NC-TAC Webinar: The Neuroscience of Substance Use Disorders
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Substance use disorders are influenced by many factors, including the individual neurology of a person’s brain, individual behaviors, complex environmental influences, and experiences in one’s family and community, developing over years. In this session, we will discuss how factors such as trauma and resilience supports can have a bidirectional relationship with brain chemistry, human behavior, and social drivers of health like access to employment and housing. We will review how medications for addiction treatment are particularly effective at improving outcomes due to direct intervention into these complex neurological pathways. Presenter: Dr. Shuchin Shukla, MD, MPH, Addiction Medicine Specialist. Register here.

NC-TAC Webinar: Pre-Arrest Diversion Programs in North Carolina ‑ Local Perspectives and New Resources
2026-01-12 11:00 - 12:30
Many law enforcement officers are familiar with community members who are repeatedly arrested for low-level crimes related to their substance use. There is growing recognition that arresting these individuals rarely leads to lasting positive change for the individuals or to improvements in public safety and community wellbeing.
Pre-arrest diversion programs connect people at risk of incarceration due to low-level drug-related offenses with treatment, health and social services, and other community supports. There are examples of successful pre-arrest diversion programs in cities and counties in all regions of North Carolina.
Join us to hear from panelists implementing these programs across the state. This webinar will also present NC-TAC’s new diversion handbook for law enforcement and community stakeholders.
REGISTER HERE

Mountain AHEC Perinatal Substance Exposure Summit
2026-02-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Online, NC, United States
Project CARA, a perinatal substance use disorder clinic at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), is excited to invite you to the 9th Annual Perinatal Substance Exposure Summit. This live summit will take place virtually on Friday, February 6, 2026. Participants have the option to register for the full day, the morning session, or afternoon session. This year’s group of speakers reflects a commitment to the goals of the summit:

Delivering evidence-based practice around Perinatal Substance Use Disorders (PSUDs) treatment
Providing education that is pertinent to all parts of the integrated team working with PSUD

The summit elevates innovative programs that address the changing landscapes in supporting pregnant people affected by substance use. Our keynote speakers Kimá Joy Taylor, MD, MPH, FAAP from Doing Right by Birth and Anka Consulting and Brandee Izquierdo, PhD, DPA, MPA from Pew Charitable Trusts will focus on addressing the perinatal systems of care and the healthcare policies that impact people with living or lived experience. Other topics include introductory and advanced courses on PSUDs, data from the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, mobile methadone units, and Hepatitis C treatment in the perinatal period.

Register using this link.
