While Massachusetts has made meaningful strides to combat the opioid epidemic that continues to devastate communities throughout our state, there is still much work to be done to ensure that residents are provided with the essential services that they need to seek treatment and maintain sobriety.

This session, Senator Kennedy has filed and/or co-sponsored critical pieces of legislation that, upon their passage, will provide the state with unique methods to ease the burden of this crisis by expanding access to treatment. Senator Kennedy is the lead sponsor of the Recover Act which would provide those in recovery with employment opportunities by creating a competitive grant program to support partnerships between treatment providers and vocational service providers.