September 28, 2020 - Harrisburg, PA
Governor Tom Wolf and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Jennifer Smith, in partnership with Penn State University's Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research, public health nonprofit The Public Good Projects, and national nonprofit Shatterproof, announced the launch of Life Unites Us, an evidence-based approach to stigma reduction of substance use disorders (SUD), specifically opioid use disorder (OUD).The state-wide campaign is funded by $1.9 million in federal grant funding and part of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Program's (DDAP) 2019-2022 Strategic Plan goal of reducing stigma of substance use disorder."We want every Pennsylvanian struggling with substance use disorder to know that they are valued, that they are loved, and that they deserve treatment," Gov. Wolf said. "The Life Unites Us campaign will help to save lives by decreasing stigma in the commonwealth, and it will remind us all that every person is greater than the diseases that afflict them, and that we are all stronger when we support one another."
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