We need a better approach.
We need to stop wasting money and time on a broken system and invest in improving access to treatment and recovery services. We need to address the root causes of substance use disorders with programs and services that actually work. We need the Treatment and Recovery Act.
What Leaders Around Washington Are Saying
Carmen Pacheco-Jones
"I credit treatment, not jail, with helping turn my life around."
Ret. Police Captain Les Liggins
"We need a public health solution to substance use disorder."
Molly Carney, Ph.D
"Arresting people doesn't help them recover from substance use disorders."