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2026 Understanding Substance Use Disorder Materials - May 20-21, 2026

This is a collection of the presentations and materials used in the 2026 offering of Understanding Substance Use Disorder, held May 20-21, 2026. For more information, contact Sara DePasquale or Erica Carlisle.

Some of these materials may not meet digital accessibility standards. If you need them to be made accessible, please reach out to the session faculty/instructor. 

Resources

Understanding Substance Use Disorder Agenda - May 2026
July, 2026
Substance Use and the Courts: What Judges Need to Understand - May 2026
July, 2026
Substance Use & the Courts PPT (Substance Use & the Courts PPT, 859.77 KB)
Substance Use Scripts for Courtroom (Substance Use Scripts for Courtroom, 142.39 KB)
The Nature of Addiction and Recovery - May 2026
July, 2026
The Nature of Addiction & Recovery PPT (The Nature of Addiction & Recovery PPT, 5.44 MB)
Emerging Substances - May 2026
July, 2026
Emerging Substances PPT (Emerging Substances PPT, 6.85 MB)
Drug Testing - May 2026
July, 2026
Drug Testing PPT (Drug Testing PPT, 4.32 MB)
The Laws Addressing Substance Use: Delinquency, Child Welfare, Child Custody - May 2026
July, 2026
Laws Addressing Substance Use PPT (Laws Addressing Substance Use PPT, 2.08 MB)
Substance Use Treatment Outcomes in a Sample of Male Serious Juvenile Offenders (Substance Use Treatment Outcomes in a Sample of Male Serious Juvenile Offenders, 20.09 MB)
Comparison of Select In-Home Behavioral Health Services in NC (Comparison of Select In-Home Behavioral Health Services in NC, 576.08 KB)
SAMHSA - Screening and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Among Adolescents (SAMHSA - Screening and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Among Adolescents, 1.14 MB)
Some Initial Findings and Policy Implications of the Pathways to Desistance Study (Some Initial Findings and Policy Implications of the Pathways to Desistance Study, 291.00 KB)
Addressing Substance Use Disorders Through Delinquency Dispositions - NC Criminal Law (Addressing Substance Use Disorders Through Delinquency Dispositions - NC Criminal Law, 242.90 KB)
OCR Letter (OCR Letter, 614.44 KB)
Substance Use is Not Per Se Neglect (Substance Use is Not Per Se Neglect, 241.43 KB)
Adolescent Substance Use - May 2026
July, 2026
Adolescent Substance Use PPT (Adolescent Substance Use PPT, 578.58 KB)
Parenting and Substance Use - May 2026
July, 2026
Parenting and Substance Use PPT (Parenting and Substance Use PPT, 1.97 MB)
Substance Use Treatment and Confidentiality - May 2026
July, 2026
Substance Use Treatment & Confidentiality PPT (Substance Use Treatment & Confidentiality PPT, 3.59 MB)
Confidentiality of SUD Treatment Records - Pre-Class Knowledge Test (Confidentiality of SUD Treatment Records - Pre-Class Knowledge Test, 125.30 KB)
Requirements for Court Orders to Disclose Confidential Information (Requirements for Court Orders to Disclose Confidential Information, 131.61 KB)
Excerpt from Ch. 14 of the Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, TPR Manual, 2025 Edition ( 14 of the Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, TPR Manual, 2025 Edition, 362.76 KB)
SUDA Institute - SUN Project Overview (SUDA Institute - SUN Project Overview, 2.14 MB)