CAADPE Puts California Cities on Notice: Blocking Treatment Facilities Violates Federal Law

(SACRAMENTO, CA)—The California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives (CAADPE), which represents more than 400 SUD treatment sites, today announced it sent letters to cities across California warning that organized opposition to licensed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and expose jurisdictions to significant federal and state civil rights liability. CAADPE is calling on city attorneys to evaluate treatment facility applications on their operational merits, apply the same standards used for comparable health care uses, and reject discriminatory conditions grounded in stigma rather than evidence.