Promoting recovery ready workplaces in New York
State lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation creating a pathway to certifying recovery ready workplaces.
Addiction recovery advocates speak up in Albany
Friends of Recovery Executive Director Dr. Angelia Smith-Wilson previews the organization's advocacy day and 2023 agenda.
State board urges research into controversial harm reduction tools
The State Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board is trying to build support for controversial harm reduction methods.
Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board makes recommendations
Harm reduction is top funding priority for Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board
Opioid advisory board examines treatment deserts
We dive into the latest meeting of the state's Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board.
Crafting New York’s response to the opioid epidemic
A schism has emerged on when to spend opioid settlement funds and how to approach the certification of recovery houses.
Lawmakers approve ‘lock box’ for future opioid settlement funds
A discussion about legislation earmarking money won in litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors, for substance abuse recovery and prevention.
Activists fear New York will waste millions of opioid settlement funds
April 20, 2021 - New York is starting to receive millions of dollars from legal settlements with companies for their role in contributing to the opioid epidemic and recovery activists are worried that the state will waste the
