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Public Policy Hot Topics
Policy discussions regarding substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery are constantly evolving. As new issues emerge, NASADAD staff will provide resources and updates for the membership.
Federal Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis
Buprenorphine Prescriber Limits
Policy Statements, Fact Sheets, & Legislative Briefs
NASADAD creates informational fact sheets and charts to help educate our members about emerging policy issues of interest to them – often appropriations related. NASADAD also periodically releases statements on particular policies of interest.
NASADAD Policy Statements
- Statement on Efforts to Prevent Fatal Overdose (Sep 2014)
- Statement on Medication-Assisted Treatment (Jan 2013)
- Statement on Privacy and Electronic Health Records (Jan 2010)
- Statement on Underage Drinking (Sep 2008)
NASADAD Fact Sheets
- Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant (Feb 2016)
- Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant: Prevention Set-Aside (Feb 2016)
- Department of Justice Priority Programs (Feb 2016)
- Opioids (Feb 2016)
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) (June 2015)
- Methamphetamine (Apr 2015)
- Alcohol (Feb 2015)
- Cocaine (Feb 2015)
- Opioids (Feb 2015)
- Marijuana (Dec 2014)
- Overview of NASADAD Priority Programs within the Department of Justice (Aug 2014)
- Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (Winter 2014)
- FY 2013 Budget Overview (Fall 2013)
- FY 2013 Budget 10 Year Overview (Fall 2013)
NASADAD Briefs
NASADAD on Legislation
- Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, as Signed into Law: A Section-by-Section Analysis (July 2016)
- Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (S. 524) as passed by Senate: A Section-by-Section Analysis (May 2016)
- Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, S. 524: A Section-by-Section Analysis (February 2016)
- Appropriations to Address the Heroin and Opioid Drug Abuse Epidemic (S. 2423): A Section-by-Section Analysis (January 2016)
- Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, S. 1945: A Section-by-Section Analysis (October 2015)
- Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, H.R. 2646: A Section-by-Section Analysis (October 2015)
- Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015, S. 2226/H.R. 3691: A Section-by-Section Analysis (October 2015)
- Treatment and Recovery Investment Act, S. 1410: A Section-by-Section Analysis (May 2015)
- Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, S. 799/H.R. 1462: A Section-by-Section Analysis (May 2015)
- Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015, S. 524/H.R. 953: A Section-by-Section Analysis (Mar 2015)
- Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014, S. 2092: A Section-by-Section Analysis (Nov 2014)
- Breaking Addiction Act of 2014, H.R. 5136: A Section-by-Section Analysis (Nov 2014)
- Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014, S. 2839: A Section-by-Section Analysis (Oct 2014)
- Overdose Prevention Act, S. 2755: A Section-by-Section Analysis (Oct 2014)
- Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act, S. 2645: A Section-by-Section Analysis (Sep 2014)
- Section-by-Section Analysis of the Second Chance Reauthorization Act, 2013 (Dec 2013)
- Summary of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Dec 2013)
NASADAD on Budget and Appropriations
- FY 2017 Appropriations (July 2016)
- FY 2016 Appropriations (Jan 2016)
- President’s FY 2016 Budget: Overview of Priority HHS and DOJ Programs (Mar 2015)
- 10 Year Appropriations for NASADAD Priority Programs (Feb 2015)
- Field Recommendations for Priority HHS Programs: FY 2016 (Feb 2015)
- President’s FY 2016 Budget: Overview of Priority SAMHSA Programs (Feb 2015)
- Summary of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Dec 2013)
NASADAD Presentations
- Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislatures on opioids (Aug 2016)
- Presentation to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Mar 2016)
- Presentation to the Criminal Justice Executive Directors Round Table (Jan 2016)
- Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Health and Human Services Committee (Dec 2015)
- Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee (Dec 2015)
- Presentation to the National Governors Association, Criminal Justice Policy Advisers on Opioid Abuse (Apr 2015)
- Presentation to the Senate HELP Committee on Opioid Abuse (Jun 2014)
- Presentation at APHA Annual Conference on Prescription Drug Misuse/Abuse (Nov 2013)
- Presentation to National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on Marijuana (May 2013)
- Debt Ceiling Background Powerpoint (Dec 2010)
- NASADAD Presents before Institute Legislative Liaisons at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Oct 2010)
- “NASADAD Presentation at the New England Institute of Addiction Studies, Burlington, Vermont, by Robert Morrison, NASADAD Executive Director” (Jun 2010)
Treatment & Recovery Events
Prevention Events
Current State AOD Agency Practices Regarding the Use of Patient Placement Criteria (PPC)
Annual NPN Conference
Board of Directors Contact List
The NASADAD Board of Directors is composed of Single State Authorities (SSAs) for their States. The Board has a President, First Vice President, Vice President for Treatment, Vice President for Internal Affairs, Vice President for Prevention, Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer, as well as 10 regional representatives elected by the Association members in the region.
President: Sara Goldsby
Immediate Past President: Cassandra Price
Vice President for Prevention: Patricia (Pat) Zuber-Wilson
Vice President for Treatment: Pat Lincourt
First Vice President: Valerie Mielke
Vice President for Internal Affairs: Deirdre Calvert
Secretary: DeAnn Decker
Treasurer: Michael Langer
Regional Director I: Vacant
Regional Director II: Chinazo Cunningham
Regional Director III: Elliott Birckhead
Regional Director IV: Nicole Walden
Regional Director V: Laura Garcia
Regional Director VI: Vacant
Regional Director VII: DeAnn Decker
Regional Director VIII: Eric Tadehara
Regional Director IX: John Valera
Regional Director X: Michael Langer