Sea Change is working to transform how communities understand substance use, harm reduction, and addiction. Launched in 2022, our advocacy and community organizing work has received support from the Rx Foundation and Popular Democracy.
Our mission is to shift public understanding toward a compassionate, health-centered approach—challenging stigma, misinformation, disinformation, and fear.
Through advocacy and community organizing, we work alongside people with lived experience, grassroots leaders, and partner organizations to build collective power and drive meaningful policy change at the local, state, and national levels.
We also advocate for the equitable, transparent, and effective use of opioid settlement funds, prioritizing communities most impacted by overdose, substance use disorder (SUD), punitive policies, and decades of disinvestment.
We center the leadership of people directly impacted by substance use disorder, building community, peer support, and collective power.
By connecting harm reduction–focused recovery centers with grassroots organizers, we work across states to:
We bring together Harm Reduction Centers, Recovery Community Organizations, grassroots organizers, and people with lived experience to build collective power and advance evidence-based, compassionate solutions.
Building on our New Jersey–based model for normalizing harm reduction, we are expanding efforts nationwide to fight for:
In June 2025, New Jersey lawmakers redirected $45 million in opioid settlement funds away from evidence-based harm reduction, treatment, housing, and recovery support programs that save lives, allocating the money instead to four hospital systems with billion-dollar budgets.
We want to hear from you! Take a minute to share your thoughts on how your town or county is handling its opioid settlement funds.
Your feedback is crucial for shaping equitable, effective investments that truly support recovery, harm reduction, and community well-being.
New Jersey Opioid Settlement Advocacy Group
Sea Change is a proud member of the New Jersey Opioid Settlement Advocacy Group (NJ OSAG), a peer-driven coalition that unites people directly impacted by the opioid crisis—including individuals 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 Priorities:
Why This Matters:
New Jersey’s opioid settlement funds—managed by DMHAS as the fiduciary agent—come from litigation settlements and are separate from traditional funding. These dollars must be directed toward equitable, impactful investments that reflect the real needs of communities most affected by the crisis.
Contact: 📧 NewJerseyOSAG@gmail.com
Not One More NJ: Campaign to End Overdose
The Not One More (N0M) campaign unites community members and organizations statewide to end the overdose crisis in New Jersey. Founded in 2019 at the Jersey Shore, N0M builds community power, advances real solutions, and challenges stigma surrounding substance use.
We center the voices of people who use drugs, people in recovery, and loved ones of those affected by substance use disorder, advocating for healthcare, treatment, and harm reduction tools that are evidence-based, accessible, and compassionate.
Get Involved:
When: Community Zoom meeting every second Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Learn more and RSVP: njorganizing.us/notonemorenjmtg
Resources: Opioid Settlement Fund Tracking
See how opioid settlement funds are being spent in your state.
An additional $97.625 million has been added to the calculations below. This funding is from national settlement agreements reached between pharmaceutical opioid distributor entities (and their subsidiaries) and U.S. local governments.
Visit: https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/globalsettlementtracker