As a person in long-term recovery from using opioids for more than three decades, including 16 years as a Medication Assisted Treatment client, I have been watching with great interest the progress of The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2015 through the legislature. According to Faces and Voices of Recovery, “this is the most expansive federal, bipartisan legislation to date for addiction support services, designating between $40 million and $80 million toward advancing treatment and recovery support services in state and local communities across the country, which will help save the lives of countless people.”
Steven Samra
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