Governor Chris Sununu Meets with Director of National Drug Control Policy Dr. Rahul Gupta

Harmony, NH – Right now, Governor Chris Sununu met with Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the Workplace of Nationwide Drug Management Coverage. Dr. Gupta is in New Hampshire at the moment to study of the Restoration Pleasant Office initiative first launched by Governor Chris Sununu in March of 2018.

Since its inception in New Hampshire, the Restoration Pleasant Office initiative has grown nationwide. Presently, this system has been adopted in 28 states throughout the nation and counting. This system has additionally been adopted in Washington D.C. and Canada. In New Hampshire alone, over 300 companies are designated as Restoration Pleasant Workplaces representing roughly 84,000 staff.

“New Hampshire led the nation in addressing our opioid disaster head-on with revolutionary packages like Restoration Pleasant Workplaces,” mentioned Governor Chris Sununu. “By way of this program, we’ve labored exhausting to vary the tradition round habit by participating employers as a part of the answer, making certain entry to instruments and sources is simpler than ever earlier than. I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Gupta to New Hampshire as he hears firsthand of this system’s success as its taken maintain throughout the nation.”

Throughout his go to, Dr. Gupta will meet with Restoration Pleasant Office employers to listen to firsthand of this system’s success.

Bucking nationwide developments, New Hampshire is projected to cut back the variety of lives misplaced to drug overdoses by almost 14% from 2017 – 2021, one of many solely states within the nation to see this decline.

When Governor Sununu took workplace in 2017, there have been 490 overdose deaths. In 2018, they decreased to 471. In 2019, they decreased even additional to 415. In 2020, they held regular at 417. Preliminary knowledge suggests 2021 numbers may even maintain regular with preliminary knowledge totaling roughly 425 overdose deaths.

In response to CDC knowledge from February 2022, there have been an estimated 101,263 drug overdose deaths in the USA between June of 2020 and June of 2021. This was a rise of 20.6% from the identical interval the yr earlier than. Throughout this similar time interval New Hampshire held regular on overdose deaths.  This knowledge solidifies New Hampshire’s observe document as a nationwide chief in bucking the nationwide developments and saving lives.

The Restoration Pleasant Office initiative is a central part of New Hampshire’s complete technique to decreasing overdose deaths. Moreover, below Governor Sununu’s course the state has:

• Launched The Doorway program statewide, which has confirmed a significant useful resource in making certain 24/7 entry to remedy and restoration providers, inside attain of all NH communities
• Utilized the Governor’s Fee on Alcohol and Different Medicine to craft a strategic plan to deal with the substance epidemic in New Hampshire
• Approved $6 Million in funding throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to offer help and reduction to vital psychological well being and substance use dysfunction providers in NH to make sure they withstood the challenges offered by the pandemic

Observe: Extra info on the Restoration Pleasant Office initiative might be discovered right here.