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What is Not One More Alabama?
In November 2016 a group of family members and professionals began collaborating to address the impact of addiction on families in the state of Alabama. Realizing that incarceration, shame and detachment, and well as Just Say No or DARE campaigns had good intentions, but produced extremely poor results, the group that formed Not One More Alabama decided to step forward and share their personal experiences, knowledge, hope and support with those impacted by the disease of addiction.
The number of deaths from drug overdose skyrocketed in the 1990s after the prescription drug oxycontin came on the market and was aggressively marketed by Purdue Pharmaceuticals as "non-addictive." A second wave of overdose deaths came in 2010 with the rise of heroin use. A third wave began in 2013, according to the CDC, with significant increases in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, specifically illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Opioids are highly addictive substances that work in the nervous system of the body or in specific receptors of the brain to reduce the intensity of pain.
Overdose deaths involving opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin and synthetic opioids like fentanyl have increased more than 10 times since 1999. Nearly 108,000 people died from overdose in 2022 and approximately 82,000 of those deaths involved opioids, according to the CDC.
The number of deaths from drug overdose skyrocketed in the 1990s after the prescription drug oxycontin came on the market and was aggressively marketed by Purdue Pharmaceuticals as "non-addictive." A second wave of overdose deaths came in 2010 with the rise of heroin use. A third wave began in 2013, according to the CDC, with significant increases in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, specifically illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Opioids are highly addictive substances that work in the nervous system of the body or in specific receptors of the brain to reduce the intensity of pain.
Overdose deaths involving opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin and synthetic opioids like fentanyl have increased more than 10 times since 1999. Nearly 108,000 people died from overdose in 2022 and approximately 82,000 of those deaths involved opioids, according to the CDC.
Since organizing in 2016, we have actively campaigned to change the way we approach individuals in the grips of addiction and provide educational support to their families using evidence-based training. Instead of confrontation and shame, we stress kindness and compassion. NOMA is growing an army of professionally trained family coaches who share Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) strategies to create an environment that motivates change. CRAFT is an approach that benefits the individual with a substance use disorder AND their families.
NOMA also partners with organizations like Birmingham's Addiction Prevention Coalition and Mobile's Drug Education Council, to provide educational programs, fellowship events and grief support for families impacted by this devasting epidemic.
NOMA also partners with organizations like Birmingham's Addiction Prevention Coalition and Mobile's Drug Education Council, to provide educational programs, fellowship events and grief support for families impacted by this devasting epidemic.
What we are doing is WORKING!
For the first time since 2018, our country has experienced a decrease in drug overdose deaths. Provisional reports by the CDC show a 14.5 percent decrease in deaths between June 2023 and June 2024, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Partner with us as we support individuals and families who have been impacted by the disease of addiction. We will continue to gain and share education about treatment, recovery and support services. Together we can save lives and remove the stigma associated with addiction and mental illness that often accompanies it.
Partner with us as we support individuals and families who have been impacted by the disease of addiction. We will continue to gain and share education about treatment, recovery and support services. Together we can save lives and remove the stigma associated with addiction and mental illness that often accompanies it.
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Or leave a message at: 256-384-5055
Not One More Alabama is proud to be a Community Partner with The Partnership to End Addiction, an organization that provides personalized support and resources to families impacted by addiction, while mobilizing policymakers, researchers and health care professionals to more effectively address addiction systemically on a national scale.
Not One More Alabama is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Donations may be tax-deductible.
Our federal tax ID number is 61-1807663
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