The duties of the commission shall be to:
I. Develop and revise, as necessary, a statewide plan for the effective prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, particularly among youth, and a comprehensive system of treatment and recovery services for individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse. The statewide plan shall:
(a) Identify the causes, the nature and scope, and the impact of alcohol and drug abuse in New Hampshire.
(b) Identify and prioritize unmet needs for prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
(c) Recommend initiatives and policy considerations to the general court to reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse in New Hampshire.
(d) Identify and quantify public and private resources available to support alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery.
(e) Specify additional resources necessary to address unmet needs for prevention, treatment, and recovery.
(f) Specify evaluation and monitoring methodology.
II. Advise the governor and general court on and promote the development of effective community-based alcohol and drug abuse prevention strategies.
III. Advise the governor and the general court on and promote the development of treatment services to meet the needs of citizens addicted to alcohol or other drugs.
III-a. Advise the governor and the general court on and promote the development of recovery services to meet the needs of citizens in recovery from alcohol and other drug misuse.
IV. Identify unmet needs and the resources required to reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse in New Hampshire and to make recommendations to the governor and general court regarding legislation and funding to address such needs.
V. Authorize the disbursement of moneys from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund, pursuant to RSA 176-A:1, III.
VI. Make presentations at least once each legislative session to the house and senate finance committees, the senate health and human services committee, the house health, human services and elderly affairs committee, and the fiscal committee of the general court.
VII. Develop a handout which shall describe the risks of opioid use and how to mitigate them for the purposes of RSA 318-B:16-a.
Source. 2000, 204:2; 328:4. 2010, Sp. Sess., 1:88, eff. June 10, 2010. 2014, 18:2, eff. July 22, 2014. 2016, 330:5, eff. June 24, 2016. 2019, 210:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.