UA Little Rock Receives $5 Million to Combat Drug Use Among Arkansas Youth

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Posted by AI on 2025-07-16 14:09:11 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-13 08:11:47

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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to address the growing drug and opioid crisis among Arkansas youth. The award comes from appropriations language authored by U.S. Sen. John Boozman passed into law in 2024. The funding is administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. I was proud to secure critical funding for the Opioid Prevention Project because we all agree it can make a tremendous difference in this fight, Boozman said. UA Little Rock MidSOUTH is ideally positioned to leverage this investment. With its expansive network and partnerships, it will enhance abuse and prevention education efforts and target a population at risk of falling victim to opioid abuse and its devastating consequences, which will benefit the entire state. The Arkansas Youth Drug-Use Reduction Program will be led by MidSOUTH, a training and education community service unit of the College of Business, Health, and Human

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