Archive: News

• 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

• M.S. Addiction Policy & Practice Joins the Georgetown School of Health

  We are pleased to announce that we are joining the Georgetown School of Health (SOH) this academic year, marking an exciting new chapter in our program’s history.

  Categories: Announcements, News Tags: adpp, announcement, capitol campus, school of health, transition

• The First 100 Days: Regina LaBelle in the Journal of Addiction Medicine

  Last week, the American Society of Addiction Medicine highlighted a commentary piece written by our Director, Regina LaBelle, on the first 100 days of the Trump administration and its impacts on the

  Category: News Tags: director, government, politics, publication, recovery

• 2024 ADPP Employment Report Released

  Over 95% of our graduates found employment or continued education within 6 months! Check out the full report now.

  Category: News Tags: adpp, alumni, data, employment report

• Student Publication: Substance Use Disorder Recovery Research Opportunities

  Mary Davis (MS ADPP '23) has co-authored a newly-published article on substance use disorder recovery research opportunities in Frontiers, a leading publisher of peer-reviewed, open-source scientific

  Categories: Announcements, News Tags: publication, recovery, research, student spotlight

• Application Deadline Extended to May 1st, 2025

  Given the reduction in federal workforce, we recognize that career plans for both working professionals and graduating students may be changing. As such, we are pleased to extend our regular decision

  Category: News Tags: admissions, announcement, deadline extension

• Tales of Hope, Love, and Resilience: Grief to Action Event

  This Thursday, we were honored to bring our community together for Grief to Action: Families Shaping the Nation's Response to Addiction. In partnership with Song for Charlie and the O'Neill Institute

  Category: News Tags: adpp, community, event, grief, overdose, recovery

• Saving Medicaid: Molly McGrath ’22 Published in Pittsburgh Gazette

  Congress must see the indispensable role of Medicaid in reducing overdose deaths, and not haphazardly freeze lifesaving federal grant programs that also provide medication treatment to the uninsured

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