News Articles

• This Opioid Addiction Drug is Rarely Misused. So Why is There So Much Regulation? - USA TODAY, May 18, 2023

• 'We Want to Keep People Alive:' How Laws Across DC Region Can Help Prevent Fatal Overdoses - WTOP News, May 15, 2023

• DEA Extends Pandemic Era Policy that Allows Telehealth Docs to Prescribe Controlled Substances - USA TODAY, May 9, 2023

• National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Stories and Advice from Parents and Experts Who Have Faced the Terrifying Reality of America's Fentanyl Crisis - Better Magazine, May 9, 2023

• New DEA Requirements May Limit Access to Buprenorphine, a Popular Drug for Opioid Recovery - USA TODAY, May 3, 2023

• Fentanilo: Primera Causa de Muerte por Sobredosis en EEUU - Radio Television Espanola, May 2, 2023 

• New Details About the Greenwich Town Party Parade and Other Neighborhood Notes - The Greenwich Time, April 23, 2023

• Shannon Biello, Shatterproof's VP of Treatment Quality and Strategy Talks About their Efforts to Reverse the Addiction Crisis - DETV's Good Morning Wilmington, April 3, 2023 

• Solomon Page Partners with Shatterproof - Solomon Page, March 22, 2023

• Xylazine Fears Grow As 'Zombie' Drug Spreads Across U.S. - Newsweek, March 7, 2023

• How to Rise Up Against Addiction to Make a Difference with Shatterproof - The Sober Curator, March 4, 2023

• Ending the Stigma Associated with Addiction - Think Tank with Steve Adubato, March 6, 2023

• How One Man is Using His Journey of Self-Discovery to Help Others Learn to Heal - RealWV, March 3, 2023

• Partnership to Raise Awareness About the Link Between SUDs, Eating Disorders - Mental Health Weekly, March 2, 2023

• The Equity Talk: One of America's Largest Insurance Providers is Making Addiction and Mental Health a Top Focus for CEOs - Business Insider, March 2, 2023

• Shatterproof Founder's Life Mission After Losing Son - Grieving Out Loud, March 1, 2023

• North Texas School District Fighting Fentanyl Crisis - Spectrum Local News, February 24, 2023

• DMX's 10-Year-Old Daughter Plans to Create a Docuseries On Drug Addiction, as Fentanyl Overdoses Surge in Adolescents - Yahoo! News, February 23, 2023

• Fighting Fentanyl: Community Working to Overcome Addiction - Mountain Democrat, February 17, 2023

• How to Be Better Recovery Allies - Spirituality + Health, February 17, 2023

• The Power of $7M: How Companies Can Make a Lasting Impact with Their Super Bowl Ad Budget - Sustainable Brands, February 11, 2023

• Tracking the Opioid Crisis: Inside the DEA’s secret lab - CNN, February 3, 2023

• Hilton CEO Receives 2023 Shatterproof Hospitality Hero Award - Hotel Management, February 1, 2023

• Shatterproof 'Hospitality Heroes' Reception Convenes More than 60 Hospitality Companies - Hospitality Net, February 1, 2023

• Some Addiction Treatment Centers Turn Big Profits by Scaling Back Care - CBS News, January 30, 2023

• Drinking Again? Maybe the Problem is Dry January - The New York Times, January 18, 2023

• 16 Charities PureWow are Supporting This Year - PureWow, December 10, 2022

• Jelly Roll Releases A Powerful, Melodic Glimpse At Addiction With New Song ‘She’ - Entertainment Focus, December 1, 2022

• Jelly Roll Addresses the Struggle Of Addiction In New Song - WKKG-FM, December 1, 2022

• Jelly Roll shares a powerful anthem about addiction: Listen now - Audacy, December 1, 2022

• Listen: Jelly Roll Debuts New Song 'She' to Spotlight the Struggle With Addiction - Country Music Television, December 1, 2022

• Grantee Spotlight: Partnership with Shatterproof Aims to Reduce Stigma Around Substance Use Disorder - Medium, November 30, 2022

• Gary Mendell Highlighted as Entrepreneur - Wharton Magazine, Fall/Winter 2022

• USM Student Group Launches Program to Educate Peers about Addiction, Disease Prevention, Treatment and Recovery - The University of Southern Mississippi, November 1, 2022

• Connecticut to Receive $300M in Opioid Recovery Fund Over Next 18 Years - News 12 Westchester, October 26, 2022

• Tackling the Fentanyl Crisis - NPR, October 19, 2022

• Joe Biden's Voicemail to Hunter Biden Is a 'Wonderful Example' - Newsweek, October 13, 2022

• A Dose of Addiction Support Recovery - Healthy Dose of Dialogue Podcast, October 13, 2022

• A Leaked Voicemail Revealed Joe Biden's Message to his Son Hunter as he Struggled with Addiction. Recovery Groups Hope it Can Inspire Others to Show Empathy - Business Insider, October 11, 2022

• 'It's imperative': National Leaders in Mental Health Join Ranks in Utah to Tackle Stigma, Disparities - KSL, October 11, 2022

• Wake Up Call from Rise Up Against Addiction Walk - WCVB-TV, October 11, 2022

• World Mental Health Day lands During Middle of 3-Day Summit at Snowbird - KJZZ-14, October 11, 2022

• How Will Arizona Spend its $542 Million Opioid Settlement Money? Here's What We Know - Arizona Republic, September 29, 2022

• PR's Top Pros Talk: Lauren Lawson-Zilai - O'Dwyer's PR, September 26, 2022

• Shatterproof Walk Against Addiction - NBC Washington, September 24, 2022

• Shatterproof 5K Walk to End Addiction Crisis Happening at Soldier Field - CBS-Chicago, September 10, 2022

• Shatterproof Announces Rise Up Against Addiction Montana Community Walk - Laurel Outlook, September, 8, 2022

• What You Should Never Say To A Loved One In Recovery - Glam, September 7, 2022

• New Tool Can Assist those Struggling with Addiction - Villages News, September 4, 2022

• Oneida County Continues to Confront Opioid Problem - Oneida Dispatch, September 3, 2022

• AG Moody Helps Launch New Addiction Prevention Platform in Florida -The Capitalist, September 2, 2022

• An Online Tool to Find Addiction Treatment Launches in Florida -WLRN-FM, September 2, 2022 

• Attorney General Moody Touts  New Addiction Resource Website to Combat Florida Opioid Crisis - CBS 47 Jacksonville, September 2, 2022

• Floridians Battling Addiction Can Find Personalized Options with Treatment Atlas - FOX 13 Tampa Bay, September 1, 2022

• Florida AG Moody Boosts Website to Help Fight Opioid Addiction - The Free Press, September 1, 2022

• As Overdose Crisis Persists, New Website Connects Floridians with Treatment - WFTS Tampa Bay, September 1, 2022

• End Stigma, Save Lives; Oneida County Mark Overdose Awareness Day with Education - WIBX 950, August 31, 2022 
• Cook County Continues to See Increase in Opioid-Related Deaths: 'It's time for us to wake up' - FOX News, August 23, 2022
• Trumbull County Gets $344.4M in Opioid Ruling -Tribune Chronicle, August 19, 2022
• Walmart, Walgreens, CVS Ordered to Pay $650M To Rectify Opioid Abuse - Newsy, August 19, 2022 
• Golf Tournament Works to Reverse Addiction Crisis - WIVB-TV, August 7, 2022
• New Addiction Treatment Comes to Pyramid Healthcare - WBRE-TV, August 3, 2022
• Ending the Addiction Stigma with Gary Mendell - I Love Me Lab, August 2022
• People on the Move - Washington Business Journal, July 25, 2022
• Join Shatterproof and CBS 2 for the Rise Up Against Addiction Walk on Sept. 10 at 8 a.m. at Soldier Field in Chicago - WBBM-TV, July 25, 2022
• QED Investors Expands Mental Health Initiative to Tackle Stigma of Addiction in Latin America’s Startup Ecosystem - Business Wire, July 20, 2022
• Online Tool Helps Connect NJ, Pa. Families with Right Type of Addiction Services - KYW News Radio, July 15, 2022
• DHS joins with Horizon, Shatterproof to Launch DHS’s ATLAS, Online Substance Use Disorder Treatment Reference Guide - ROI-NJ, July 7, 2022
• Helping Families Access and Find the Right Addiction Treatment Center for Loved Ones - Tulsa World, June 30, 2022
• Pennsylvania Launches New Addiction Treatment Tool - The Herald-Standard, June 23, 2022
• ‘Just Five’ Promotes Workplace Health, Wellness - The Sharon Herald, June 14, 2022
• CVS Health's Intersection Strategies for Tech and Mental Health - Health Leader's Media, June 6
• SALT Talks Interview with Shatterproof Founder & CEO Gary Mendell - SALT, May 2022
• Anthem Foundation Commits $13 Million to Substance Use Disorder Programs - citybiz, May 26, 2022
• ‘Showdown on the Sound’ in Darien Raises Over $1M for Addiction Treatment -News12.com, May 23, 2022
• Shatterproof Statement Regarding the Just Released 2021 CDC Overdose Numbers - The Clanton Advertiser, May 11, 2022
• First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day Launches on May 10 
• National Addiction Treatment Locator Has Outdated Data and Other Critical Flaws - Kaiser Health News, May 9, 2022
• Revisited-Transforming Tragedy into Advocacy - Beyond the Balance Sheet, May 2022 
• Singer-Songwriter Sydney Sherrill Raises $5K for Shatterproof Nonprofit with Release of ‘Vice’ - Massachusetts Newswire, April 27, 2022
• US: Discrimination Based on Opioid Treatment Violates Law - ABC News, April 5, 2022
• Finance Bros, Assemble! Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Will DJ At Lollapalooza - Benzinga, March 22, 2022
• Opioid Victims to Confront Purdue Pharma's Sacklers in U.S. court - Reuters,  March 10, 2022
• Shattering Addiction with Gary Mendell - Deep Dives podcast, March 3, 2022
• Episode 018 – Gary Mendell, Founder and CEO of Shatterproof - Behavioral Healthcare Executive Podcast, February 14, 2022
• Shatterproof Receives $5 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott - Associated Press, February 8, 2022
• Shatterproof Hospitality Heroes Reception Raises Over $1M - Hotel Management, January 2022
• The Opioid Epidemic I: Addiction & Treatment - Akin Gump, December 1, 2021
• Gary Mendell, CEO of Shatterproof, on How Addiction Turned His Family's Life Upside Down - The Power of We podcast, November 8, 2021
• Employees Don’t Want to Work with Someone with an Addiction - Employee Benefit News, November 2021
• Shatterproof and The Hartford Release Largest and Most Expansive Addiction Stigma Survey Ever Fielded - Yahoo! Finance, October 2021
• Jamie Lee Curtis to Receive The 2021 Shatterproof Brian Mendell Memorial Award - Yahoo! Finance, October 2021
• Transforming Tragedy into Advocacy - Beyond the Balance Sheet, September 15, 2021
• Episode #24 High Truths with Gary Mendell on Stigma of Addiction - High Truths on Drugs and Addiction, June 7, 2021
• Windermere Mother Keeping Daughter’s Spirit Alive - Orange Observer, May 5, 2021
• The Health 202: Overdose deaths May Have Topped 90,000 in 2020 - The Washington Post, April 2021
• COVID-19 and Addiction: An Epidemic within the Pandemic - Comcast Newsmakers, March, 15, 2021
• Stronger than Addiction - Gary Mendell of Shatterproof.org - Wellness and Thriving in Recovery, January 2021
• Gary Mendell of Shatterproof.org and TreatmentAtlas.org - Dismantled Life: A Podcast About Addiction & Recovery, January 2021
• A Mental Health Check-in (with Stephanie Wittels Wachs and Gary Mendell) - In the Bubble, October 2020
• Gary Mendell Wants You to Know his Son Didn't Have to Die - All the Wiser, October 2020
• Melissa Etheridge Plans Virtual Performance for ‘Stronger Than Addiction’ Event - Rolling Stone, September 2020
• Wolf Administration Announces Partnership with National Nonprofit, Shatterproof, to End Substance Use Disorder Stigma - State of Pennsylvania, July 2020
• A New Website Helps People Find and Assess Addiction Treatment -WBUR News, July 2020
• Push to Protect Addiction Treatment Under Health Law is Primed -The Wall Street Journal, July 2020
• To Improve Addiction Treatment, Rate the Providers - USA Today, December 2019
• He Had Me at Stigma: An Interview with Gary Mendell - Aveus, November 2019 
• Gary Mendell - Steppin' Out Radio, August 2019
• Families Impacted By the Opioid Crisis Testified -NPR (WNYC), August 2019
• Building Upon Proof: Gary Mendell, Shatterproof - Cover2, January 19, 2019
• UNBROKEN: Since Losing His Son to Opioids, Gary Mendell Has Been On a Mission to Shake Up the System - The Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 2018
• Looking Addiction Straight In the Eye — and Treating It with Science and Empathy -The Hotel School, May 2018
• Gary Mendell is Shatterproof - No Vacancy Live and No Vacancy News, May 2018
• Rise Up & End Stigma Together - Gary Mendell - Rise & Grind Recovery Radio, January 19, 2017
• Gary Mendell is New Voice in the Fight Against Addiction - The Wall Street Journal, June 2014

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