ÿÈճԹϱ¬ÁÏ Advocacy
ÿÈճԹϱ¬ÁÏ is dedicated to improving access to evidence-based addiction treatment through our national advocacy efforts.
Policy Statements
National Advocacy Principles
ÿÈճԹϱ¬ÁÏ 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 ÿÈճԹϱ¬ÁÏ'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 Addiction policy should reflect the latest science and best practices and reject outdated constructs.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 ÿÈճԹϱ¬ÁÏ Advocacy Year in Review summarizes ÿÈճԹϱ¬ÁÏ's advocacy wins and activities throughout 2024.
Read it hereAdvocacy eLearning Center
Recordings of past advocacy webinars, policy sessions, and trainings, as well as related briefs and guides.
The ÿÈճԹϱ¬ÁÏ Advocate
Your source for timely, useful news briefings of top stories in addiction policy.