by William Carnes | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to pass S. 644, the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act. This bill expands access to methadone for an individual’s unsupervised use to treat opioid use...
by William Carnes | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to take urgent action on the comprehensive legislative package aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. The heart of the package is reauthorization of the SUPPORT...
by William Carnes | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog
Dear Recovery Champions, As we stand at the threshold of September, I am thrilled to announce the kickoff of the 2023 National Recovery Month! This year’s theme, “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community,” fills our...
by William Carnes | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery supports the new rule proposed by the Biden Administration to reinforce 2008’s Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) by requiring insurance providers to update health plans to make sure people have equivalent access...
by William Carnes | Jun 8, 2023 | Blog
Georgia Council for Recovery leadership team, recently had the privilege of attending the Recovery Leadership Summit hosted by Faces and Voices of Recovery in the vibrant city of Washington, DC. This four-day conference was a transformative journey filled with...
by William Carnes | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog
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...
