News Articles

• Gary Mendell: Dismantling Addiction's Silent Killer, Dr. Suzette Glasner Podcast, July 1, 2024

• Upending Purdue Pharma's Settlement Does Little to Help Today's Opioid Crisis, Advocates Say, STAT, June 28, 2024

• CT Reacts to SCOTUS Purdue Ruling, WNPR - Connecticut Public Radio, June 27, 2024

• Campaña Comienza con Esperanza Busca Ayudar a Jόvenes a Superar Adicciones, Univision New York, June 26, 2024

• From Benefits to Empathy, How to Support Workers with Substance Use Disorders, SHRM, June 24, 2024

• Alcoholic By 17, Suicide Attempt, and The Father Who Would Not Give Up On His Son, The Zac Clark Show, June 11, 2024

• Eliminating Mental Health and Addiction Stigma Starts with Education, America's Workforce Union Podcast, May 30, 2024

• A Conversation on Mental Health and Addiction with Gary Mendell and Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, Family Firm Institute, May 24, 2024

• Drug Overdoses Spiked in These States. But They Have Dropped Elsewhere in the Country., USA TODAY, May 15, 2024

• To Spend Opioid Settlement Funds Effectively, Start with Needs Assessments, The Hill, May 14, 2024

• Record 108,000 Americans Died from Drug Overdose in 2022 Amid Worsening Fentanyl Epidemic, CNA News, May 8, 2024

• Middleburg Man to Run Marathon in Fall to Raise Awareness About Addiction, Yahoo!, May 4, 2024

• Mobilize Recovery Cross Country Bus Tour Galvanizes Community, Prevents Overdoses, Yahoo!, April 18, 2024

• Mock DUI Crash at Rantoul School Shows Consequences Ahead of Prom Night, WCIA-TV, April 18, 2024

• Christie Barker-Cummings: Fix Legal Loophole to Reduce Fentanyl Deaths in NC, News & Record, March 28, 2024

• Joyner Lucas, Jelly Roll Deliver Powerful Message On Love and Addiction with New Song, "Best for Me," Music Mayhem Magazine, March 18, 2024

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards $11 Million to Community Partners in New York, Bingham News Chronicle, March 15, 2024

• Overdose or Poisoning? A New Debate Over What to Call a Drug Death, The New York Times, March 11, 2024 

• $15 Million Grant Helps Ole Miss Fight Addiction Stigma in Mississippi, WJTV - CBS affiliate, March 10, 2024
   

• Modern Parenting: Fentanyl Deaths on the Rise in Young People, NBC News Daily, March 6, 2024

• This Pregnant Woman is Proof That Medication-Assisted Treatment Works for an Opioid Use Disorder, Women's Health Magazine, March 6, 2024

• The Face of the Opioid Crisis is Changing, and Treatments Need to Catch Up, Women's Health Magazine, March 6, 2024

• Shatterproof with Gary Mendell, American Mood Swings, March 6, 2024

• Prom Season Comes with Spike in Teens Trying Drugs, Alcohol, FOX News 59, March 5, 2024

• Over 40% of Americans Have Lost Someone to a Drug Overdose, Advisory Board, February 26, 2024

• From Broadway to Handcrafted Handbags with Kathy Karadza and How She Gives Back through Her Collection, NBC New York, February 15, 2024

• $7M: How the Cost of A Super Bowl Ad Could Transform Lives, Sustainable Brands, February 10, 2024

• PA Reveals Three Year Findings from Stigma Campaign, Life Unites Us - PennWatch, February 4, 2024

• Shatterproof Raises $2M at ALIS - Hotel Business, January 30, 2024

• Shatterproof Leads the Way in Eradicating Addiction Stigma - Medium, January 24, 2024

• Fentanyl Test Strips Are An Easy Way to Save Lives - Governing Magazine, January 24, 2024

• Heroes of the Addiction Crisis: How Pattie Vargas is Helping to Battle One of Our Most Serious Epidemics - Authority Magazine (Medium), January 12, 2024

• Supreme Court Considers $6bn Deal that Shields Sacklers - BBC, December 4, 2023

• Shatterproof Honors Mark Hoplamazian, President and CEO of Hyatt - Hospitality Net, November 28, 2023

• Shatterproof to Honor Mark Hoplamazian - Hotel Business, November 28, 2023

• Shatterproof to Honor Hyatt's Mark Hoplamazian - Hotel Management, November 28, 2023

• China's Agreement Expected to Slow Flow of Fentanyl Into US, But Not Solve Overdose Epidemic - The Associated Press, November 16, 2023

• 2023 Shatterproof Walk Dallas: Organization Reaching Funding Goal to Battle Addiction Crisis - WFAA-TV - ABC affiliate, November 12, 2023

• Austin Woman Tells Her Story of Recovery in National 'Start With Hope' Campaign - KXAN-TV - NBC affiliate, November 8, 2023

• Rep. Chris May: Indiana Takes Steps to Make Addiction Treatment More Accessible - The Times Mail, November 7, 2023

• 2023 Shatterproof Walk Dallas: How to Support Families Tackling Addiction - WFAA-TV - ABC affiliate, November 5, 2023

• New Campaign Aims to Address Rising Overdose Deaths in Communities of Color - WUGA-FM, November 4, 2023

• DMV Soundcheck: Start With Hope Campaign Launches - WUSA-TV - CBS affiliate, November 3, 2023

