2025 Advocacy Priorities
Where We Stand
The American College of Physicians supports increased availability and coverage of mental and behavioral health services, including increased integration of behavioral health services in primary care practices. ACP also supports appropriate and effective efforts to reduce all substance abuse. We recognize substance abuse as a chronic medical condition, and we believe that there needs to be greater emphasis on prevention, education, aftercare, and treatment.
Policies
Substance Use Disorder
- Regulatory Framework for Cannabis: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians 7/23/2024
- Excessive Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Policy Brief of the American College of Physicians 4/22/2024
- Position Statement on Decreasing Barriers to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder 4/25/2022
- Position Statement on Harm Reduction Strategies for Substance Use Disorders including Overdose Prevention Sites and Fentanyl Test Strips 4/25/2022
- Health and Public Policy to Facilitate Effective Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders 2017
- Prescription Drug Abuse 2013
Tobacco Use
Latest Advocacy Efforts
- StatementACP Calls for Evidence-Based Public Health Approach to Cannabis Regulation 7/23/2024
- LetterJoint Letter to House Appropriations Committee Opposing Restrictions on FDA's Authority Over Tobacco Products 6/7/2024
- LetterJoint Letter to Federal Agencies Calling for Stronger Enforcement Against Unauthorized Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems or E-Cigarettes 5/22/2024
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