Public health/substance use. Program Director of Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD. Views are my own.
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Libby Jones retweeted
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.
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Libby Jones retweeted
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.
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Libby Jones retweeted
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
Libby Jones retweeted
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. pew.org/3E82QxM
ALT Map titled "19 states and the District of Columbia impose barriers on opening new OTPs." The states with barriers—highlighted in various shades of blue based on their policy—are Washington, California, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Maine, Indiana, and New Jersey.
Libby Jones retweeted
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.
Inspiring day surrounded by passionate advocates from across the country who are fighting for our future. I’m humbled and energized.
.@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.”
Libby Jones retweeted
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: samhsa.gov/medication-assist…
Libby Jones retweeted
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.
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Libby Jones retweeted
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. nyti.ms/3A3bIlm
Libby Jones retweeted
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!
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Libby Jones retweeted
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.
Libby Jones retweeted
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
Libby Jones retweeted
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.
People WILL die if these telehealth portals to lifesaving medicines get closed again. The DEA needs to let this one go—we are so far beyond worrying about limiting Bupe—to stop soaring overdose deaths, we need to expand Bupe, WITH FREE, ON-DEMAND access. politico.com/news/2022/06/20…
Libby Jones retweeted
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: bit.ly/3MfQbKb
@FrankPallone @cathymcmorris
Libby Jones retweeted
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.
Libby Jones retweeted
I agree with President Biden. Let’s pass my #MATAct to eliminate outdated rules that prevent providers from prescribing effective addiction treatments. #XtheXwaiver #SOTU
Happening Now: President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OwxWznZA…
Libby Jones retweeted
"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
Libby Jones retweeted
Drug overdoses are soaring — we must revise laws that are obstacles to treatment bit.ly/30zVO3h
Via @Jenna_Bluestein @PewHealth