Ryan Hampton

About Ryan Hampton

A prominent advocate, speaker, author, and media commentator, Ryan Hampton travels coast-to-coast to add solutions to our national addiction and drug overdose crisis. In recovery from a decade-long opioid addiction, Hampton is regarded as a forefront expert and thought leader in America’s rising addiction recovery advocacy & drug policy reform movements.Through his books and media, organizing campaigns, and content that reaches millions, Ryan breaks down barriers that have kept people suffering in silence and is helping to inspire a new generation of advocates recovering out loud, pushing for common-sense policy.He was part of the core team that released the first-ever U.S. Surgeon General’s report on alcohol, drugs, and health m and was singled out by Forbes as a top social entrepreneur in the recovery movement. Ryan connects a vast network of people passionate about ending the overdose crisis in America. He has been featured by—and is a contributor to—media outlets such as the Today Show, the Associated Press, USA Today, MSNBC, ABC News, Fox and Friends, the New York Times, NPR, HLN, Vice, Slate, The Hill, the Wall Street Journal, and others.Ryan has received praise from Democrats and Republicans alike for addressing addiction as a trans-political issue—crossing the political spectrum to build an inclusive coalition focused on solutions. He works closely with federal and state policymakers across the country. Notably, he helped craft binding provisions addressing substance use disorder in the historic SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, signed into federal law in October 2018.In 2016, he created the web series Addiction Across America, documenting his 30-day, 28-state, cross-country trip visiting areas hit hardest by the addiction crisis. His first bestselling book, “American Fix — Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis and How to End It,” was released by St. Martin’s Press in August 2018. His second book, “Unsettled: How the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Failed the Victims of the American Overdose Crisis,” was released in September 2021 and chronicled his behind-the-scenes efforts representing victims in the Purdue Pharma opioid litigation. Ryan’s third book, “Fentanyl Nation,” was released in September 2024.In 2019, Ryan was named by Facebook as an inaugural community leadership fellow and created the national not-for-profit, Mobilize Recovery. Since its inception, Mobilize Recovery has recruited and trained over new advocates from all 50 states focused on community-based solutions to end the addiction and overdose crisis.

Experience

1. Book Author

   St. Martin\'s Press

   Nov 2017 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Community Organizing and Leadership

  2020