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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Building Capacity Through Community Behavioral Health Organizations to Prevent Overdose
This initiative provided up to $100,000 each in grant funding to 25 CBHOs to support their overdose prevention efforts.
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Events

Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: The Treatment and Policy Landscape

May 31 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Opioid use disorder (OUD) can have complex, potentially fatal implications for new and expecting mothers and their babies, including low birth weight, clinical challenges with medical dosing and increased risk of accidental death. In the U.S., a baby is born passively dependent every 15 minutes. To ensure best health outcomes…

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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