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 harm reduction, 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.

Supporting Telehealth and Technology-assisted Services for People Who Use Drugs: A Resource Guide

During the pandemic, many organizations that provide care to people who use drugs (PWUD) quickly transitioned from in-person care to telehealth and technology-assisted services. To better support organizations that provide care to PWUD, the National Council, with support from the CDC, developed this resource guide organized by five strategies to address implementation challenges and leverage technological advances to improve the health and wellness of PWUD.

Supporting Telehealth and Technology-assisted Services for People Who Use Drugs: A Resource Guide

Preventing Overdose & Increasing Access to Harm Reduction Services during the Covid – 19 Pandemic

To Better understand the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on harm reduction organizations & on people who use drugs.

Preventing Overdose & Increasing Access to Harm Reduction Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Deflection and Pre-arrest Diversion to Prevent Opioid Overdose
Communities across the country have implemented deflection and pre-arrest diversion (DPAD) initiatives to link people who use drugs to evidence-based care and services instead of incarceration.
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Events

Community-driven Harm Reduction Innovation and Adaptation

June 29 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Attendees heard from two community-based harm reductionists, representing Bronx Móvil and HIPS DC, about how harm reduction services have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, best and promising practices for caring for people who use drugs, implementing culturally centered harm reduction strategies and partnering with community-based harm reduction…

Blog Posts

Statement from National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia on New CDC Overdose Death Numbers (August 2021)

Harm Reduction Essential Now and Always (November 2020)

Consulting

Screening Brief Intervention and Referral Treatment
Strengthen the quality of your clinical care and prevent the unhealthy consequences of alcohol and drug use among your clients by implementing SBIRT services.
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