Chronic Illness Advocacy & Awareness Group, Inc.
Who Are We?
Who Are We?
The Chronic Illness Advocacy & Awareness Group, Inc. (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:
Important Articles
Important Articles
- Three Opioid Crises One Dysfunctional Parent "The War on Drugs"
- CIAAG Press Release: Violation of a Nation
- CIAAG Dossier: Violation of a Nation
- CIAAG Letter from the Founder RE: Violation of a Nation
- FDA Waiver of Informed Consent for Clinical Trials for Human Subjects
- 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
Suboxone Manufacturer Indivor Indicted in Fraudulent Marketing Scheme
Indivior Loses Bid to Toss Charges Over Popular Opioid Treatment
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.
Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
Lauren Deluca, CPCU, API, AINS
Executive Director &
Founding President
Shasta Rayne Harner
Vice President