National Advocacy
ASAM is dedicated to advocating for a future when addiction prevention, treatment, remission, and recovery are readily accessible, profoundly improving the wellbeing of all people.
Advancing Addiction Recovery
Through advocacy, ASAM aims to advance addiction recovery and empower patients and communities to succeed.
ASAM'S 2025-26 ADVOCACY AGENDA
National Advocacy Priorities
Innovation
We support policies that foster innovative approaches to addiction medicine research and development, treatment delivery, and protection of community health.
Read MoreIndividualized Pathways
We champion policies that empower the addiction specialty workforce and patients to make personalized treatment decisions that are right for them.
Read moreStrong Continuum of Care for All
We advocate for critical investments to grow the addiction specialty workforce and ensure all patients can access quality care.
Read moreEndorsed Legislation
Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 (MOTAA 2.0)
MOTAA 2.0 would advance integrated and patient-centered approaches to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) – through qualified practitioner prescribing and pharmacy dispensing, bringing care closer to patients with strong safety guardrails.
Learn moreResidential Recovery for Seniors Act
This bill would establish a targeted, evidence-based Medicare benefit for residential addiction treatment programs meeting nationally recognized standards, filling a long-standing gap in coverage while strengthening oversight and accountability.