Substance Use
Overdose has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.
The National Council is actively engaged in addressing the overdose epidemic, fostering the use of evidence-based secondary prevention, overdose prevention and opioid use disorder treatment in community, criminal justice and health care settings. We combine know-how from research, advocacy, policy and practice into projects that promote innovation across the continuum of substance use prevention, treatment and recovery.
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Events
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PCSS-MOUD: From Crisis to Care — How CCBHCs are Revolutionizing MOUD AccessAug 14, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Join the Providers Clinical Support System — Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD) and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Aug. 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET, as we learn from two leading experts from GRAND Mental Health, an Oklahoma-based Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), on…
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Creating a Trauma-informed Recovery-oriented System of Care, Part 1Aug 20, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Research shows that people who have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at greater risk for mental health and substance use challenges. Conversely, many people with substance use challenges are at greater risk for traumatic events. Despite the link between trauma and substance use, trauma-informed care is often not…
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Legal Challenges and Alcohol Use Among Rural YouthAug 20, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This case-based discussion will cover alcohol use and AUD among youth in rural areas.
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Creating a Trauma-informed Recovery-oriented System of Care, Part 2Aug 25, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Research shows that people who have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at greater risk for mental health and substance use challenges. Conversely, many people with substance use challenges are at greater risk for traumatic events. Despite the link between trauma and substance use, trauma-informed care is often not…
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Blog Posts
- National Council Statement on the Need To Revise Contingency Management Rules (May 2024)
- Rethinking Return to Use: New SUD Resources (April 2024)
- Lessons to Accelerate MOUD Prescribing Among Behavioral Healthcare Providers (March 2024)
- Competing Ideologies: The Quest for a Consensus on SUD Outcomes (February 2024)
- The Factors Behind Overdose Deaths Among Black Men (February 2024)
- Alcohol Consumption: A Sobering Problem (January 2024)
- MAT for the Justice-involved Can Help Free People from Addiction (October 2023)