It’s Time to Expand Not Cut Funding for Addiction Recovery 

The Limit, Save, and Grow Act of 2023 has a provision which cuts over $1 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services programs designed to address the addiction crisis. These cuts would make it more difficult for individuals to receive addiction support and life-saving drugs like naloxone. The State Opioid Response program, for example, would experience a 22% cut. Additionally, reductions in funding for recovery support resources like the Substance Use, Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (SUPTR) block grant, Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR) grants, and the Department of Labor’s RESTORE grant program would significantly impact addiction recovery.

“Addiction is impacting America at historic rates. The CDC has acknowledged that overdoses are negatively impacting the average life expectancy in the United States. This is a time for Congress to invest in treatment and recovery support services, not propose cuts during this medical epidemic,” said Laurisa Guerrero, Executive Director, Designee, Georgia Council for Recovery.

“With respect, while it is certainly appropriate for Congress to propose options to save taxpayers money in the Budget, it’s not appropriate to support draconian cuts to programs which support recovery from a medical condition in the midst of an epidemic. The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on all stakeholders in Washington D.C. to join in a bipartisan effort to reject these cuts to recovery supports and, in fact, expand funding for recovery support programs,” said Jeff Breedlove, Chief of Policy and Communications, Georgia Council for Recovery.

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For Additional Information:

Jeff Breedlove

Chief of Policy and Communications

Georgia Council for Recovery

404-615-5735