WASHINGTON, DC - Support continues to build for a comprehensive opioid package following this morning’s meeting of House and Senate opioid conferees who gathered to consider legislative text for the conference report to S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016. The draft legislative text has achieved the backing of 200 of the nation’s leading advocacy groups. The Addiction Policy Forum spearheaded the effort urging support for the final package. The Conference Report is expected to be filed later this evening.
In the letter to Congress, the groups write, “The report is truly a comprehensive response to the opioid epidemic, which includes critical policy changes and new resources. … Only through a comprehensive response can we reverse current trends and provide individuals and families impacted by addiction with the services they need. As you know, 129 Americans die each day as a result of drug overdose and this epidemic affects the public health and safety in every community across the country. This bill is the critical response we need."
“There is an urgency to our work as drug overdose deaths surge in Michigan and beyond. We owe this effort to the past, present, and sadly, future victims of the opioid epidemic - our neighbors, friends, and family, across every part of the country and every demographic group. Let’s come together, and get the job done," commented Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), who chaired today’s House-Senate meeting.
The groups in support of the work put forth by House and Senate opioid conferees:
1. A New PATH
2. Addict’s Mom
3. Addiction Haven
4. Addiction Policy Forum
5. Advocates for Recovery Colorado
6. Alano Club of Portland
7. Alaska Behavioral Health Association (ABHA)
8. Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina
9. Alkermes, Inc.
10. American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
11. American Psychological Association
12. Arizona Council of Human Service Providers
13. Arizona Council of Human Service Providers
14. Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA)
15. Association of Recovery Community Organizations (ARCO)
16. Association of Recovery Schools
17. Bangor Area Recovery Network, Inc.
18. Beyond Addictions Capital Area Project Vox
19. Blount Memorial Foundation & Community Outreach
20. Bridge to Hope Family Support Group, Pennsylvania
21. Bryan’s HOPE
22. Caleb’s Song
23. California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
24. California/Nevada Conference United Methodist Church
25. CARA letter: Association for Behavioral Healthcare of Massachusetts
26. Caring Services, Inc.
27. Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources
28. Central City Concern
29. Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition (CRCC)
30. Cleveland Eastside Ex-Offender Coalition
31. Cleveland Eastside Ex-Offender Coalition - OH
32. Communities for Recovery
33. Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
34. Compass Point Housing - Ohio
35. Connecticut Certification Board
36. Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR)
