Prescription for Progress is a coalition of leaders in healthcare, media, law enforcement, education and business committed to raising awareness and taking positive steps to address the opioid crisis. Drawing support from across the Capital Region, we’re working to change the ways in which addiction is understood, treated, and ultimately prevented.

Our mission is simple: Save lives, build communities.

In 2018, Prescription for Progress stakeholders met and identified five priority areas to focus on in the Capital Region. In smaller groups, we have been exploring solutions to:

1. Build workforce and resource capacity for treatment and service providers
2. Expand medical provider/pharmacy training and education
3. Increase capability for sharing data on overdoses and drug-related deaths
4. Expand evidence-based substance abuse education
5. Reduce and stop the flow of harmful, illegal substances into the community
   

Our strength comes from many. Opioid abuse affects us all—and we can all be part of the solution. These organizations are part of Prescription for Progress.

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany County
Albany County District Attorney’s Office
Albany County Sheriff’s Department
Albany Medical Center
Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services
CDPHP
City School District of Albany

Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region

CTG UAlbany
Equinox, Inc.
Healthy Capital District Initiative
Hope House, Inc.
Marra’s Pharmacy
Martin Group Marketing
MedWise-CME
MVP Health Care

New York Association of Alcoholism

   and Substance Abuse Providers

Passport for Good
Rensselaer County
Friends of Recovery New York
Saratoga Hospital
School of Public Health, University at Albany
Siena College
Siena College Research Institute
St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Centers (SPARC)
St. Peter’s Health Partners
The College of Saint Rose
Third District Dental Society of New York
Times Union
University at Albany
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center
WNYT NewsChannel 13 and WNYA-My4

Read the Times Union coverage of the opioid crisis in the Capital Region and beyond.

timesunion.com/opioids

Follow along with coverage of the crisis from WNYT NewsChannel 13.

wnyt.com/opioids

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