Empire State of Rights

Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders


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ENCORE: **This podcast was recorded on May 5, 2020.**

DRNY staff attorney, Alison Lynch, discusses substance use disorders with a focus on mental illness while addressing the negative misconceptions of substance addiction as well as the laws and bills in development to assist those with substance use disorder.

**Resources**
Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/nyregion/peter-harckham-drug-addiction.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=New%20York

ASAM's definition of "addiction": https://www.asam.org/Quality-Science/definition-of-addiction

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