About Us

• RoA Update 2022

• Tackling Stigma by Working with the Media

• Tackling Addiction Stigma by Working With Journalists

• RoA Update Spring 2023

• RoA Update Fall 2023

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Academic Publications

• Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Reporting on Addiction: An Innovative, Collaborative Approach to Reduce Stigma by Improving Media Coverage and Public Messaging about Addiction Treatment and Recovery

• Journal of American Pharmacists Association - Reporting on Addiction: Countering misinformation about addiction, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery

• Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Reporting on Addiction: A novel attempt to change the visual language of addiction

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Accountability

• Localize This: How to Cover Opioid Settlement Funds in Your Community

• Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars in Your State

• Conflicts of Interest and Opioid Settlement Money

• Lift the Veil: Using Public Records to Investigate Opioid Settlement Spending

• Telling Complex Stories about Opioid Settlement Spending

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Alcohol

• Dry January - Other Considerations

• Dry January - Changing Alcohol Use Behaviors

• Dry January - Background

• Damp January - Background

• Dry January - About Alcohol Use Disorder

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Awards

• RoA Microgrant Awardee Tynesha McCullers - 2024

• RoA Microgrant Awardee Emily Bader - 2024

• RoA Microgrant Awardee Francia Hernandez - 2024

• RoA Microgrant Awardee Kyle Cameron - 2024

• RoA Microgrants 2024

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Breaking News

• "Crack Pipes" and SAMHSA Funding

• Zombie Nation

• Emerging Cannabis Topics

• "Fentanyl Syndrome"

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Cannabis

• Emerging Cannabis Topics

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Case Studies

• "Crack Pipes" and SAMHSA Funding

• Zombie Nation

• How to Reduce Stigma in Visual Journalism

• "Fentanyl Syndrome"

• Case Study: Contingency Management vs. Other Scientific Headlines

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Ethics

• How to Reduce Stigma in Visual Journalism

• "Fentanyl Syndrome"

• Dry January & Damp January - Reporting Tips

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Events

• Telling Complex Stories about Opioid Settlement Spending

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Experts through Experience

• Language Style Guide ✔️

• Visual Style Guide ✔️

• Op-Ed Toolkit📝

• Digital Security Toolkit📝

• Trauma-informed and Empathy-based Reporting Toolkit📝

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Experts through Training

• Language Style Guide ✔️

• Visual Style Guide ✔️

• Op-Ed Toolkit📝

• Digital Security Toolkit📝

• Trauma-informed and Empathy-based Reporting Toolkit📝

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Explainer

• "Crack Pipes" and SAMHSA Funding

• Zombie Nation

• Lift the Veil: Using Public Records to Investigate Opioid Settlement Spending

• "Fentanyl Syndrome"

• Building Trust in Addiction Reporting: A Toolkit for Trauma-Informed, Empathy-Based Journalism

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Follow The Money

• Localize This: How to Cover Opioid Settlement Funds in Your Community

• Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars in Your State

• Tribal Principles: Indigenous-Centered Perspectives on the Tribal Settlement Funds

• Conflicts of Interest and Opioid Settlement Money

• Lift the Veil: Using Public Records to Investigate Opioid Settlement Spending

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Harm Reduction

• "Crack Pipes" and SAMHSA Funding

• Dry January & Damp January - Reporting Tips

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Journalists

• "Crack Pipes" and SAMHSA Funding

• Language Style Guide ✔️

• Zombie Nation

• Localize This: How to Cover Opioid Settlement Funds in Your Community

• Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars in Your State

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News

• Tackling Addiction Stigma by Working With Journalists

• University of Wisconsin Center for Journalism Ethics (5 Dec 2022)

• The Open Notebook (16 May 2023)

• WVU Reed College of Media

• AHCJ (10 Nov 2023)

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Opioid Settlement Funds

• Localize This: How to Cover Opioid Settlement Funds in Your Community

• Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars in Your State

• Tribal Principles: Indigenous-Centered Perspectives on the Tribal Settlement Funds

• Conflicts of Interest and Opioid Settlement Money

• Lift the Veil: Using Public Records to Investigate Opioid Settlement Spending

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Opioids

• "Crack Pipes" and SAMHSA Funding

• Zombie Nation

• Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars in Your State

• "Fentanyl Syndrome"

• Opioid Settlement Story Ideas

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Quarterly Update

• RoA Update 2022

• RoA Update Spring 2023

• RoA Update Fall 2023

• RoA Quarterly Update Q1 2024

• RoA Quarterly Update Q2 2024

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Resources

• Language Style Guide ✔️

• How to Reduce Stigma in Visual Journalism

• Tribal Principles: Indigenous-Centered Perspectives on the Tribal Settlement Funds

• Visual Style Guide ✔️

• Emerging Cannabis Topics

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Treatment

• NEW RESOURCE: Contingency Management

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Videos

• Tackling Stigma by Working with the Media

• Tackling Addiction Stigma by Working With Journalists

• Localize This: How to Cover Opioid Settlement Funds in Your Community

• Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars in Your State

• How to Reduce Stigma in Visual Journalism

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