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AOR Supports Legislation that Expands Access to Evidence-Based Treatment
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
AOR Statement of Support for “The Truth About Opioids”
AOR Statement of Support for “The Truth About Opioids” Advocates for Opioid Recovery (AOR) applaud the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s most recent efforts to address
Advocates for Opioid Recovery Advisor Newt Gingrich Releases Blueprint for Addressing the Opioid Crisis
Gingrich’s New Book Devotes Significant Attention to Evidence-Based Solutions, Including Medication-Assisted Treatment Advocates for Opioid Recovery (AOR) advisor former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is releasing a new book this week,
#LetsTrumpAddiction is an Award-Winning Campaign
Our #LetsTrumpAddiction social media campaign to encourage President Trump to reaffirm his commitment to ending the opioid crisis in his Joint Session speech to Congress is a winner! Thanks to your tireless advocacy, this campaign has won two incredible awards.
Advocates for Opioid Recovery Statement in Response to President Trump’s Opioid Initiative
Advocates for Opioid Recovery Statement in Response to President Trump’s Opioid Initiative Advocates for Opioid Recovery (AOR) firmly believes that in order to save lives and combat the opioid
AOR signs on to group letter urging the U.S. Senate to correct the law that will help to ensure equal access to FDA approved treatment options
AOR signs on to group letter to urging the US Senate to correct the law that will help to ensure equal access to FDA approved treatment options.
Medication and other tangible solutions offer hope in combating opioid epidemic
If nearly 175 Americans died from a preventable disaster each day, public outcry would force immediate government action. Congress and the White House would make whatever policy changes were necessary, and provide the proper funding to identify solutions.
MAT as a Frontline Response to the National Opioid Emergency
The American opioid epidemic is officially a public health emergency, with over 175 lives lost to opioid overdose every day. The time to lower the barriers to lifesaving treatments is now.
Advocates for Opioid Recovery Statement Regarding the Final Report of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Advocates for Opioid Recovery (AOR) welcomes the release of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis’ Final Report. We are hopeful for swift action by Congress, the President, and his Cabinet to address this public health emergency.
Statement from Anne Woodbury, Executive Director of Advocates for Opioid Recovery
Today’s speech by President Trump was a moment for our country to come together and agree that combating the greatest public health crisis of our generation – the opioid overdose epidemic – should be one of America’s most pressing priorities.
Trump opioid panel member says ‘We want medicine, not media’
(CNN) Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a member of the President's commission on opioid addiction, has a message for the Trump administration a day before it is expected to declare a national emergency on the epidemic: "We want medicine, not media."
Statement from AOR Advisors Regarding President Trump’s State of Emergency
Read the statement from AOR Advisors Regarding President Trump's State of Emergency
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