Help to end death from drug overdoses and the stigma of addiction.

The Issue

Addiction kills 100's of thousands every year despite billions spent on education and treatment and an over trillion dollar+ war on drugs. We have the tools, but the current applications have failed, we must change the approach to save this and future generations.

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 2.5 million people sought help for addiction in America in 2017 out of the nearly 21 million (1 in 13 above the age of 12) who meet the criterion for Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Utilizing these numbers roughly 12% (down from 18% in 2016) of those needing help received any. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act the Addiction Treatment Industry has grown to over 13,000 treatment facilities nationwide, yet despite this growth today in America the #1 killer of adults under 50, according to the Department of Justice, is addiction.

Freedom from addiction is not, and has never been one size fits all. Today more resources and paths of treatment and recovery are available than ever before yet decades of bitter experience has clearly demonstrated though that whether it is classic 12 Step recovery, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Smart Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, etc. without engagement in a community of individuals intimately familiar with the curious nature of addiction thinking, having personal experience with life’s inevitable difficulties, challenges, and successes free of intoxicants and addictive behavior, sustainable healthy long-term recovery, as the current death and relapse rates attest, is elusive. Miracles Of Recovery lays the foundation to bring recovery and treatment into the 21st century. Miracles Of Recovery

 

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The Issue

Addiction kills 100's of thousands every year despite billions spent on education and treatment and an over trillion dollar+ war on drugs. We have the tools, but the current applications have failed, we must change the approach to save this and future generations.

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 2.5 million people sought help for addiction in America in 2017 out of the nearly 21 million (1 in 13 above the age of 12) who meet the criterion for Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Utilizing these numbers roughly 12% (down from 18% in 2016) of those needing help received any. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act the Addiction Treatment Industry has grown to over 13,000 treatment facilities nationwide, yet despite this growth today in America the #1 killer of adults under 50, according to the Department of Justice, is addiction.

Freedom from addiction is not, and has never been one size fits all. Today more resources and paths of treatment and recovery are available than ever before yet decades of bitter experience has clearly demonstrated though that whether it is classic 12 Step recovery, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Smart Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, etc. without engagement in a community of individuals intimately familiar with the curious nature of addiction thinking, having personal experience with life’s inevitable difficulties, challenges, and successes free of intoxicants and addictive behavior, sustainable healthy long-term recovery, as the current death and relapse rates attest, is elusive. Miracles Of Recovery lays the foundation to bring recovery and treatment into the 21st century. Miracles Of Recovery

 

The Decision Makers

Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
Attorney General
Former U.S. Senate
10 Members
Sheldon Whitehouse
Former US Senate - Rhode Island
Dianne Feinstein
Former US Senate - California
Mike Braun
Former U.S. Senate - Indiana
U.S. Senate
24 Members
Marsha Blackburn
U.S. Senate - Tennessee
Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senate - Kentucky
Roger Wicker
U.S. Senate - Mississippi
Rick Scott
Former Governor - Florida
Donald J. Trump
Former President of the United States
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Petition created on September 6, 2019