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Policy & Advocacy
When the Public Health Emergency Does(n't?) End
The COVID-era PHE made SUD care accessible in a profound new way. But that could all change once the PHE expires. Boulder has been preparing to ensure continuity of care for our current and future patients and is actively advocating for better regulations to help all people in need of addiction care.
Ben Maclean
General Counsel
Policy & Advocacy
Stacking Stigmas:
When the stigma of abortion is added to other forms of stigma, dangerous forces multiply. From her work delivering both reproductive and SUD care to patients in need, Dr. Amy Potter shares her firsthand perspective about the impact of the SCOTUS ruling.
Amy Potter, MD
Boulder Physician
Policy & Advocacy
The Real Cost of Treating Disease like a Crime
Boulder Care’s Medical Director, Alyson Smith, and Community Justice expert, Jeremy Hubbard, explain why incarceration creates such dangerous situations for SUD patients -- and what can be done about it.
Alyson Smith, MD
Former Medical Director
Policy & Advocacy
The Ways We Regulate Stigma into Law
Ben MacLean, Boulder's General Counsel, explains how laws and regulations can fight against patients with SUDs and stand in the way of better treatment options.
Ben Maclean
General Counsel
Policy & Advocacy
How Criminal Justice (Mis)handles Addiction
Jeremy Hubbard discusses what he learned in his 16 year career as a parole officer about what the criminal justice system gets wrong around substance use disorder, treatment, and helping inmates with addictions.
Jeremy Hubbard
Owner, Liminal Justice Consulting, LLC