• New Campaign Aims to Empower Those Affected by Substance Use Disorders - WBND-TV - ABC affiliate, November 1, 2023

• Free Addiction Treatment Online Tool Launches in Connecticut - Record-Journal, October 26, 2023

• New Addiction Treatment Locator Now Available for Connecticut Residents - WTNH - ABC affiliate, October 24, 2023

• Those Battling Addiction Often Struggle to Find Care. Shatterproof's New Treatment Atlas Can Help - Hartford Courant, October 24, 2023

• Overdose Death of Son Inspires Greenwich Mom to Help Others - News12CT, October 24, 2023

• Connecticut Leaders Say Online Addiction Service Offers A New Road to Recovery - WSHU - NPR affiliate, October 24, 2023

• Shatterproof Walk in Maryland Takes on Addiction Stigma - NBC4 Washington, October 21, 2023

• Holcomb Announces Free, Online, State-Backed Addiction Treatment Dashboard - Courier & Press, October 10, 2923

• Jelly Roll Breaks Down In Tears Honoring A Fan's Late Sister with Emotional Performance of "She" - Music Mayhem Magazine, October 10, 2023

• What to Say to Someone Who is About to Drink - Recovery Elevator Podcast, October 9, 2023

• The Words We Use Matter - The Mayo Lab Podcast, October 3, 2023

• Gov. Holcomb Unveils New Addiction Treatment Locator - WTCA-FM, October 2, 2023

• 'Shatterproof Treatment Atlas' to Provide Resource for Finding Addiction Treatment - MNC (Michiana's News Channel), October 2, 2023

• New Tool Helps Hoosiers Find, Compare Addiction Treatment Services - The Times, October 2, 2023

• Indiana Participating In New Online Database for Addiction Services - Pharos-Tribune, October 2, 2023

• Shatterproof Walk to Combat Addiction Happening at Chicago's Diversey Harbor - CBS Chicago, September 30, 2023

• A New Addiction Treatment Locator is Now Available for Indiana Residents - WFYI-TV (PBS affiliate), September 29, 2023

• Governor Unveils New Site to Help Hoosiers Find Addiction Treatment - Indiana Capital Chronicle, September 29, 2023

• Indiana Governor Announces New Addiction Treatment Tool for State - WXIN-TV (FOX affiliate), September 29, 2023

• New Online Resource Makes Addiction Treatment Services More Accessible to Hoosiers - WRTV-TV (ABC affiliate), September 29, 2023

• Indiana's Governor Unveils Tool to Locate Addiction Treatment Resources Around the State - WEVV-TV, September 29, 2023

• New Tool Looks to Help Hoosiers Battling Addiction Problems - WTHI-TV, September 29, 2023

• New Tool Helps Hoosiers Find, Compare Addiction Treatment Services - The Times, October 2, 2023

• Recovery Month and the Importance of Quality Care - USA TODAY, September 29, 2023

• Join HOT 99.5 Shatterproof Walk at the National Harbor - HOT 99.5, September 27, 2023

• Ted Wayman to Emcee 2023 Shatterproof Walk on October 7 -WCVB-TV, September 26, 2023

• Shatterproof's Walk to End Addiction to Be Held Saturday in Chicago -CBS Chicago, September 25, 2023

• Community D.C. - Interview with Kirsten Suto Seckler - iHeart, September 13, 2023

• International Overdose Prevention Day: Santa Clara County Vows to Continue Fight - KTVU-TV - FOX affiliate, August 31, 2023

• Over the Counter Narcan May Be Too Expensive for Some People, Advocates Fear -NPR, August, 30, 2023

• Westport Father Marks A Decade Fighting Stigma of Addiction -CT Insider, August 26, 2023

• Ashley Moody Sounds the Alarm on the Dangers of Fentanyl -Florida Daily, August 23, 2023

• Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement? -The New York Times, August, 14, 2023

• Let's Talk Fentanyl with Kitdy, twitch, July 27, 2023

• Let's Talk Fentanyl with Zvch, twitch, July 25, 2023

• Westport Couple's Lingerie Company Gives Back with Each Purchase -CT Insider, July 23, 2023

• PA Exceeds Enrollment Goal for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Locator -PennWatch, July 19, 2023

• Here's Who Controls the $50 Billion Opioid Settlement Funds in Each State - NPR, July 10, 2023

• National Nonprofit Launches Addiction Treatment - Seeking Tool in Wisconsin, 11 Other States - In Business, June 28, 2023

• Nonprofit Launches Resource to Find Treatment for Substance Use Disorders - WSAW-TV - CBS affiliate, June 27, 2023

• This New State-Funded Resource Could Help Curb Wisconsin's Addiction Crisis - Spectrum News, June 27, 2023

• Nonprofit Launches Resources to Help People Find Addiction Treatment - WMTV - NBC affiliate, June 27, 2023

• Addiction Treatment Resource Launch - WMTV - NBC affiliate, June 27, 2023

• What if America Decriminalized All Drugs? - Newsweek, June 25, 2023

• Georgia Expands Effort to Fight Stigma Around Addiction, Recovery - WABE/NPR affiliate , June 23, 2023

• Recovery from Addiction is a Journey. There is No One-and-Done Situation. - Salon, June 12, 2023

• Woman Looks Unrecognizable After Beating Addiction - Newsweek, May 23, 2023

• Shatterproof: Everyone Deserves Recovery - Montgomery Municipal Cable, May 19, 2023

• 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
• 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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