Policy/Advocacy

Carise: Industry Must Address Public's Basic Questions About Treatment, Recovery
Recovery Centers of America's chief scientific officer sees reinforcing the public's understanding of basic concepts around recovery as a central goal.
Pennsylvania Physicians Back Establishment of Safe Injection Facility
The Pennsylvania Medical Society has endorsed the establishment of supervised injection facilities, an overdose-fighting strategy that has been immersed in a court battle.
Resource Outlines State Policies on Syringe Exchange
A new dataset offers an overview of the variation in state laws regarding syringe service programs.
Report Seeks to Quantify Opioid Epidemic's Impact on Children
United Hospital Fund has followed up on an earlier report by offering state-by-state data on how the opioid crisis has affected children and adolescents.
Drug Crisis Response Should Maximize Role of Faith Community
The Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit closed with two state perspectives on how faith communities can bolster responses to drug crises.
Cameron Douglas to Deliver Keynote Address at NCAD East and West
Actor/author Cameron Douglas will deliver a keynote address on his recovery from addiction at both NCAD East in Baltimore and West in Anaheim in 2020.
Leadership Conference Calls for Access, Accountability and Action
Last week's International Leadership Exchange in Washington energized leaders in the field to address the challenges of improving access to care and service accountability, and to undertake actions to engage all groups in the leadership of services.
Panelists: MAT is Not a Harm Reduction Strategy; Syringe Exchanges Working as Intended
There was universal agreement among panelists during a Sunday morning session at the National Conference on Addiction Disorders East about the benefits of harm reduction strategies. They prevent overdose deaths and the spread of infectious diseases…
Single-Issue Private Foundation Enters Opioid Crisis Arena
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) has issued its first RFP for strategies to expand access to opioid use disorder services for vulnerable populations.
Voices Project Launches Recovery Mobilization Effort
The Voices Project, an organization founded by recovery advocate and American Fix author Ryan Hampton, has launched a national initiative to build capacity for organized civic advocacy around addiction.
Emergency Department Residents Drive Buprenorphine Waiver Campaign
Emergency department (ED) resident physicians are driving a campaign to increase the number of buprenorphine-waivered emergency physicians as part of their effort to address the opioid overdose crisis.
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