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Federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act (MHPAEA): Requires coverage for thetreatment of alcohol and drug addiction. The law requires many insurance plans that covermental health or substance use disorders to offer coverage for those services that is no morerestrictive than the coverage for medical/surgical conditions.Heroin: An illegal and highly addictive drug processed from morphine, a natural occurringsubstance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants.Intermediate Punishment Programs: Provide for the strict supervision of the offender, whichlimits the offender’s movements, monitors the offender’s compliance with the punishment, or isa combination of both. Also provides for strict supervision of the offender due to criminaloffenses involving drugs or alcohol.Methadone: A synthetic analgesic drug that is similar to morphine in its effects but is longeracting, and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.Naloxone: A synthetic drug similar to morphine that blocks opiate receptors in the nervoussystem.Opiates: Drugs with morphine like effects, derived from opium.Opioids: Any synthetic narcotic that has opiate-like activities but is not derived from opium.Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS): A survey of school students in the 6th, 8th, 10th and 12thgrades to learn about their behaviors, attitudes and knowledge concerning alcohol, tobacco, otherdrugs and violence.Schedule I and II controlled substances: Drugs, substances, or chemicals, with no currentlyaccepted medical use, having a high potential for abuse.Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances: Drugs that have a moderate to low potential forabuse that are currently accepted for medical use.19 | P a g e
Appendix A: Public Hearing Dates/LocationsWednesday, July 9, 2014Williamsport Regional Medical Center - Susquehanna HealthWalnut Conference Room, 3rd Floor700 High St., Williamsport, PA 17701Hosted by Senator Gene Yaw, Center board chairmanTuesday, July 22, 2014Reading Area Community CollegeSchmidt Training and Technology Center10 South Second St., Reading PA 19603Hosted by Senator Gene Yaw, Center board chairman, and Senator Judy SchwankTuesday, August 5, 2014Saint Francis UniversityDiSepio Institute for Rural Health & Wellness108 Franciscan Way, Loretto, PAHosted by Senator Gene Yaw, Center board chairman, and Senator John Wozniak, Center boardvice chairmanTuesday, August 19, 2014Clarion University of PennsylvaniaGemmell Student Center (Wilson & Payne Streets)2nd Floor840 Wood StreetClarion, PA 16214Hosted by Senator Gene Yaw, Center board chairman, and Dr. Karen Whitney, Center boardmemberThe Pennsylvania Cable Network taped all four hearings, which are available for viewing onlineat http://www.senatorgeneyaw.com/heroin-combating-this-growing-epidemic-in-ruralpennsylvania/.20 | P a g e
Page 2 and 3: The Center for Rural Pennsylvania B
Page 4 and 5: Executive SummaryIn July and August
Page 6 and 7: State of Affairs: Heroin and Opioid
Page 8 and 9: Within the first 2 years of its exi
Page 10 and 11: The Center for Rural Pennsylvania P
Page 12 and 13: The Project Lazarus model reinforce
Page 14 and 15: Presenter RecommendationsThe Center
Page 16 and 17: Examine state law enforcement resou
Page 18 and 19: ConclusionThe four statewide hearin
Page 22 and 23: Appendix B: List of Testifiers, Oth
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