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Home/Resources/6 Elements Of The Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (CARA)

6 Elements Of The Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (CARA)

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Parents of young adolescents (12-16),   Parents of older teens/young adults (17-25),   Parents of adult children,   Teachers or community support personnel

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) is the most expansive federal, bipartisan legislation to date for addiction support services. The bill passed the U.S. Senate in March 2016 with proposed efforts to provide resources and incentivize state and local communities to expand drug treatment, prevention and recovery efforts. This resource provides an overview of CARA and the six key elements of addressing addiction: prevention, treatment, overdose reversal, recovery, law enforcement, and criminal justice reform.

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Find more information about each section of CARA though the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America website.

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Any parent or community member that is interested in learning more about the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act will find this resource helpful; including parents of young adolescents (12-16); parents of older teens/young adults (17-25), parents of adult children and teachers/community support personnel.

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This infographic is presented by Addiction Policy Forum, a partnership of diverse partnership of organizations, policymakers and stakeholders committed to working together to elevate awareness around addiction and to improve national policy through a comprehensive response that includes prevention, treatment, recovery and criminal justice reform.

 

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