HomeMy WebLinkAbout102824 - Briefing 11_12_ Best Strategies for Allocating the Pharmaceutical Settlement Dollars to Abate the Opioid Crisis _Part 2!_ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
Dear Commissioner Dean,
On November 12th from 12:30-2pm ET, the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/mmu3yL9LXo88cfUmEK_4WA~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0QcaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ucHNjb2FsaXRpb2
4ub3JnL1cDc3BjQgpnEkr_H2dk4jyCUhhrZGVhbkBjby5qZWZmZXJzb24ud2EudXNYBAAAAAA~> will host the second of two briefings on best strategies for allocating the pharmaceutical settlement dollars
to abate the opioid crisis.
The substance use crises continue to rage—there are still thousands of deaths, many more with substance use disorders, and teenagers on the path to risky drug taking and addiction. Public
health experts and agencies are working to inform the public and eliminate fentanyl and other harmful substances from the drug supply. However, misuse of addictive substances and their
devastating and costly consequences will not disappear unless we implement a comprehensive, proactive, and sustained approach to substance use and addiction. There is now an unprecedented
opportunity to do this right <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/MCu3VuO8ZrEfgmufDGCYKA~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnBzY29hbGl0aW9uLm9yZy9wb3N0L3N0cmF0ZWd5LWZvci1wcmV2ZW50aW5nLW9waW9pZC11c2UtZGl
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HkAGcoqPix0uS9XkA~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0QmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub2huZC51c2NvdXJ0cy5nb3YvbWRsLTI4MDRXA3NwY0IKZxJK_x9nZOI8glIYa2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzWAQAAAAA> . The substantial body
of scientific knowledge and best practices <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/MCu3VuO8ZrEfgmufDGCYKA~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnBzY29hbGl0aW9uLm9yZy9wb3N0L3N0cmF0ZWd5LWZvci1wcmV2ZW50aW5nLW9wa
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Investments in prevention strategies are cost-effective <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/WULserTzO-wFxBasnllw7A~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0RlaHR0cHM6Ly9uaWRhLm5paC5nb3YvYWJvdXQtbmlkYS9ub3Jhcy1ibG9nLzIwMjIvMDQva
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for substance use treatment, and forestalling the enormous financial, productivity, health, and social costs of untreated addiction. As Americans grow increasingly attuned to the substance
use crisis the country is facing, let’s use the mounds of evidence that have been accumulated to make smart decisions and ensure that settlement funds are being heavily invested in
prevention and children’s health and well-being <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/XwO0nsHAnbbpNaH8ihoe2w~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGVhbHRoYWZmYWlycy5vcmcvY29udGVudC9mb3JlZnJvbnQvaW52ZXN0LW9w
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plugging up holes in the addiction-crisis dam.
The first briefing <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/VKZIYpt7kiC_sCuMs1lLfA~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnBzY29hbGl0aW9uLm9yZy9zZXR0bGVtZW50LW1vbmllcy10by1hYmF0ZS10aGUtb3Bpb2lkLWNyaXNpc1cDc3BjQg
pnEkr_H2dk4jyCUhhrZGVhbkBjby5qZWZmZXJzb24ud2EudXNYBAAAAAA~> featured experts in risk factors that influence pathways to substance use and addiction, authors of key recommendations for
spending the settlement funds <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/j_VHiIkboq1TZKpE0d2UHg~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0QjaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGlvaWRwcmluY2lwbGVzLmpoc3BoLmVkdS9XA3NwY0IKZxJK_x9nZOI8glIYa2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc2
9uLndhLnVzWAQAAAAA> , and public health solutions <https://link.quorum.us/f/a/9YZiWsoMwmUlKx-iTYH_6A~~/AACYXwA~/RgRpAoQ0P0RQaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJtZWQubmNiaS5ubG0ubmloLmdvdi8_dGVybT1QTUM3Mzk4ODQ3K09SKzI5MjU
zNDc3JTVCUE1JRCU1RCZzb3J0PWRhdGVXA3NwY0IKZxJK_x9nZOI8glIYa2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzWAQAAAAA> that hold promise to turn this crisis around by investing in a full spectrum of responses
to the crisis, rather than singularly focused approaches (e.g., only interdiction, prescription regulations, or treatment). Part II of this briefing series will provide additional guidance
in greater detail for policymakers, agency officials, and community stakeholders.
This briefing will be held via Zoom, on Tuesday, November 12, at 12:30-2:00pm ET. You can register and learn more here: https://www.npscoalition.org/congressional-briefings/settlement-monies-to-abate
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No worries if you or a staff member can't attend -- I know it's a busy time. A recording will be shared with all registrants, too. Please share with anyone you think will be interested
in this information!
Hope to see you there! Please reach out if you have any questions.
Warmly,
Diana
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
Diana Fishbein, Ph.D.
Scholar, Nova Institute for Health
Senior Scientist, FPG Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
President, National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives
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