advocacy & organizing
Sea Change is transforming the conversation around substance use, harm reduction, and addiction.
About National Sea Change
National Sea Change is transforming the narrative around substance use, harm reduction, and addiction. Supported by the Rx Foundation, Sea Change launched the National Sea Change (NSC) campaign in 2022—and it continues to grow. Our mission is to shift public understanding toward a compassionate, health-centered perspective by addressing stigma, misinformation, disinformation, and fear.
We are committed to ensuring that opioid settlement funds are used equitably, transparently, and effectively, focusing on communities most impacted by overdose, substance use disorder (SUD), punitive policies, and decades of disinvestment.
Our Goal
To bring together Harm Reduction Centers, Recovery Community Organizations, organizers, and people with lived experience to build collective power and advance compassionate, evidence-based solutions. Building on our New Jersey–based power-building model to normalize harm reduction, we are expanding statewide efforts across the U.S. to fight for:
Compassionate and accessible health care
Comprehensive harm reduction services
Proper and community-centered use of opioid settlement funds
Our Approach
We are building community, peer support, and collective power by and for people directly impacted by SUD. By uniting harm-reduction–focused recovery community centers with grassroots organizers, we work state by state to:
Share best practices in policy and implementation
Develop strong communications and narrative strategies
Foster compassionate support systems
Identify and advance pathways to full harm reduction
Through intentional strategy and the leadership of people with lived experience, we work to create greater health equity, human dignity, and mutual respect nationwide.
Action Alert
New Jersey Roadmap for Opioid Settlement Funds 2025
Explore the New Jersey Roadmap for Opioid Settlement Funds, including community priorities and recommendations for equitable allocation.
📄 Read the Roadmap (PDF)
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61c2216c55f1ee2fa3446120/t/6823b368ef79ee198f2f5189/1747170152912/Signed+Roadmap+SignerCityState+20250513.docx.pdf
Press Release & Sign-On
New Jersey Opioid Settlement Advocacy Group
Sea Change is a proud member of the New Jersey Opioid Settlement Advocacy Group (NJOSAG), a peer-driven initiative that unites individuals directly impacted by the opioid crisis—including people with lived experience, stakeholder organizations, family members, and allies. Together, we advocate for the equitable, community-centered use of New Jersey’s opioid settlement funds.
NJOSAG is dedicated to ensuring that opioid settlement dollars are invested in the programs and supports that truly strengthen recovery and community resilience. Our priorities include:
Recovery housing
Transportation
Family support
Grassroots recovery initiatives
Harm reduction services
Employment and workforce pathways
Establishment of a statewide Office of Recovery
Why This Matters
New Jersey’s Opioid Settlement Funds—managed by DMHAS as the fiduciary agent—come from litigation settlements and are distinct from traditional DMHAS funding streams. Because these funds originate from years of harm and loss experienced by our communities, their allocation must be guided by the voices of:
People in recovery
People who use drugs
Family members
Community advocates and allies
These dollars must not be used to replace existing funding or fill budget gaps. Instead, they must be directed toward equitable, impactful investments that reflect the real needs of the people and communities most affected by the opioid crisis.
Contact Us
For questions, partnership, or media inquiries, please email:
📧 NewJerseyOSAG@gmail.com
Not One More NJ: Campaign to End Overdose
The Not One More (N0M) campaign unites on-the-ground organizations and community members to end the overdose crisis in New Jersey. Founded in 2019 at the Jersey Shore, N0M has grown into a statewide movement that builds community power, advances real solutions, and challenges the stigma surrounding substance use.
Our communities have carried the heaviest burden of the overdose crisis. Yet we continue to imagine—and fight for—a world rooted in care, compassion, and healing. A world where people aren’t punished or locked away for their struggles, but are met with dignity, support, and pathways to wellness.
We are people who use drugs, people in recovery, and loved ones of people with substance use disorder. Together, we take action to end the overdose crisis and fight for access to healthcare, treatment, and harm reduction tools that meet people where they are, are evidence-based and affordable, and empower every New Jerseyan to live a healthier life.
N0M hosts monthly virtual meetings for anyone looking to get involved in the fight to end overdose and build community together. New members are always welcome.
🕓 When: Every second Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
🔗 RSVP: njorganizing.us/notonemorenjmtg