37. Council of Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services (CAPRSS)
38. County Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Morris
39. Creating Outreach About Addiction Support Together
40. DarJune Recovery Support Services & Café
41. DC Recovery Community Alliance
42. Detroit Recovery Project, Inc.
43. Dorchester Recovery Initiative
44. Drug Policy Alliance
45. Easy Does It, Inc.
46. El Paso Alliance
47. Engaged Recovery Community Services
48. Faces and Voices of Recovery
49. Families Advocating Substance Treatment, Education and Recovery (FASTER)
50. Families of Addicts (FOA)
51. FASTER - Families Advocating Substance Treatment, Education and Recovery
52. FAVOR Greenville
53. FAVOR Low Country
54. FAVOR Mississippi Recovery Advocacy Project
55. FAVOR Pee Dee
56. FAVOR Tri-County
57. Fellowship Foundation Recovery Community Organization
58. Fentanyl Kills
59. Fentanyl Legislation Nationwide
60. FI Community Housing, Inc.
61. Floridians for Recovery
62. Focused Energies Life Coaching
63. Foundation for Recovery
64. Free Heroin’s Hold - Minnesota
65. Friends of Recovery - New York
66. Gem County Recovery Community Center
67. Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
68. Greater Macomb Project Vox
69. Haven House - Juneau
70. Henry County Substance Abuse Coalition - IA
71. HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery
72. Hope on Haven Hill
73. I Lost My Loved One to Heroin
74. IC&RC
75. Illinois Association for Behavioral Health
76. Jackson Area Recovery Community
77. Jones County Safe and Healthy Youth Coalition, Iowa
78. Juneau Recovery Community
79. Justice and Recovery Advocates, Inc. (JRA)
80. Justice’s Fight
81. Kent County Memorial Hospital - Rhode Island
82. Kent County Memorial Hospital, Warwick, RI
83. Kim’s Place
84. Kingston Lions Club - Kingston, NH
85. Knox County Recovery Coalition - Maine
86. Knox County Recovery Coalition - Rockland, ME
87. Latah Recovery Center
88. Legal Action Center
89. Lifehouse Recovery Connection
90. Long Island Recovery Association (LIRA)
91. Lost Dreams Awaken Center, Inc.
92. Lotus Peer Recovery/SoberKerrville
93. Magnolia New Beginnings
94. Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery
95. Mariah’s Mission Fund of the Mid - Shore Community Foundation (MSCF)
96. Maryland Heroin Awareness Advocates (MHAA)
97. Maryland Recovery Organization Connecting Communities (M-ROCC)
98. Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)
99. Medication Assisted Support - New York State Network (MARS)
100. Message Carriers of Pennsylvania, Inc.
101. Metro Drug Coalition - Knoxville, TN
102. Mi-HOPE - Michigan Heroin & Opiate Prevention and Education
103. Michigan Recovery Voices
104. Minnesota Recovery Connection
105. Missouri Recovery Network
106. Mitchell’s Hope
107. Mitchell’s Hope
108. Monroe County Prevention & Wellness Coalition
109. Morris County NJ Opioid Task Force
110. Morris County Prevention is Key
111. Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse
112. National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR)
113. National Association For Children of Alcoholics
114. National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
115. National Association of Counties (NACo)
116. National Association of Drug Court Professionals
117. National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
118. National Council for Behavioral Health
119. National Criminal Justice Association
120. National Family Dialogue - PA
121. Navigate Recovery Gwinnett
122. New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA)
123. Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA)
124. Ohio Recovery Housing (ORH)
125. Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery & Treatment Association (OCARTA)
126. OPERA - Oregon Prevention Education and Recovery Association
127. P.E.E.R Wellness Center, Inc.
128. Pandora’s Box Productions
129. Partnership for a Drug Free Iowa
130. Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
131. PEER360 Recovery Alliance
132. Pennsylvania Recovery Organization - Achieving Community Together - (PRO-ACT)
133. Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A)
134. People Advocating Recovery - PAR
135. Phoenix Multisport Boston
136. PLR Athens
137. Project Recovery - Newton, NH
138. QC Harm Reduction
139. Rally to Face Addiction: March on the Massachusetts State House
140. RASE Project
141. REAL - Michigan (Recovery, Education, Advocacy & Leadership)
142. Recover Project/Western MA Training
143. Recover Wyoming
144. Recovery - Friendly Taos County
145. Recovery Advocacy in Saratoga (RAIS)
146. Recovery Allies Of West Michigan
147. Recovery Communities of North Carolina
148. Recovery Community Of Durham
149. Recovery Consultants of Atlanta
150. Recovery Idaho, Inc.
151. Recovery is Happening
152. Recovery Management CARE LLC
153. RecoveryATX
154. RecoveryNC (Governors Institute on Substance Abuse)
155. reGROUP
156. Restoration Church - Michigan
157. Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts (RICAREs)
158. RS EDEN/Eden House
159. Serenity Foundation of Texas
160. Seven Counties Services - Kentucky
161. SMART Recovery
162. Solano Recovery Project
163. Southern Maryland Overdose Death Support
164. Springs Recovery Connection
165. Steve Rummler Hope Foundation
166. Summit County Recovery Foundation (SCRF)
167. Suncoast Harm Reduction Project - Sarasota, Florida.
168. T.O.R.C.H Inc.
169. Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & other Addiction Services
170. Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine
171. The Addict’s Family
172. The Bridge Foundation
173. The Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies (CEPOP)
174. The DOOR - DeKalb Open Opportunity for Recovery
175. The McShin Foundation
176. The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers
177. The Veterans Health Council
178. The Veterans Health Council
179. The Zone - Davis Direction Foundation
180. There is No Hero in Heroin
181. Tia Hart Recovery Community Program
182. TN Overdose
183. Trilogy Recovery Community
184. United Methodist Church, California/Nevada Conference
185. Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA)
186. Vermont Care Partners
187. Vermont Recovery Network
188. Victoria’s Voice Foundation
189. Virginia Association of Recovery Residences
190. Voices Of Hope - Lexington
191. Voices of Hope for Cecil County
192. Voices of Recovery San Mateo County
193. Volunteers of America Texas - SA LIGHT (VOATX-SA LIGHT)
194. WAI-IAM, Inc. and RISE Recovery Community
195. Washtenaw Recovery Advocacy Project (WRAP)
196. Where There’s A Will Fund
197. WholeLife Recovery Community/ Arizona Recovery Coalition
198. Winona County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP)
199. Wisconsin Recovery Community Organization (WIRCO)
200. Wisconsin Voices for Recovery
