On March 23, the Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine (COSAM) submitted a letter in support of SB21-137, which would provide or extend funding for addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in Colorado

Leading medical organizations representing addiction specialists call on Congress to enact critical funding and legislative measures to prevent and treat addiction, promote recovery, and save lives.

With a recent survey indicating only 1 in 4 healthcare providers having ever received training on addiction during medical education, Congress must pass the bipartisan MATE Act to ensure DEA-licensed prescribers have a baseline knowledge of how to treat and manage patients with substance use disorder

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and 53 other organizations sent Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) a letter of support for the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act.

With overdose deaths at record levels, addiction medicine advocates encourage Congress to adopt bold policies to advance addiction medicine and save lives.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) commended President Biden for signing the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law. The American Rescue Plan Act contains several important provisions that will expand Americans’ access to addiction prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery support services and increase addiction workforce training.

On February 25th, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) issued a Public Policy Statement on Advancing Racial Justice in Addiction Medicine , the first in a series of statements on addressing the systemic racism that permeates drug policy and impacts both the development of addiction as well as access to treatment for millions of Americans with substance use disorder (SUD). Recognizing systemic racism as a social determinant of health, the public policy statement released today is part of ASAM’s effort to recognize, understand, and counteract the effects of America’s historical, pervasive, and continuing systemic racism as it relates to addiction prevention, early intervention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

The Minnesota Society of Addiction Medicine (MNSAM) submitted a letter in support of HF928, which would legalize possession of fentanyl testing strips, and empower syringe service providers to more effectively serve their clients by providing syringes and needles.