manchester Safe Station during September 2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Since the Manchester Safe Station program began on May 4, 2016, it has been used 4,244 times as an access point to obtain SUD recovery services.

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