MAT Policy, Advocacy, and Reform: Being a Voice In a Time of Change

Presentation Summary: AATOD’s Legislative Advocacy Committee will present a session to aid stakeholders in understanding the current policy climate and specifically discuss the call for methadone reform. Across the nation there are efforts to increase access to opioid treatment to combat the worsening opioid overdose crisis. While AATOD is in agreement that regulatory, legislative and funding improvements can be made to to increase access to evidence-based treatment, some proposals are uniformed and dangerous. In this workshop, participants will be informed of the current policy issues facing our industry and allow attendees to generate proposals for innovation and modernization in the context of growing calls for methadone and MAT reform. Our goal is to energize and generate additional advocates among conference participants and teach them to advocate for evidence-based policies that increase access to opioid treatment.