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Statement from AOR Advisors Regarding President Trump’s State of Emergency
Read the statement from AOR Advisors Regarding President Trump's State of Emergency
Advocates for Opioid Recovery Statement on Opioid Commission Interim Report
Advocates for Opioid Recovery is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing a science-based, evidence-based treatment system that can reduce death and suffering from opioid addiction, and produce more long-term opioid addiction survivors who are positively engaged in their families and communities.
Newt Gingrich, Van Jones: Drug Courts Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis
It is no secret that when it comes to politics, there is very little on which the two of us agree. But we both believe this: The opioid epidemic is now the greatest public health and public safety crisis facing this nation.
At Opioid Conference, Former Congressman Kennedy Says Stigma Persists
AOR Advisor Patrick J. Kennedy: "We know what the science tells us, but we very rarely apply it in the treatment of these illnesses," Kennedy said. He added: "Until we start treating these [illnesses] in the way we need to, we are going to still lose people."
Surgeon General’s Principles for Effective Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
The entire Chapter 4 of today’s Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health includes principles for effective treatment of addiction. With the Surgeon General’s endorsement, there should no longer be any debate about what evidence-based medicine for addiction treatment entails.
Dr. Oz and co-authors’ plea to Donald Trump
As the new administration prepares to take office in January, Patrick Kennedy and his colleagues urge the President-elect to focus energy and resources on addressing a public health crisis plaguing our country’s citizens: addiction - and, in particular, opioid addiction.
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