A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing)

05/22/2026

We are gearing up for June! Here is our calendar of HeART Night Events, Thursdays from 6-8:30. Bring a friend and/or make some new ones!

6/04 - Cyanotype Printing

06/11 - Collaging

06/18 - Recovery Crafting with

6/25 - Tin Punching

Which nights can you make it to?

4133 Poplar St, San Diego, 92105

05/10/2026

The campaign is mother’s stories of drug war casualties demonstrating society’s failed response to substance use.

Hysteria around synthetic drugs have unfortunately enabled a return to drug war tactics, including increased sentencing enhancements and drug induced homicide laws.

Mothers are steadfast in opposing punitive prohibitionist approaches, and calling for a compassionate, reasoned, and tolerant response.

✅Build a safer world for our loved
ones regardless of their choices.

✅Parents today deserve honest drug
education for our youth.

✅Families must have access to a full
range of harm reduction services.

✅Demand a massive investment in a
care infrastructure that supports people.

✅Retribution and punishment do not
save lives or heal families.

✅Harm reduction reduces stigma,
saves lives, and restores dignity.

05/06/2026

We’re out of office until Friday, 5/9! The team is at USC for a street medicine training. If you need harm reduction materials please visit a nap site or text us!

05/05/2026

In honor of Mother’s Day, A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing) is joining Broken No More for a press conference hosted by Vital Strategies on May 6 at 12PM ET (9AM PT). Mothers will tell their family stories of destruction due to the war on drugs, including incarceration, family separation, systemic discrimination, drug war violence, and overdose. Executive Director Gretchen Burns Bergman will participate on the panel along with two other representatives of our Moms United to End the War on Drugs, which will be moderated by Tami Olt, M.D. Executive Director of Broken No More. This virtual event is to honor loved ones who are the casualties of the war on drugs and advocate for health-based solutions to prevent overdose and end the stigmatization and criminalization of people with a substance use disorder. Please join us in raising awareness as to the need for compassionate and tolerant drug policies, not punishment and retribution.

HOW:
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On the eve of Mother’s Day, moms who have been affected by the drug war are speaking out against harsh drug laws that increase overdose, fuel punishment and incarceration, lead to family separation and block access to lifesaving care. Hear from a panel of speakers representing an array of national...

04/29/2026

It just so happens that for part of the team headed to San Francisco this week to attend the COPHRI Conference. There we discussed the consequences of stigma and how important it is for harm reductionists to be fighting stigma in all areas of our work.

What’s helped you reframe stigma from substance use for yourself?

We lean on the evidence based knowledge that substance use disorder is a disease and must be treated as a public health issue, with dignity and respect as any other medical condition.

04/24/2026

Qu**rs in Recovery is a group that highlights a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ individuals who are either in recovery or exploring sober or sober-curious lifestyles. It emphasizes community, connection, and support for people of all recovery journeys.

There will be space to craft your own recovery tokens as a symbol for creating your recovery whatever that looks like everyone is different that’s what makes it your own journey to share with community.

Also feel free to bring own craft you’ve been working on and hang! We will also have water painting available and space to doodle.

04/22/2026

Do you see what we see? Zoom in…

A hero.

☑️ Keep test strips handy to screen substances

☑️ Carry Nalaxone to reverse an opioid overdose

☑️ Not essential but a cute phone case never hurts!

Can we help you get the harm reduction materials you need to be a hero? Visit a NAP site (pinned!) or attend one of our trainings and you’ll be prepared to save a life in the event of an accidental overdose.