Archive: News

• Meet a Student: MS ADPP Joins the APHA Annual Meeting

  This year, our program will be tabling for Georgetown's School of Health on Tuesday, November 4th, from 12:30 - 4:00 pm at the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting and Expo in Washingt

  Category: News Tags: conference, events, outreach, public health, student

• $1,500 Raised for Recovery Efforts at Shatterproof Walk 2025!

  Team ADPP was proud to join the Shatterproof Walk to end stigma around substance use disorder and recovery last weekend! Together, the team raised over $1,500. Thanks to recent alumni Michael Shea an

  Category: News Tags: advocacy, alumni, events, outreach, recovery, shatterproof, students

• Embracing Our Own Stories: Mobilize Recovery’s Campus Surge at Georgetown

  This Tuesday, our program was honored to welcome friends, students, and alumni to campus for our Campus Surge event with Mobilize Recovery. The event brought together passionate advocates and organiz

  Category: News Tags: adpp, events, hoyas for recovery, recovery

• “Nothing Less Than Justice:” Amber Lashbaugh ’26 on Supporting Women in Recovery

  Amber Lashbaugh (MS '26) recently published an article on supporting women in recovery for Ms., a national feminist magazine. In honor of National Recovery Month, Amber investigates the specific

  Category: News Tags: gender, politics, publication, recovery, research, student spotlight

• “Help is Here:” Jacob Lignell ’26 and Professor LaBelle in The Hoya

  As The Hoya reflects on International Overdose Awareness Day, the student newspaper spotlights recovery and harm reduction measures across Georgetown, including the training and distribution of naloxone that the M.S. Addiction Policy & Practice program developed with HOYADOPE.

  Category: News Tags: director, overdose, publication, recovery, student spotlight

• Campus Surge Comes to Georgetown on October 7th!

  RSVP for Campus Surge 2025 In partnership with Hoyas for Recovery, the Master of Science in Addiction Policy and Practice program at Georgetown’s School of Health, and the O’Neill Institute’s Ce

  Category: News Tags: events, overdose, recovery, research, resources

• MS ADPP Honors National Recovery Month

  This National Recovery Month, the Addiction Policy & Practice program honors the work of those in recovery, and the workers and community that support them. As Noel Vest and his colleagues highlight,

  Category: News Tags: advocacy, events, recovery, recovery month, research

• Curious About Addiction Policy? New Info Session Dates Just Announced!

  Are you passionate about improving recovery outcomes, but not sure how to turn that drive into a career? Are you looking to join a community of dedicated policy professionals and learn from experts a

  Category: News Tags: admissions, director, info session, recovery

• Director Comments: New Executive Order “Will Do Nothing To Address Fundamental Issues Facing the Country”

  Last week, the Washington Post published an article on Trump's new executive order pushing for forcible hospitalization of the homeless, an act intended to fight "vagrancy" in U.S. cities. Program Di

  Category: News Tags: director, federal government, mental health, politics, publication

• Applications Open for Class of 2026-2027

  Applications are now open for our 2026-2027 cohort! Come join a community of addiction policy leaders committed to evidence-based solutions and grounded in compassion. Our application portal will rem

  Category: News Tags: admissions, adpp