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In this recording, the Center for Credentialing & Accreditation (CCA) team discusses different pathways to the ICAP exam for interested professionals.  

April 2025 Newsletter

In this Recorded webinar, you will learn about the essential principles of evidence-based substance use prevention, the INEP implementation, process evaluation, and further implementation as a university course.  

In this recorded webinar, you will learn about trends in quality standards in education and training. Identify the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that are essential in preparing the future workforce for competency-based education.

In this recorded webinar, participants will learn about the SOLID project, a successful example of collaboration among academe, researchers, and non-government organizations on strengthening social work, addressing drug treatment, infectious diseases, and helping people deprived of liberty due to dr

The plenary sessions from ISAM 2023 Marrakesh are now available! These plenary sessions cover a range of topics including dual disorders, public health and addiction, Alternatives to Incarceration, and many others. You can view the sessions both at the included YouTube playlist, as well as from the

The following document talks about the role of genetic testing in assessing the risk of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). It covers the nature of SUDs, and the potential of genetic testing to identify the risk for these disorders. The document further expands on why readers should take precaution when

This is a manual revised and intended for OTP staff in manuevering the paradigm shift towards patient centered care in SUD treatment. This manual includes changes based on current events of the past few years (Covid-19) and provides information on the substansive changes to the prior regulations in

This fact sheet, developed by SAMHSA, focuses on addressing stigma and promoting recovery support for individuals with substance use and mental health conditions within court, corrections, and reentry settings. It highlights the impact of stigma, including the barriers created by systemic and intern

This report provides data on substance-related emergency department visits within the United States, focusing exclusively on U.S. hospitals. While the findings are limited to U.S. demographics and healthcare systems, the methods used to collect and analyze the data, along with insights into populati

This resource document highlights the critical role of high-quality data in behavioral healthcare, addressing challenges in consistency and relevance within SAMHSA’s SUPTRS BG program. It provides strategies, best practices, and a self-assessment tool to help states improve data collection and

This document addresses the significant health disparities in substance use disorder (SUD) among racially, ethnically, and historically marginalized populations, including AI/AN, Black, Hispanic/Latino, and LGBTQI+ communities. It explores strategies to reduce these disparities through research, pol

This document highlights the challenges faced by pregnant and parenting women (PPW) with opioid use disorder (OUD) and describes approaches to improve their treatment and care. It emphasizes the importance of evidence-based practices, multidisciplinary care teams, harm reduction strategies, and sti

This resource guide from SAMHSA discusses youth suicide prevention among at-risk groups. This resource guides readers on identifying and implementing evidence-based programs, many of which address substance use as well as suicide/mental health. It also lists examples of various interventions and pro

The following journal article compares the effectiveness of Rhythmic Engagement Therapy (RET) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in managing relapse among individuals with substance use disorders. This research was conduct in Nigeria and the findings are published in the paper with guidance on

This resource contains nuanced photos related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs hosted by The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs that are in the public domain. By avoiding inadvertently glorify the subject of alcohol and drug use, the collection is suited for social media postings, visu

From the 2024 Global Conference, held in Thessaloniki, Greece Author: Dr. Silvia Morales-Chainé An increase in drug use and mental health problems have been reported in low- and middle-income countries; however, the intervention gap is still wide in Mexico. This study describes the evide

This site, focused on Recovery and Recovery Support, includes guiding principles, dimensions of recovery, resources for training and technical assistance, a newsroom, and more.

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Dr. Dedsy Berbesi Although it has been possible to identify that there is a wide variety of programs addressing substance use prevention that are being implemented in Latin América (CICAD, 2019; Brown, Oliveira,

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Boro Goic The Global Position Paper on Recovery (GPPR) is a collaborative effort, bringing together civil society organizations, institutions, researchers, and individuals engaged in grassroots, national, regional, and

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Dr. Dedsy Berbesi-Fernández This presentation will discuss the role that advocacy plays in achieving lasting changes in systems. The Colombia ITTC has focused on ways to influence public policies to incorporate e

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Dr. Fernando Salazar Prevention of the use of psychoactive substances in schools is still widely addressed by providing information on the risks of substance use, usually with untrained external actors to schools, and with p

From the 2024 Global Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece.  Author: Professor Jorge Ameth Villatoro Velazquez There is a significant gap between the prevalence of child and adolescent mental illness in Mexico and access to mental health services, especially those that are evidence-based. Sch