Governor Walker Proclaims Addiction Treatment Week in Wisconsin
Governor Walker shows his support for those with addiction by proclaiming April 23-29th, 2018 Addiction Treatment Week in Wisconsin. National Addiction Treatment Week is an initiative which promotes that addiction is a disease, evidence-based treatments are available, and recovery is possible. The week also highlights the need for clinicians to enter the field of addiction medicine.
Madison, WI, April 05, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, signs proclamation declaring April 23-29, 2018 “Addiction Treatment Awareness Week” throughout the State of Wisconsin. National Addiction Treatment Week, an initiative by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), raises awareness that addiction is a disease, evidence-based treatments are available, and recovery is possible.
Nearly 20.5 million Americans suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD), yet only 1 in 10 people with SUD receive treatment. An estimated 1.8 million Americans have opioid use disorder (OUD) related to prescription opioids; 626,000 have heroin-related OUD with an estimated cost of over $504 billion. Every year in the State of Wisconsin, an average of at least 1,706 people die from an alcohol-related issue. In 2016, an estimated 1,074 people died from a drug overdose in Wisconsin, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“Generating awareness that addiction is a disease and more clinicians need to be trained in addiction medicine is critical to saving patients’ lives,” said Matthew Felgus, MD, FASAM, President, Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine. “We are thrilled that Governor Walker has taken this important step to help increase awareness in Wisconsin.”
National Addiction Treatment Week promotes that addiction is a disease, recovery is possible, and more clinicians need to enter the field of addiction medicine.
Contact: Christine Merrifield
301.547.4140
Nearly 20.5 million Americans suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD), yet only 1 in 10 people with SUD receive treatment. An estimated 1.8 million Americans have opioid use disorder (OUD) related to prescription opioids; 626,000 have heroin-related OUD with an estimated cost of over $504 billion. Every year in the State of Wisconsin, an average of at least 1,706 people die from an alcohol-related issue. In 2016, an estimated 1,074 people died from a drug overdose in Wisconsin, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“Generating awareness that addiction is a disease and more clinicians need to be trained in addiction medicine is critical to saving patients’ lives,” said Matthew Felgus, MD, FASAM, President, Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine. “We are thrilled that Governor Walker has taken this important step to help increase awareness in Wisconsin.”
National Addiction Treatment Week promotes that addiction is a disease, recovery is possible, and more clinicians need to enter the field of addiction medicine.
Contact: Christine Merrifield
301.547.4140
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American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Luke Waldron
301-547-4118
www.ASAM.org
Luke Waldron
301-547-4118
www.ASAM.org
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