Beating back a new wave of opioid overdoses
The Washington Post recently had a thought-provoking conversation with Mary Bono about the resurgence of opioid overdoses, a crisis that continues to devastate communities across the nation. Mary, a long-time advocate for drug policy reform and widow of the late Sonny Bono, has been at the forefront of efforts to combat substance abuse. She expressed […]
Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse holds 2024 west coast Humanitarian Awards
Approximately 80 invited guests sipped cocktails and savored a three-course dinner at Wally’s Desert Turtle in Rancho Mirage while listening to some very heartbreaking stories about fentanyl use. The event was Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse’s (MAPDA) 2024 west coast Humanitarian Awards, held April 25. MAPDA was founded by Janet Janes and The Honorable Mary […]
MAPDA and RCA Partnership
The Danger in America’s Medicine Cabinets: Recovery Centers of America and Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse Announce New Partnership to End Prescription Drug Abuse. Read More at: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-danger-in-americas-medicine-cabinets-recovery-centers-of-america-and-mothers-against-prescription-drug-abuse-announce-new-partnership-to-end-prescription-drug-abuse-300910373.html
Rogers to be Honored for Leadership in Combating Opioid Epidemic
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, the Kentucky Congressman who has led various federal initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic, will be honored in Washington, D.C., by Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse (MAPDA) with the organization’s first Humanitarian Award. Read more at: http://www.psychcongress.com/article/rogers-be-honored-leadership-combating-opioid-epidemic
MAPDA Lends Support to H.R. 7246, the “Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Act”
The Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act would: Authorize the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to provide $10 million annually to support educational programs for students and student athletes, as well as training for teachers, administrators, athletic trainers, coaches, athletic directors, and others specifically targeted at strategies for preventing the […]
Recovery Centers of America and MAPDA Announce 2022 Scholarships
This Year’s Hope for Addiction Scholarship Winner Would Literally Give the Shirt Off His Back KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 12, 2022 – Recovery Centers of America (RCA) and MAPDA continue to support furthering education to treat those battling substance use disorder (SUD) by today announcing three outstanding winners of this year’s Hope for Addiction […]
C-Span: National Governors Association, Discussion on Prescription Drug Abuse
Governors met to discuss the best methods to combat the problem of prescription drug abuse. Guest speakers included former Representative Mary Bono (R-CA), co-founder of the Congressional Csucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, who said the current debate surrounding the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana was clouding anti-drug messages targeted toward young people. Watch At: https://www.c-span.org/video/?327221-1/national-governors-association-discussion-prescription-drug-abuse
NACo: Former member of Congress, Principal, Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting
Mary Bono served as a U.S. Congresswoman from California from 1998-2013, where she co-founded the Congressional Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Caucus with Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky. In her current role as co-convener of the “Collaborative for Effective Opioid Policies,” she works to engage diverse stakeholders behind a comprehensive policy strategy to reduce prescription opioid […]
ABC News: Sue Kruczek, whose son overdosed on heroin, hopes to “warm” Trump’s heart.
A heartbroken mother whose son died of a heroin overdose is hoping a Valentine’s Day letter about him to President Trump will “warm” his heart and urge the federal government to do more about the crisis. Sue Kruczek, whose son, Nick, died when he was 20 years old, plans to send the letter to the president Saturday, […]
USA Today: ‘Double down’ in fight against opioid abuse. By Mary Bono
This dire situation demands action. Now is the time to “double down” in the fight against this epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription opioid overdoses have quadrupled since 1999 and continue to be the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States. Between 2014 through 2015alone, increases in prescription drug overdoses in 19 […]