American Society of Addiciton Medicine
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Topic-Specific Resources in Addiction Policy

Topic-Specific Resources in Addiction Policy

Resources to empower clinicians and other stakeholders to advocate for an improved addiction treatment system

toolkit

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Prevention

Alcohol

  • ASAM’s Public Policy Statement on Prevention

    ASAM recommends that the government increase federal alcohol excise taxes to reduce harmful alcohol use, increase federal revenues, and save lives. State and local governments should increase or maintain alcohol taxes, reduce alcohol retail outlet density and days of hours of sale, and enforce commercial host liability policies, the Minimum Legal Drinking Age, and laws to suspend drivers’ licenses for underage alcohol violations.  

 

Cannabis

ASAM recommends that states enact policies that reduce youth access and exposure to cannabis products, implement science-based campaigns to provide public education on risks for youth, and in states where cannabis products are legal, states should enforce measures that prevent diversion of such products to minors.  

 

Kratom

 

Psychedelics

 

Stimulants

 

Tobacco

ASAM recommends that the government increase federal tobacco excise taxes to reduce harmful tobacco use, increase federal revenues, and save lives; state and local governments can also maintain or increase tobacco taxes.