Who are we? 

The Chronic Illness Advocacy & Awareness Group (CIAAG) envisions a world where those with disabilities and chronic illnesses are guaranteed palliative care and access to prescription life sustaining medications without stigma, fear or push-back, particularly from the medical community. We shape social narratives to promote inclusion of disabled rights and individualized patient-centered care. We lobby against political agendas and misinformation campaigns that interfere with patient's access to vital medications and palliative care.  We support patient populations with the following:

• ​Chronic Pancreatitis
• Sarcoidosis
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Arachnoiditis
• Failed Spinal Surgery
• Multiple Sclerosis ​
• Degenerative Disc Disease ​
• Sickle Cell Anemia​​

• Chiari Malformation
• Gastroparesis
• Veteran Wounds/Injuries 
• Endometriosis
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia 
• ​Crohns ​​​​​

• Interstitial Cystitis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Lupus​​
• Trigeminal Neuralgia​
• Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
• Chronic Addiction & Other Co-Morbidities

The   Violation    of   a    nation

click here for "Violation of a Nation" DOSSIER

Click Here for Press Release: Violation of a Nation

Letter from the Founder

FDA Waiver of Informed Consent for Clinical Trials involving Human Subjects

Important Articles 

• FDA identifies harm reported from sudden discontinuation of opioid pain medicines and requires label changes to guide prescribers on gradual, individualized tapering​

• Centers of Disease Control issued a statement: No Shortcuts to Safer Opioid Prescribing

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• Suboxone Manufacturer Indivor Indicted in fraudulent marketing scheme​

 

• CIAAG Founder, Lauren Deluca, was featured in USA Today for heralding these to the CDC Guidelines: Feds issue new warning to doctors: Don't skimp too much on opioid pain pills​​​​

 

• Violation of A Nation Blog by World of Pain ​

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Join  our  Advocate  Army

​​You asked, and we delivered! Join CIAAG’s 'Advocate Army', to become empowered in your healthcare. We will arm you with the knowledge and education to help you advocate. You will be granted access to our Advocate Army Library which includes, research, news stories, case law, graphs, and more! In addition, we will be creating interactive webinars which will keep you up to date on the untreated pain crisis. Become a member of the Advocate Army today, to learn how to advocate for your human rights, and the rights of your community here at CIAAG. ​

Option  1 :  Basic 

 Register as a member at the upper right hand corner of the page!


Basic Membership is FREE!

Option 2: 



​ Ambassador  or sargeant

1. Register as a Member.
2. Make an annual donation: 

$25 Ambassador or
$50 Sergeant 

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​PROGRAM 

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Then Join our Free
State Leadership Program!

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Note: Membership is based on a January 1st - December 31st term. Membership is contingent upon receipt of renewal of your membership each year. 

Meet   our    CIAAG  team 

Lauren   Deluca 

  Executive Director &
Founding President

Shasta  Rayne  Harner    

Vice-President &
Senior Policy Analyst

Suzanne  Stewart 

Director of Advocacy &  
Communication for Deaf/Hard of Hearing 

For any Inquiries, please contact us at info@CIAAG.net

Meet   our    Advisory  Committee  

Heather  Wargo  

Freelancer Writer & Patient Advocate

Anonymous   Doctor,  MD

Primary Care Physican

 Charles  frohman  

Healthcare Lobbyist

Bio: Heather Wargo, is a Freelance writer & incurable disease patient advocate.:

She has been published by: The Western Journal, LifeSite News, Medium as well as a frequent feature in Op-Eds for several metropolitan newspapers throughout the United States. 

Bio: Primary Care Physician with over 40 years experience with patient care. 

Bio: Healthcare lobbyist with over 3 decades of experience helping politicians, trade associations, think tanks, nonprofits and corporations deregulate - and raise their profile - to allow better access and quality for consumers, and build a better world.

Serving as a major health disruptor with families, entrepreneurs & associations seeking empowerment of patients and healer innovation.

 CIAAG   Advisory  Committee   Members   are    volunteers

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