Addiction and Mental Health Parity Bill Signed into Law 

AddictionAction.org is a grassroots partnership to help communities mobilize around the Addiction Project, bringing hope of treatment and long-term recovery to individuals and families affected by addiction to alcohol and drugs. 

"Building the Science of Recovery" (PDF), Laudet, A.; edited by Flaherty, M. and Langer, D; Building the Science of Recovery; published by the Institute for Research, Education and Treatment in the Addictions (IRETA) and the Northeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NeATTC), Pittsburgh, Pa. 2009 (www.ireta.org).  Produced with the support of a grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this work Dr. Alexandre Laudet and the editors outline why we need a science of recovery and what it will tell us that we don’t already know. It lists the key questions now needing to be asked to build a science of recovery. 

Faces & Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) is a national campaign of individuals and organizations joining together with a united voice to advocate for public action to deliver the power, possibility and proof of recovery. Faces & Voices of Recovery is governed by a diverse group of recovery advocates from around the country and supports local recovery advocacy by increasing access to research, policy, organizing and technical support; facilitating relationships among local and regional groups; improving access to policymakers and the media; and providing a national rallying point for recovery advocates. 

Join Together supports community-based efforts to advance effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention, and treatments. Join Together leads initiatives to help communities respond to the harms caused by excessive alcohol and drug use and provides free Internet services supporting their efforts. 

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) fights the stigma and disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions. 

Recovery Bill of Rights is a statement of the principle that all Americans have a right to recover from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. It was developed and adopted by Faces & Voices of Recovery‘s board of directors and has been endorsed by allied national organizations.

Recovery is Everywhere public education campaign to change the way people think about addicts and addiction.

Speak Out - Hazelden's Center for Public Policy believes understanding starts by putting an accurate face both on the problem and on the answer. Addiction is a disease that does not discriminate. But it is also a disease with a solution-recovery.

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