{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=5bb66f3a-4572-41f4-9831-4e7602b300d4", "Manchin, Rockefeller Announce Funding for Efforts to Combat Substance Abuse", "2013-10-28", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 28, 2013\n\t\t\t  Manchin, Rockefeller Announce Funding for Efforts to Combat Substance Abuse \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller today announced $733,068 in federal funding for community organizations across the state to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in West Virginia.\r\n\u00a0The funding comes from the Office of National Drug Control Policy\u2019s (ONDCP) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant program with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).\r\n\u201cIn West Virginia and across this country, substance abuse has become one of the most critical problems facing our communities, our families and our children,\u201d\u00a0said Manchin. \u201cWe have a responsibility \u2013 especially to our future generations \u2013 to combat this national drug abuse epidemic head on. I am pleased that the FDA has recently announced their plans to reschedule hydrocodone combination drugs, which are in highly addictive painkillers like Vicodin and Lortab. Every step we take to make sure these drugs don\u2019t get into the wrong hands is a step toward curbing substance abuse. This program will add to the FDA\u2019s recent efforts and will focus on bringing our communities together to address this serious challenge to facilitate drug prevention efforts.\u201d\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s clear that our communities are in need of meaningful investments in prevention efforts targeted at reducing substance abuse among our youth,\u201d said Rockefeller. \u201cSAMHSA and ONDCP helped establish drug take-back day and prescriber training in our state, which are strong steps toward keeping prescription drugs and illegal substances from falling into the hands of our young ones. I\u2019m so glad this grant funding was awarded in our state \u2013 it will help build on these initiatives that are critical to the health and well-being of our youngest West Virginians.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\nTwo coalitions received new funding awards including:\r\n \r\n$108,222 \u2013 West Side Ward 4 Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition \u2013 Institute, W. Va.: The funding will be used by the coalition to increase efforts that aim to reduce prescription drug abuse and marijuana use among youth.\r\n$124,846 \u2013 Kanawha Communities That Care \u2013 Charleston, W. Va.: The funding will be used by the coalition to establish and strengthen collaboration with local entities aimed at preventing and reducing substance abuse among youth.\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nFour West Virginia coalitions received $125,000 awards for their ongoing efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse:\r\n \r\nOhio County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition \u2013 Wheeling, W. Va. \r\nAdvocates for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) \u2013 Weirton, W. Va.\r\nMorgan County Partnership, Inc. \u2013 Berkeley Springs, W. Va.\r\nJackson County Anti-Drug Coalition \u2013 Ripley, W. Va.\r\n \r\n\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=5bb66f3a-4572-41f4-9831-4e7602b300d4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7955510411411524, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}