Enough is enough!
US drug overdose deaths hit highest level on record [108,000]
"We must meet people where they are to prevent overdoses, reduce harm, and connect people to proven treatments to reduce drug use." Nora Volkow @NIDAnews@FACESandVOICES
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Wow! What an incredible historic moment when the President @POTUS says during his State of the Union #SOTU2022 address, "I believe in #recovery and I celebrate the 23 million Americans in recovery."
Our advocacy works! @FACESandVOICES@ONDCP@WhiteHouse
#harmreduction saves lives! Proud of our team at @FACESandVOICES for standing up for good policy because it’s the right thing to do. Read more below. @krwicks @kharperredGA
#mprc2022 Haner Hernandez keynotes this mornings’ opening session with, “The most powerful weapon in the oppressor’s hands is the mind of the oppressed.”
#mprc2022 Faces & Voices has worked with our public policy committee to develop five Federal Policy Priorities for 2022. We also have additional advocacy priorities that target systematic barriers and additional discriminatory processes.
#mprc2022 Recovery Votes Matter! Check out our toolkit for voter registration, voter education, and voter engagement. Midterms are approaching. https://t.co/WKoxLjk1vZ
#mprc2022 Faces & Voices CEO Patty McCarthy presenting key policy and advocacy strategies to an energetic crowd. We are a constituency of consequence, stepping out of the shadows daily. Join us, all are welcome!
#mprc2022 Multiple Pathways to Recovery Conference kicked off today! We are thrilled to be part of these conversations and learn from some of the nation’s leaders in the peer support space.
Allies are instrumental in supporting recovery. At Faces & Voices our staff consists of those in recovery as well as allies who advocate every day for those we love.
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We need to reduce fatal drug overdoses (e.g., with naloxone) but a strategy just focused on overdose will fail to reduce deaths over time. Has to be coupled with preventing people from initiating use and promoting treatment and recovery among people who are addicted.