Below is an outline of speakers’ presentations at the 2017 NASADAD Annual Meeting. 

Wednesday May 24th, 2017

Public Policy Forum

• Shalini Wickramatilake
• Gabrielle de la Gueronniere

Thursday May 25, 2017

Update from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

• Kana Enomoto

State Plans for the Opioid STR Grants

• Valerie Mielke 
• Doug Thomas 

Public Health Approaches to Addressing Addiction

• Jay Butler, MD
• Jerome Adams, MD, MPH

Prevention for Young Adults and Higher Education

• Frances M. Harding
• Renee Faber 
• Chris Imhoff

State Recovery Initiatives

• Carol Meredith
• Joyce Starr
• Rick Harwood

A View from the National institutes of Health (NIH): updates from NIAAA and NIDA

• Lori Ducharmae, Ph.D.
• Carlos Blanco, MD., Ph.D., M.S.

Friday May 26th, 2017

Emerging Drug Trends

• Edward Mersereau
• Sheri Dawson
• Rick Harwood