Libby Jones

Public health/substance use. Program Director of Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD. Views are my own.

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

Thank you to @politico's @_BenLeonard_ for speaking with our program director, @city_libbin about the #SupportAct and how Congress can use it to #endoverdose — by including bills that improve access to #MOUD and #treatment behind bars.

https://t.co/75SH5CD1qk

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

People leaving incarceration are at higher risk of dying from an overdose. Access to #MOUD in jails and prisons can provide continuity of care and encourage recovery.

We urge Congress to support treatment and recovery for incarcerated individuals.

https://t.co/CUIqUJKoUb

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

Thank you for highlighting the success of the #MATAct, @POTUS!

The MAT Act is an example of what Congress, the @WhiteHouse and @ONDCP, and advocates can do when we all work toward a common goal – to prevent overdose deaths.

#SOTU #XtheXWaiver

[Pew Health @pewhealth]

Methadone is one of the most effective treatments for opioid use disorder.

And it's only available at one place: an opioid treatment program.

Unfortunately, 19 states and DC restrict new facilities from opening—making treatment inaccessible to many. https://t.co/g3Enzy5pA9

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

Today, our team members celebrated the passage of the #MATAct at the @WhiteHouse.

We're grateful for @ONDCP and @DrGupta46 for hosting and their hard work, the leadership of @RepPaulTonko and @SenatorHassan, and the fellow advocates who made this day possible.

[Libby Jones @city_libbin]

Inspiring day surrounded by passionate advocates from across the country who are fighting for our future. I’m humbled and energized.

[ONDCP @ONDCP]

.@DrGupta46 today at an event recognizing @POTUS' historic action to remove the X-waiver: "Addiction isn’t a red state problem or a blue state problem—it’s America’s problem, and we all have to work together to solve it.”

[ONDCP @ONDCP]

The x-waiver, an unnecessary barrier to prescribing treatment for opioid use disorder, is now gone.

This will help advance @POTUS' Strategy that aims to close the addiction treatment gap and beat the overdose epidemic. Read more: https://t.co/pZzBvTkFLV

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

Congress has an opportunity to increase access to treatment in a year with record-high overdose deaths.

We call on the House and Senate to pass the bipartisan #MATAct and #XtheXWaiver by the end of the year.

https://t.co/avRaNOy4vn

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

When researchers analyzed how long patients stayed on buprenorphine prescriptions, they found that the length of time had increased among white patients but decreased among Black patients since 2014 and Hispanic patients since 2009. https://t.co/kVtUdB16pK

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

Passing the #MATAct is one of four key actions the @WhiteHouse and Congress can take to reduce overdose deaths.

Thank you to @ToEndAddiction, @lac_news, and Treatment Research Institute for advocating for policies that the overdose crisis!

https://t.co/5qzn1wraHR

[ONDCP @ONDCP]

Today @DrGupta46 joined @bamhtf for a naloxone training session for congressional staff and discussed the Biden-Harris Administration’s priority of increasing access to naloxone and other harm reduction interventions.

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

Millions of Americans live with opioid use disorder, but few are treated with medication. Lack of access to medications like buprenorphine closes a door to recovery for Americans with OUD.

The Senate must pass the #MATAct to bring #RecoveryWithinReach.

#RecoveryMonth

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

Bupe should be available in Dollar Generals, which proliferate in the opioid-ravaged communities first targeted by Purdue. Methadone -- sometimes more effective treatment against uber-strong fentanyl -- should be readily available and free in the places where drug users are.

[Pew Health @pewhealth]

100,000+ lives.
$35 billion in health care expenses.
$92 billion in lost productivity.
$14.4 billion in criminal justice spending.

The cost of the #opioid crisis is just too high.

Passing the #MATAct can ensure help is available to the millions of Americans suffering.

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

We’re joining 100+ organizations to urge @EnergyCommerce to include the #MATAct amendment in mental health legislation to prevent overdoses, increase access to treatment, and reduce stigma.

Full text: https://t.co/x8C5TM2btV

@FrankPallone @cathymcmorris

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

Dr. Volkow of @NIDAnews is right - medication-assisted treatment is an important tool in the fight against overdose, but not enough people with addiction have easy access to treatment.

The #MATAct would #XtheXWaiver and improve access to life-saving treatment for OUD.

[Paul Tonko @RepPaulTonko]

I agree with President Biden. Let’s pass my #MATAct to eliminate outdated rules that prevent providers from prescribing effective addiction treatments. #XtheXwaiver #SOTU

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

"If you’re suffering from addiction, know you are not alone. I believe in recovery, and I celebrate the 23 million Americans in recovery."

Thank you to @POTUS for committing to accessible treatment, #harmreduction, and an end to the overdose crisis.

#SOTU

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

We’re watching the #SOTU tonight and listening for updates from @POTUS on the latest efforts to end the overdose crisis. We’ll be looking out for commitments to:

💊 Accessible SUD treatment
🖥 Telehealth
📊 Evidence-based approaches
✋ Stigma reduction

[TheHillOpinion @TheHillOpinion]

Drug overdoses are soaring — we must revise laws that are obstacles to treatment https://t.co/sftIdXK8Bd

Via @Jenna_Bluestein @PewHealth