News from the Southern Consortium Node

The Southern Consortium Node held its quarterly Policy Advisory Committee meeting on September 16, 2024 at the Tri-County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Orangeburg, SC.

One of the committee’s members, Mike Dennis, leads Tri-County and provided the committee with a tour of its newly-constructed adolescent treatment facility.

The committee then convened for an in-depth discussion of challenges and opportunities for research and practice enhancement in the areas of substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, with a special focus on the Southeastern region of the United States.

Posted November 18, 2024.