Updates
New Data Reveals Gaps in Finding In-Network Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage
A new tool recently unveiled provides the first look at real-time commercial insurance data on mental health and substance use coverage metrics. The Mental Health Parity Index raises the potential of widespread issues for patient access and clinician pay, which can...
CDC Health Advisory: Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and people at risk for overdose...
New Statewide and Updated NC-SUDORS Overdose Data Fact Sheets
The NC-State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) county-level and congressional district fact sheets have been updated with 2024 data. In addition, leaders have created a statewide fact sheet that provides an overview of overdoses in North Carolina....
Addiction Medicine Conference Brings Energy, Insight, and Connection to Asheville
Recently, the Governor’s Institute’s 2026 Addiction Medicine Conference in Asheville, NC brought together hundreds of healthcare professionals for a dynamic and engaging experience focused on advancing substance use disorder (SUD) care. Held April 9–11, the...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness and increase understanding of how alcohol use impacts our health and communities. In the United States, alcohol contributes to more than 178,000 deaths each year, making it one of the leading preventable causes of...
Coming Events
NC Statewide Overdose Reports
February 2026
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. For information on...
January 2026
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. For information on...
December 2025
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. For information on...
Learn more about our conferences and educational opportunities
Addiction Medicine Spring and Fall Conferences provide up-to-date substance use related education, applicable across general medical as well as addiction specialty practices.