Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Issue Code: ALC

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AI Overview

Alcohol & Drug Abuse is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $30.4M in total lobbying spend across 2,282 filings, it ranks among the actively lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.

$30.4M
Total Lobbying Spend
2,282
Filings
50
Top Clients

Spending by Year

YearSpendingFilings
2018$4.4M338
2019$3.6M314
2020$3.8M277
2021$4.0M289
2022$4.1M338
2023$3.9M266
2024$3.0M234
2025$3.7M226

Biggest Spenders

#ClientSpending
1Alkermes, INC.$3.5M
2The Jockey Club$1.5M
3Diageo North America, INC.$1.3M
4Distilled Spirits Council$1.2M
5United States Anti-doping Agency$1.0M
6Indivior, INC.$990K
7Research Society on Alcohol (Formerly Knowns as Research Society on Alcoholism)$780K
8American Property Casualty Insurance Association FKA Property Casualty Insurers$763K
9Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital Association (FKA Thomas Health)$750K
10Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America$660K
11Sentry Insurance Company$540K
12Colonial Management Group, LP$530K
13Prevent Opioid Abuse$510K
14Cleanslate Centers INC$500K
15Starr Commonwealth$500K
16Verde Technologies$466K
17American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry$450K
18Stop Gas Station Heroin LLC$450K
19American Society of Addiction Medicine, INC.$430K
20Center Point, INC.$410K
21Smart Approaches to Marijuana$400K
22Moses Weitzman Health System, INC.$355K
23City of Lakewood$350K
24Beer Institute$350K
25Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center Foundation$330K

Top Firms

Acg Advocacy$2.5M
S-3 Group$1.8M
Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.$1.7M
Winning Strategies Washington$1.6M
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, P.C.$1.6M
Harbinger Strategies, LLC$1.3M
Alpine Group Partners, LLC.$1.2M
Capitol Decisions, INC.$1.1M
Knight Capitol Consultants$990K
Townsend Public Affairs, INC$944K
Williams and Jensen, PLLC$910K
Splitoak Strategies LLC$900K
Clark Hill, PLC$830K
Cgcn Group, LLC$763K
Federal Street Strategies, LLC$740K

What They Lobby For

  • Controlled Substance act improvements. Opioid overdose death reduction. Alprazolam rescheduling.
  • Educating congressional and administration officials on data analytics and federal programs.
  • Public Law 114-198, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA); and policies to address the treatment of opioid/alcohol/drug addiction and mental-health related issues.
  • Working to close loop holes that would permit tobacco products from being accessible to and used by kids. Specifically working on related riders in federal appropriation bills.
  • Appropriations and authorization for programs related to children and families affected by grief and addiction.
  • Working to make it easier to get Medicare/Medicaid coverage for a medical device that eases patients off of opioids and into treatment.
  • National Drug Abuse Crisis and related bills. 42 CFR Part 2 - advocating to align 42 CFR Part 2 (substance use privacy regulations) with HIPAA to allow appropriate access to patient information that
  • Tracking pharmaceuticals throughout the supply chain
  • Anti-Doping efforts. FY 2018 Funding.
  • Anti-Doping Issues. H.R.2651: Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017.

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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