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Provide funding for an historic three
Georgia Recovers campaigns
Provide funding for three Recovery
Month Bus Tours
Have 100+ members of the bipartisan
Georgia General Assembly Working
Group on Addiction and Recovery
Pass the Parity Act into law—
providing real reforms for those
impacted by addiction
monitoring and treatment for
healthcare professionals with
substance use disorders
As we support peer-positive recovery programs and events, consider that:
We support peers and their families
Enhance law enforcement and 昀椀rst
responders
Build a stronger workforce
demic in communities across Georgia. There are still those who oppose
funding and programs to support
prevention, treatment and recovery
programs. Yet, as the number of
families impacted by the Addiction
Epidemic grows, the voices across
Georgia who expect our leaders to
seek bipartisan, pro-family, pro-faith
and pro-business solutions to the
Addiction Epidemic is growing into a
true “Constituency of Consequence.”
In 2026 there will be an opportunity for Georgia’s elected officials
and business leaders to embrace the
Georgia Recovery Community and
enact laws, policies and funding that
support families impacted by the
Addiction Epidemic.
The Addiction Epidemic is real—
and it is deadly, But the good news
is: Recovery is Real.
Pass laws mandating the installation
of opioid reversal kits in Georgia
schools and government buildings
Reduce school dropout rates and
increase graduation rates
Pass laws legalizing drug testing
strips— saving countless lives
Provide our health care professionals
with vital resources
Pass laws addressing sentencing
surrounding fentanyl
As we approach the 2026 General Assembly and election cycle, it
is an opportunity for elected officials Jeff Breedlove is the Strategic Policy Advisor Georgia
Council for Recovery & CEO of the American
and business leaders to further adAddiction Recovery Association.
dress the reality of the Addiction Epi-
Pass laws establishing a professional
health program to provide for
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