Program, not a pill
In light of the Senate Finance Committee Hearing on May 23 titled: “Front Lines of the Fentanyl Crisis: Supporting Communities and Combating Addiction through Prevention and Treatment”, we asked Dr. Benjamin Nordstrom, who has been treating opioid addiction since 2005, to share some of the current challenges of treatment and the importance of comprehensive programs to address fentanyl addiction. Q1: …
In response to the ongoing investigative series by STAT News called The War on Recovery, Advocates for Opioid Addiction Treatment (AOAT) members have released the following statement: We commend STAT News for digging deeper into the opioid epidemic and where it stands today. Although this crisis has been a hot topic in the news for years, there …
In a recent study, Research & Planning Consultants (RPC) calculated the population in the United States with reasonable geographic access to an opioid treatment program (OTP). RPC found that 87.2% of the adult population in the United States has reasonable geographic access to OTPs. MOTAA supporters assert that access to methadone-assisted treatment would dramatically improve …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced its final rule expanding telehealth access and codifying flexibilities enacted during the pandemic to promote evidence-based care provided by opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Advocates for Opioid Addiction Treatment (AOAT), an organization supporting Program Not a Pill, …
