¹ú²ú³ÉÈ˾«Æ·°×½¬¾Ã¾Ã69 Advocacy
¹ú²ú³ÉÈ˾«Æ·°×½¬¾Ã¾Ã69 is dedicated to improving access to evidence-based addiction treatment through our national advocacy efforts.
Policy Statements
National Advocacy Principles
¹ú²ú³ÉÈ˾«Æ·°×½¬¾Ã¾Ã69 envisions a future when addiction prevention, treatment, remission, and recovery are readily available to everyone, profoundly improving the wellbeing of all people. The following principles shape ¹ú²ú³ÉÈ˾«Æ·°×½¬¾Ã¾Ã69's advocacy at all levels:
- Promote Science, Not Stigma. Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease, not a moral weakness. Addiction policy should reflect the latest science and best practices and reject outdated constructs. 
- Build an Infrastructure That Lasts. Addiction policy solutions must be proactive, strategic, and multifaceted to build an addiction care infrastructure that can comprehensively address public health needs, threats, and crises.
- Make Addiction Care a Right. Everyone with addiction deserves compassionate, evidence-based addiction care – no matter who they are or where they live.
- Center Lived Experience. Addiction policy and advocacy should respect, integrate, and elevate the perspectives of people with addiction and their loved ones.
Advocacy Year in Review
The 2024 ¹ú²ú³ÉÈ˾«Æ·°×½¬¾Ã¾Ã69 Advocacy Year in Review summarizes ¹ú²ú³ÉÈ˾«Æ·°×½¬¾Ã¾Ã69's advocacy wins and activities throughout 2024.
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Recordings of past advocacy webinars, policy sessions, and trainings, as well as related briefs and guides.
Advocating for Addiction Medicine
The ¹ú²ú³ÉÈ˾«Æ·°×½¬¾Ã¾Ã69 Advocate
Your source for timely, useful news briefings of top stories in addiction policy.