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Recovery Access Coalition Launches to Spotlight Urgent Need for Expansion of Treatment Options for People Living with Substance Use Disorder As COVID-19 puts millions of Americans in recovery at risk for mass relapse, Coalition of U.S. advocates, providers and manufacturers announce a Call to Action to eliminate barriers to access for FDA authorized digital therapeutics for substance use disorder Washington, D.C., Boston, Norwalk, Conn., June 25,

Advocates for Opioid Recovery supports National Plan to Address Opioid Misuse National Safety Council and other organizations unveil roadmap for presidential candidates Washington, DC – February 25, 2020 – Advocates for Opioid Recovery (AOR) today joins the National Safety Council (NSC) and 52 other organizations in unveiling the National Plan to Address Opioid Misuse. This plan offers a roadmap that any presidential candidate can adopt to

CDC.gov Opioid overdose deaths are down but the fight is far from over Leandra BernsteinSinclair Broadcast GroupJuly 22, 2019 Read the full article here. Excerpt: In recent years, addiction treatment advocates have worked to change negative preconceptions about the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) including methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone to treat opioid addiction. "Medication-assisted treatment is the gold standard," said Casey Dillon, the program director of Advocates for Opioid Recovery, but it is

Open Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding H.R. 6 September 20, 2018 Senator Orrin Hatch Chairman, Senate Finance Committee United States Senate Senator Ron Wyden Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee United States Senate The Honorable Kevin Brady Chairman, Ways & Means Committee United States House of Representatives The Honorable Richard Neal Ranking Member, Ways and Means Committee United States House of Representatives Chairmen Hatch and Brady and Ranking

Senate Passes Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 September 17, 2018 Today, the Senate passed their amended version of H.R. 6, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. The amended version incorporates dozens of bills and represents months of work aimed at combating the greatest public health crisis of our generation. Although there is no single strategy to address the crisis, breaking down barriers to evidence-based treatment –

VIDEO: Opioid Crisis Spurs Demand for Telehealth Options The promise of telehealth has been talked about for years, with little fruition. The opioid crisis is changing that. Rural areas have been hit particularly hard by the crisis. Brick-and-mortar clinics aren’t popping up overnight, rural providers are being stretched thin, and opioid patients still need access to care. A video interview with Anne Woodbury, executive director of Advocates for Opioid

As Congress moves to vote on more than 50 bills responding to the opioid crisis, AOR urges legislators to support policies that would expand access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. Advocates for Opioid Recovery encourages policymakers to emphasize recovery services as they consider legislation over the next two weeks. Specifically, AOR asks legislators to: expand evidence-based treatment capacity enforce parity and break down barriers