“We applaud the House’s passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, which provides much needed funding to address the opioid misuse and overdose epidemic. Passage brings us one step closer to real and meaningful changes that will help the...
“We support swift passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, which provides $1 billion to address the opioid misuse and overdose epidemic. We can all agree that prevention and treatment programs are desperately needed in this country; more than...
The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose is recognizing this week eight Members of Congress for their tireless work to stop the opioid misuse, addiction and overdose epidemic. Lawmakers receiving awards for their leadership and commitment to ending the opioid epidemic...
The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSSO) is organizing a Thunderclap on Tuesday, September 13. A Thunderclap is a simple tool that lets all of us — our advocates, members, employees, friends and family — share simultaneously the same...
July 22, 2016 — Today, the President signed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) into law. While we are thankful for the swift action of the Administration and the support of Congress in taking this important step to stop...
July 13, 2016 — “We applaud the Senate’s passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) today. With passage from the Senate as well as the House last week, we’ve achieved a major public health milestone. For the...
July 11, 2016 — “We commend the House for the passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). This is a historic moment for our country, bringing us closer than ever before to turning the tide on this...
July 6, 2016 – This is a critical moment for the public health of America. We remain hopeful that Congress will both pass comprehensive legislation and provide enough new funding for it to have a meaningful impact. There is...
On June 30, the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose issued an urgent call to action encouraging advocates from across the country to contact members of Congress and ask them to: support new funding for opioid misuse and overdose prevention,...
On June 15, 2016, 34 members of the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose sent a letter to House Opioid Conference Committee members asking that sufficient funding must be included in any negotiated legislation to support opioid prevention, treatment and...