End Substance Use Disorder Calls on Biden Administration to Reinstate Lifesaving Reforms
The Biden Administration has rescinded a reform that could have saved multitudes of Americans from overdose death. The reform would have allowed all doctors to prescribe a safe and effective medication for opioid use disorder that prevents painful withdrawal symptoms and helps secure long-term recovery. This medication cuts the risk of overdose death in half.
Today, End Substance Use Disorder joined with leading organizations representing hundreds of thousands of physicians and patients to call on the Biden Administration to immediately reinstate this lifesaving reform.
While the Biden Administration has expressed support for expanding access to this medication, what we need is real action and results. The Administration's first action on substance use disorder was to rescind a change that could have increased access to a lifesaving medication in the midst of an accelerating overdose crisis. President Biden needs to partner with communities who are on the front lines of this crisis to enact the policies that can prevent substance use disorder and support full recovery. The Administration had that opportunity here but declined to pursue it.
To build universal access to this lifesaving treatment, End Substance Use Disorder is leading a campaign to pass the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act. This historic, bipartisan reform can save tens of thousands of Americans from overdoses every year.