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style="Margin:0;Margin-bottom:10px;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5em;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0;text-align:left">The Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of The Council of State Governments has released its most recent <a href="http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/HSPS/HeroinEpidemic.pdf" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none"><em><strong>Regional Resource</strong></em>, <em>Heroin Epidemic in SLC Member States: Finding Solutions</em></a>.</p><p style="Margin:0;Margin-bottom:10px;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.35em;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0;text-align:left">While the heroin epidemic largely has been concentrated in the Northeast, Appalachian, and Midwest regions of the country, substance abuse is an issue that crosses multiple areas of public policy, including behavioral and public health, criminal justice, and social services. As the South continues to lead the way in criminal justice reform, lessons from the plight of other regions allow SLC lawmakers to build on their efforts to combat prescription drug abuse and take a proactive stance in the heroin epidemic. In recent years, this awareness has led many SLC states to pass laws which expand availability and access to drugs that can help treat an opioid overdose and provide limited immunity from prosecution for individuals who seek medical assistance for themselves or another person experiencing an opioid overdose.</p><p style="Margin:0;Margin-bottom:10px;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.35em;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0;text-align:left">This <em><strong>SLC Regional Resource</strong></em> examines what the SLC member states are doing to combat the heroin epidemic and what policies and/or practices can be implemented to mitigate its side effects and ensure a long-term solution.</p><table class="button expand" style="Margin:0 0 16px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;margin:0 0 16px 0;padding:0;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:100%!important"><tbody><tr 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align="center" class="text-center" style="border:0 solid #9E8E63;border-radius:3px;color:#fefefe;display:inline-block;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;padding:8px 16px 8px 16px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:calc(100%-20px)">Download the full report</a></center></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></th></tr></tbody></table><table class="row" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;display:table;padding:0;position:relative;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="padding:0;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><th class="small-12 large-6 columns first" style="Margin:0 auto;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.35em;margin:0 auto;padding:0;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:16px;padding-right:8px;text-align:left;width:50%"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;padding:0;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="padding:0;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><th style="Margin:0;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.35em;margin:0;padding:0;text-align:left"><h5 style="Margin:0;Margin-bottom:10px;color:inherit;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0;text-align:left;word-wrap:normal">For further information and details contact:</h5><p style="Margin:0;Margin-bottom:10px;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.35em;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0;text-align:left">Roger Moore<br>Policy Analyst<br>Southern Legislative Conference<br>Phone: 404-633-1866<br>Email: <a href="mailto:rmoore@csg.org" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none"><em>rmoore@csg.org</em></a></p></th></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="small-12 large-6 columns last" style="Margin:0 auto;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.35em;margin:0 auto;padding:0;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:16px;text-align:left;width:50%"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;padding:0;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="padding:0;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><th style="Margin:0;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.35em;margin:0;padding:0;text-align:left"><h5 style="Margin:0;Margin-bottom:10px;color:inherit;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0;text-align:left;word-wrap:normal">More recent publications from the SLC Human Services &amp; Public Safety Committee</h5><ul style="padding:0 15px"><li><a href="http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/HSPS/EbolaIssueAlert.pdf" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none">State of Preparation: SLC States and the Ebola Virus</a><a href="#" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none"></a></li><li><a href="http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/cdrs/2014/2014_CDR_MEDICAID.pdf" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none">Comparative Data Report: Medicaid</a><a href="#" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none"></a></li><li><a href="http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/HSPS/medicalmarijuanaweb.pdf" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none">A Special Condition: Medical Marijuana in SLC States</a><a href="#" style="color:#002E5E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none"></a></li></ul></th></tr></tbody></table></th></tr></tbody></table><table class="row" 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