End Substance Use Disorder Joins 100+ Organizations to Call on Congress to Pass the MAT Act
On Friday, May 13, End Substance Use Disorder joined more than 100 organizations to issue a coalition letter urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act. If passed, the MAT Act would remove federal barriers to medications for opioid use disorder, increase access to lifesaving treatment for thousands of people with addiction, and reduce stigma.
Last week, the CDC announced that the U.S. saw nearly 108,000 overdose deaths between December 2020 and December 2021. Overdose deaths are preventable through evidence-based treatment, including medication. By passing the MAT Act, Congress can prevent future deaths and help people with substance use disorder find recovery.
The full text of the letter can be read here.
The following 100+ organizations signed the letter urging Congress to pass the MAT Act:
American Academy of PAs; American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R); American Association of Nurse Practitioners; American College of Emergency Physicians; American College of Medical Toxicology; American Jail Association; American Nurses Association; American Pharmacists Association; Americans for Prosperity; ASHP; Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare; Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness; Association of American Medical Colleges; Association of Prosecuting Attorneys; Big Cities Health Coalition; Caring Ambassadors Program; Center for Popular Democracy; College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME); College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP); Community Catalyst; Drug Policy Alliance; End Substance Use Disorder; Friends Committee on National Legislation; Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice; Healthcare Leadership Council; Inseparable; International Society for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses; Legal Action Center; Magellan Health; Mental Health America; NASTAD; National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd; National Association for Rural Mental Health; National Association of Attorneys General; National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; National Council for Mental Wellbeing; National District Attorneys Association; National Health Care for the Homeless Council; National Sheriffs’ Association; National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR); Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice; OCHIN; Overdose Prevention Initiative at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator; Partnership to End Addiction; PAs in Virtual Medicine & Telemedicine; People's Action; SAFE Project; Shatterproof; Society of Behavioral Medicine; Society of Hospital Medicine; Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists; The Kennedy Forum; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Treatment Action Group; Treatment Advocacy Center; Treatment Communities of America; Union for Reform Judaism; Veterans for Common Sense; Vital Strategies; Young People in Recovery; AIDS Alabama; Association for Utah Community Health; CA Bridge; CARMAhealth; Central City Concern; Citizen Action of New York; Citizen Action of Wisconsin; Clear Bell Solutions; Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, U.S. Provinces; Country Doctor Community Health Center; Down Home NC; End Overdose Together; Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center; HealthPoint; Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group-HCMSG; Hoosier Action; King County, WA; Maine People’s Alliance; Michigan People's Campaign; Michigan United; Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers; Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative; New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc.; New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition; New Jersey Organizing Project; Pennsylvania Stands Up; PursueCare; Rights & Democracy; River Valley Organizing; San Francisco Rising; Showing Up for Racial Justice Ohio; Spokane Police Department; Summit Pacific Medical Center; United Vision for Idaho; UPMC; Virginia College of Emergency Physicians; VOCAL-NY; VOCAL-WA; Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative; WV Citizen Action Group