One measure of the larger role Latinos are trying to play in Connecticut politics is the creation of a group announced Tuesday that will work with Gov.-elect Ned Lamont to ensure the representation of Latinos in the incoming administration. Eight years ago, Latinos made no similar effort to shape the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
November 20, 2018 @ 4:40 pm
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Number of juveniles in detention for minor offenses has dropped since 2015
The number of youth incarcerated in the state’s juvenile detention centers for minor offenses dropped significantly between 2015 and 2017, pulling Connecticut from its number two ranking in a national study tracking juvenile confinement.
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Boughton, not Stefanowski, could have won the governorship for Republicans
Republican Bob Stefanowski’s campaign for governor of Connecticut followed the same path that led other millionaire candidates like Linda McMahon and Tom Foley to flop on election day. Even though he garnered more votes than Foley, he lost the election because he could not overcome large Democrat majorities in cities like Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven in this year of record turnout.
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Street fentanyl: Five dollars per death
A couple weeks back I did a naloxone (Narcan™) training and distribution. I do a fair number of these and often ask two questions:
“How many of you have used Narcan to reverse an overdose?”
“Have you ever had it used on you?”
Because of my job as medical director for a mental health and substance abuse agency, I often give these trainings in high-drug-use settings and find that a third or more will answer yes to both questions.
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CVS Caremark’s misguided cost-effectiveness model has the potential to harm patients
Recent news from CVS Health and their Pharmacy Benefit Manager CVS Caremark has patients across Connecticut and across the nation on edge — worrying that medications they need — in some cases, life-saving medications — may not be available to them.
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Lawmakers, Malloy administration wrangle over telemedicine
WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s congressional delegation is at odds with the Malloy administration over its failure to apply for an expansion of the HUSKY program that would give low-income residents access to new telemedicine services, especially for psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment.