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NIDA CTN joins AMERSA’s 50th Annual Conference as a 2026 exhibitor. Find their table between sessions and meet the team connecting research to practice. Registration closes soon: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary

We're looking forward to hosting AOAAM and Faces & Voices of Recovery as exhibitors at AMERSA’s 50th Annual Conference. Find their tables between sessions and start a conversation. Registration closes November 1: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary

AMERSA’s 50th Annual Conference has a first-time attendee rate. Clinicians, researchers, educators, and policy leaders meet Nov 12–14 in Washington, DC. Register by Nov 1: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA

Ophelia joins AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference as a 2026 exhibitor. Find their table between sessions and start a conversation. Registration is filling up: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary

The plenaries are just the beginning. At #AMERSA2026, explore three days of research, ideas, and connection through oral abstracts, interactive workshops, and posters. November 12–14 | Washington, DC Register before November 1: conference.amersa.org

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network is a 2026 conference sponsor of AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference. Thank you for supporting the conversations that move substance use care forward. Registration is filling up: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary

Only 2 days left! ⏰ Secure your discounted hotel rate for AMERSA 2026 before the October 21 deadline. Book your stay at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC: conference.amersa.org

Your values can outlive you. A gift to AMERSA in your will helps sustain research, education, scholarships, and the people carrying this work forward for generations to come. It's easier than you think. Learn more: amersa.org #LegacyGiving

Vital Strategies is a 2026 conference sponsor of AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference. Thank you for supporting the conversations that move substance use care forward. Registration is filling up: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary

Donate to AMERSA and receive a limited-edition pin and/or T-shirt commemorating this year’s conference. Designed by Claire Zagorski, this year’s merch celebrates the AMERSA community standing together in support of our shared mission. Donate and get yours: amersa.growthzoneapp.com/merchandise

AMERSA member Richard Bottner, PA-C reflects on how AMERSA became a trusted source of connection, collaboration, and multidisciplinary learning throughout his career. Register for the Annual AMERSA Conference by Nov 1 at conference.amersa.org November 12–14, 2026 | Washington, DC

Boulder joins AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference as a 2026 exhibitor. Find their table between sessions and start a conversation. Registration is filling up: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary

The AMERSA room block at the Omni Shoreham closes on October 21. Stay where the conference happens, at the conference rate, while rooms last. Book now: conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #AMERSA #50thAnniversary #StrongerTogether

Substance use coercion happens when a partner uses substance use to control someone, from pressuring them to use to blocking treatment. AMERSAtalks Episode 2 offers a podcast and ECHO toolkit to help providers respond: amersa.org/project/episode-2-substance-use-coercion #DVAM

Drug Policy Alliance joins AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference as a 2026 exhibitor. Find their table between sessions and start a conversation. Registration is filling up: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary

Arrive in DC a day early. AMERSA's November 11 pre-conference brings two interactive advocacy workshops, led by Global Health Advocacy Incubator and Legal Action Center. Add the pre-conference when you register: conference.amersa.org

Gina first came to AMERSA to present her work in 2019. She found something more: her professional home. Her advice? Come to the Annual Conference. Get involved. Find your people. Join us Nov. 12–14 in Washington, DC for #AMERSA50. conference.amersa.org

As National Recovery Month comes to a close, AMERSA recognizes the people whose lived and living experience continues to shape substance use care. Their expertise belongs at the center of the field, this month and throughout the year. #RecoveryMonth #AMERSA #LivedExperience

Beyond the plenaries: three full days of programming and networking at AMERSA 2026. Oral abstract sessions Thursday through Saturday, 90-minute interactive workshops Friday and Saturday, and the poster session Thursday evening with the welcome reception. Join us! conference.amersa.org

The Omni Shoreham is both venue and hotel for AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference — sessions downstairs, room upstairs. The AMERSA block carries a special rate, and rooms are limited. Reserve: conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #AMERSA #50thAnniversary #StrongerTogether #SUD

Fifteen colleagues received the 2026 AMERSA Conference Award, with representation from a range of disciplines, including law, pharmacy, nursing, social work, psychology, education, and peer support. We look forward to their participation in the AMERSA conference this year. conference.amersa.org

The AMERSA Advocacy Committee has supported an important advocacy effort in response to the Veterans Health Administration’s decision to discontinue vending-based sterile syringe distribution. Read this and other AMERSA advocacy responses here: amersa.org/advocacy/end....

Meet AMERSA. For 50 years, the national multidisciplinary home for substance use care. This November, join us in Washington, DC for our 50th Anniversary Conference. Registration is filling quickly - lock in your seat. conference.amersa.org/ #AMERSA #AMERSA2026

Attending the AMERSA conference can earn you up to 22.25 continuing education credits, including the pre-conference workshops. Credits are an additional fee at registration. Register today: conference.amersa.org

Five sessions. Fifty years. One stage in DC. The AMERSA 2026 plenary lineup: new drugs of concern, GLP-1s, contingency management, regional policy innovation, and cannabis and psilocybin regulation. Nov 12–14. Register: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #StrongerTogether

Congratulations to the 2026 Sidney H. Schnoll Early Career Scholarship Award recipients: Samantha Shay, LCSW, PMH-C and Yongmei Huang, MD, DrPH. We look forward to welcoming you to AMERSA's 50th Anniversary National Conference, November 12-14 in DC. conference.amersa.org #AMERSA2026 #SubstanceUse

This November, AMERSA marks 50 years of advancing the spectrum of substance use care by bringing researchers, clinicians, educators, and advocates from across disciplines together for Stronger Together: Transforming Challenge into Opportunity in Substance Use Care. Join us! conference.amersa.org.

