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Massachusetts Addiction Prevention Alliance
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The Massachusetts Addiction Prevention Alliance is dedicated to protecting Bay State residents – specifically, young people – from addiction and substance abuse. We work to advocate, implement, and sustain policies that prevent alcohol and drug use and promote health, wellness, and safety for youth statewide. We also provide educational resources, helping to serve the immediate needs of those working to prevent substance abuse throughout the Commonwealth.
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MAPA Files Brief to Stop Proposed Ballot to Lift Cap on Alcohol Licensing in Massachusetts
MAPA, along with the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, has announced the filing of a brief asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to stop Cumberland Farms’ proposed ballot initiative to lift the cap on alcohol licensing in Massachusetts.
The organizations are raising alarm about the impact on the health of the state’s communities due to deregulation that will vastly expand alcohol outlet density and lead to significantly more addiction and social harms across the Commonwealth.
Read the Full Press Release Here.
Latest Updates
Ballot Initiative to Deregulate Alcohol Sales Moves Forward
MAPA is disappointed to learn that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled against us in the challenge to Initiative 19-14: Cumberland Farms’ effort to deregulate alcohol by having voters authorize convenience store beer and wine licenses, as well as unlimited package store licenses by a single entity in Massachusetts. What [...]
As I See It: Let’s do what’s working for COVID-19 and beat addiction, too
The addiction prevention community holds onto hope that in the post-covid world, lessons learned about public health will lead to needed and urgent policy action to reduce and prevent addiction. Read the op-ed here.
REVERE JOURNAL: Public Health Groups File to Stop Proposed Ballot Question on Alcohol Licensing
The Revere Journal recently covered MAPA’s efforts to stop the proposed ballot question that would deregulate alcohol licensing in Massachusetts. Click here to read the article. Read the Details of the Brief Here. Access the Full Legal Brief Here.
Environmental Prevention Strategies
It’s a pivotal moment for organizations like MAPA, whose goal is to protect children, families and communities from drug use and addiction. As giant addiction for-profit industries push for deregulation, we must remain unified and increase our commitment to the science-based, environmental prevention strategies that research has made clear are [...]