Advocacy
If you want to get involved, these are the sites that can help you get there.
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
ASAM serves its members in many ways. One of the most important ways is by helping to play an active role in shaping government policies that affect their livelihoods and the livelihoods of their patients.
ASAM advocates for policies that promote access to high-quality treatment and recovery support services for the 22 million Americans who suffer from a substance use disorder. The information here will help you stay up to date on emerging issues, enable you to take action and become an advocate for your patients and your practice, and learn about how ASAM is working with government, insurers and other national organizations to promote policies that advance addiction medicine.
APRO Advocates to Reform Prescription Opiates
Advocates for the Reform of Prescription Opioids is a bi-national organization in the U.S. and Canada, comprised of people who have been adversely affected by the consequences of the massive over-prescribing of prescription opioid pain pills, otherwise known as narcotics. We are bereaved parents, children, siblings and spouses, families of those suffering through an addiction, pain patients, doctors, and citizen advocates working toward more balanced care for patients who suffer from chronic pain, without causing harm to them and to the general public.
Oxy Watch Dog
Oxy Watchdog keeps an eye on prescription drug and heroin addiction, which has become a national epidemic. Prescription drug-related deaths now outpace those caused by car crashes, killing nearly 40 Americans per day.
MOAR (Mass Organization of Addiction Recovery)
MOAR was founded in 1991 to collectively meet with other addiction oriented groups to build a coalition to support licensing of alcohol and drug counselors.
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