What does the evidence really say about GLP-1s and substance use disorders? AMERSA’s 2026 Rich Saitz Endowed Plenary examines the evolving research on these medications and what it means for substance use care. Nov. 12–14 | Washington, DC conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #SubstanceUseCare

New research, recently published in Substance Use & Addiction Journal, @sajamersa.bsky.social. Explore new work on stigma and identity, alcohol-related care, clinician stigma toward opioid use disorder, and tobacco treatment training. Read the latest: journals.sagepub.com/home/saj

Not an AMERSA member? Your 50th Annual Conference registration can include a year of AMERSA membership, so the connection doesn’t end in DC. Join us November 12–14 in Washington, DC. Register at conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #AMERSA2026 #50thAnniversary

Congratulations to the 2026 Community Professional Conference Award recipients: Aaron Ferguson, BSW; Gail Sternberg, CRS; Melissa Torres; Rebecca Smith; Shavonne Allen; and Willie Thompson, PhD. We're honored to welcome you to AMERSA's 50th Anniversary National Conference, November 12–14 in DC.

Stay where it happens. AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference convenes at the Omni Shoreham Hotel this November. Rooms in the conference block are limited. Reserve: conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #AMERSA #50thAnniversary #SUD

In 2023, AMERSA invited Joe Foege to present at the Conference. He had never been on a plane. He had never left Missouri. He went, and came home with more than he expected. Nine weeks until our 50th Annual Conference. This is your invitation. conference.amersa.org

The Future of Contingency Management: Scaling Incentives, Expanding Impact. Moderator Dr. Rash with Dr. Peng, Dr. McDonell, and Dr. Rawson at AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference, Nov 12–14, Washington, DC. Register: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary #StrongerTogether

This Recovery Month, AMERSA is proud to support Brave Recovery: The Women Impacted, a video series from @incubatorGHAI's Overdose Prevention Initiative — women sharing what recovery truly requires. Watch: www.advocacyincubator.org/brave-recovery #BraveRecovery #RecoveryMonth

Find your mentor. Or become one. AMERSA's mentorship matching program pairs members at the annual conference, and mentees like Johanna Sluser, FNP-C, CARN-AP, call it "one of the most valuable experiences for me within this conference." Sign up when you register: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA2026

Congratulations to the 2026 AMERSA Multidisciplinary Engagement Award recipients! 🎉 This award supports conference attendance for individuals whose work reaches across professions to strengthen substance use care. Join us this November in Washington, DC! Register at conference.amersa.org.

Come for the conference. Stay for the city. Join us in Washington, DC for AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference, November 12–14. Register: conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #AMERSA #50thAnniversary #SUD

Final weekend. Early bird registration for AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference closes Sunday, August 31 — join us for three days of education, research, and interprofessional collaboration in Washington, DC. conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #StrongerTogether #SUD

The 50th only happens once. Half a century of substance use research, education, and clinical practice gathers in Washington, DC, November 12–14. Early bird pricing ends in 5 days. conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #StrongerTogether #SubstanceUseCare #AddictionResearch #PublicHealth

Physician assistants are essential to substance use care. AMERSA's Physician Assistant SIG connects PAs across practice, education, research, and policy. Explore all of AMERSA's Special Interest Groups: amersa.org/special-interest-groups-overview/

For 50 years, AMERSA has advanced research, education, and collaboration in substance use care. Legacy giving helps this work continue — supporting scholarships, research, and the collaboration that strengthens prevention, treatment, and recovery. Learn more: amersa.org

Some conversations don't happen over email. Three days with colleagues across disciplines — and 7 days left at the early bird rate. AMERSA 2026, Washington, DC. conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #AMERSA #50thAnniversary #StrongerTogether #AdvancingTheSpectrum #SubstanceUseCare

John Lennon's set list hangs in the lobby. FDR's first inaugural ball was held upstairs. This November, AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference convenes at the Omni Shoreham — and rooms in the conference block are limited. Book now: conference.amersa.org/attendees-information-page/ #StrongerTogether #SUD

Member Spotlight: Deborah Finnell, PhD, RN, CARN-AP, FAAN on finding a professional home in AMERSA: "I felt like I had found my people." We hear this over and over again. Find your people at AMERSA 2026 — Washington, DC, Nov 12–14. Early bird reg closes Aug 31. conference.amersa.org #AMERSA

AMERSA congratulates Cayse M. Powell, MD, MPH, and Juleigh Nowinski Konchak, MD, MPH, winners of the 2026 John Nelson Chappel Best Curricula, Quality Improvement and Program Abstract Award. Register for AMERSA 2026, Nov 12–14 in Washington, DC: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA

