Press Coverage

State-Based Advocacy Press

• The Baltimore Sun (February 21, 2016): Md. should mandate use of prescription drug monitoring programs
• NBC Connecticut (July 15, 2015): Governor signs law to help opioid abusers
• The Day (July 15, 2015): Malloy signs bill to tighten reporting of prescription opioids and make antidote accessible
• News 8 WTNH (July 15, 2015): Easier access to miracle drug to combat overdoses
• Republican American (March 19, 2015): Help sought for addicts to opioids
• The CT Mirror (March 12, 2015): Gary Mendell - Op-Ed: Connecticut can do more to address substance use disorder
• CN2 (February 11, 2015): Stronger Protections for Addicts Reporting Overdoses Added to House Heroin Bill, Set for Friday Floor Vote
• The Charleston Gazette (February 11, 2015): Lawmakers pass bill to curb W.Va. drug overdoses
• Tallahassee Democrat (January 27, 2015): Gary Mendell - Support Laws to Save Overdose Victims
• The Tampa Tribune (January 23, 2015): Gary Mendell - Support Laws to Save Overdose Victims
• Cincinnati Enquirer (January 4, 2015): Gary Mendell - Kentucky Heroin Bill Must Include Naloxone
• The Courier-Journal (January 3, 2015): Gary Mendell - Fighting Heroin
• KY Forward (December 30, 2014): Gary Mendell - Commentary: Real Policy Changes Needed to Keep Addiction from Shattering More Lives
• Charleston Gazette (December 25, 2014): 'These Are Preventable': Group Backs Bills to Lower Drug Overdose in West Virginia

Shatterproof Challenge Press

• KTLA's Courtney Friel, Jason Ball Complete Shatterproof Challenge
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 23, 2015): Son's heroin death inspires Atlanta mom's death-defying stunt
• WJLA.com (October 7, 2015): Harris's Heroes
• The Daily Record (September 30, 2015): Maryland Hotel CEO, Employees Rappel for Addiction awareness
• WUSA-TV (CBS) (September 29, 2015): Group Rappels 15 Stories in Bethesda to Bring Awareness to Drug Addiction
• Bethesda Magazine (September 29, 2015): Participants Rappel Down Bethesda High-Rise in Fundraiser for Drug Addiction Nonprofit
• Lodging Magazine (September 28, 2015): Hospitality Executives Rally for Addiction Awareness
• Politico (September 25, 2015): Up Lafayette Tower
• Hotel Business (September 25, 2015): Hotel Industry Gets Involved Through Shatterproof Challenge
• The Tennessean (September 18): Rappelling from the top of a Nashville skyscraper? Why not?
• WALB News Channel 10 (September 17): Group rappels down Nashville building to raise awareness (Also appeared on WDAM 7, WFXG FOX 54, WTVM ABC 9, WSMV NBC 4, WMC Action News 5, and WKRN 2)
• WDAM Channel 7 (September 17, 2015): Group rappels down Nashville building to raise awareness
• All Access (September 17, 2015): MCA Nashville VP/Promotion Katie Dean Rappels Down Building
• The Indianapolis Star Online (September 11, 2015): Legislator rappels downtown hotel - for cause
• WRTV-TV (ABC)-Indianapolis (September 11, 2015): More than 40 rappel down The Westin Indianapolis to raise awareness for addiction
• American Hotels & Lodging Association (September 2015): Top Government Officials & Hotel CEOs join forces to raise awareness about drug & alcohol addiction
• Times Online: Rappellers defy gravity in Pittsburgh to raise funds for drug and alcohol addiction treatment
• Fox CT (July 29, 2015): Fundraisers rappel down Hartford Hilton Hotel
• Channel 6 WECT (July 28, 2015): WFSB joins Rappel Hartford to take the Shatterproof Challenge
• We-Ha.com (July 28, 2015): West Hartford Teen to Rappel down Hartford Hilton
• Channel 3 WFSB (July 16, 2015): Shatterproof Challenge - Rappel Hartford
• Lodging Magazine (July 14, 2015): Wyndham Team Rappels 21 Stories for Addiction Awareness
• Hospitality Trends (July 14, 2015): Wyndham Team Rappels 21 Stories to Raise Awareness for Addiction
• Addiction Professional (February 17, 2015): Shatterproof plans 28 fundraising events in 2015
• CBS 6 Atlanta (October 2, 2014): Parent Rappel Off Skyscraper to Fight Addiction
• Hartford Courant (July 29, 2014): 'Don't Look Down': Fundraiser Rappel Down Hilton Hartford
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 15, 2014): Pittsburgh Rappellers Descend to Raise Addiction Issue
• OK! Magazine (June 11, 2014)
• Recovery Campus Magazine (June 2, 2014): Making Strides
• KDAF-TV (CW33)-Dallas (May 21, 2015): DFW Daredevils Rappel 16 Stories to Fight Addiction
• KRIV-TV (Houston) (May 19, 2015): Fox 26 News at 8AM
• Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Online/JSOnline.com (May 6, 2015): Rappelling for a good cause
• wokv.com (West Palm Beach) (April 5, 2015): Rappelling 18 stories to make statement about addiction
• My Palm Beach Post (April 5, 2015): Rappelling down CityPlace Tower shines light on addiction
• Addiction Professional (February 18, 2015): Shatterproof plans 28 fundraising events in 2015

General Press

• Gary Mendell talking about the Opiate Epidemic
• The Wall Street Journal (March 31, 2016): Mothers of Addicts Turn to New Networks to Fight Stigma, Sorrow
• NBC-TV Atlanta (March 30, 2016): President Obama joins heroin summit panel, talks solutions to addiction
• Bloomberg (March 29, 2016): Obama Calls for Aggressive Steps to Curb Opioid Abuse Epidemic
• AP (March 28, 2016): Federal officials, advocates push pill-tracking databases
• The Wall Street Journal (March 10, 2016): Senate Passes Bill to Fight U.S. Opioid Epidemic
• NBC News.com (March 5, 2016): New CDC Painkiller Guidelines: Go Slow, Use Less
• Easton Courier (February 29, 2016): Easton not immune to heroin and opiate abuse
• Hartford Courant (February 19, 2016): Heroin Crisis' Front Line Is At Our Doors
• Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle (February 6, 2016): Painkillers are killing us but uniting politicians
• Hotel Business (February 1, 2016): Industry Raises $1M for Shatterproof at ALIS
• Hotel News Now (January 28, 2016): Beyond business: Making a difference at ALIS
• The Wall Street Journal (January 28, 2016): Families Press CDC for Painkiller Prescription Guidelines
• KABC-TV Online (January 26, 2016): Nearly 200 hotel executives rappel down high-rise for addiction awareness
• BusinessInsider.com (January 20, 2016): After losing his son to addiction, a father decided to change the world for the better
• USAToday.com (December 30, 2015): Lifeline for Families Struggling with Addiction
• Hotel Business Design (August 4, 2015): Shatterproof’s Gary Mendell to Receive Above and Beyond Award at The Lodging Conference
• Hallmark Channel: Shattering the Stigma of Addiction -- Home & Family
• Home & Family (June 25, 2015): Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Patch (June 7, 2015): Heroin Killing Connecticut Residents At An Alarming Rate
• Hartford Courant Online/Courant.com (May 22, 2015): After Losing Son To Drugs, Hotel Exec Starts National Group To Combat Addiction
• Westport Daily Voice (May 15, 2015): Shatterproof Charity Ride
• Huffington Post (March 24, 2015): Through Smart Drug Policies, We Can Change Our Communities for the Better
• TheHour.com (March 18, 2015): Connecticut can do more to address substance use disorder
• Healthline (February 27, 2015): D.A.R.E. Was Laughably Bad; Are New School Anti-Drug Programs Any Better?
• Health - Hartford Courant (February 20, 2015): Connecticut Nurse Among Highest Prescribers In U.S.
• Huffington Post (February 14, 2015): Drug Overdose Is a National Crisis: It's Time to Act
• Huffington Post (January 20, 2015): Let's Protect Our Loved Ones & Build a More Perfect Union
• Huffington Post (December 23, 2014): Addiction is a Disease That Shatters Lives -- It's Time to Say ENOUGH
• The Hour (April 19, 2014): Father's Promise to Deceased Son: End Stigma, Increase Awareness, Funding for Disease
• Addiction Professional (January 20, 2014): The Latest National Movement in Addiction will be No Copycat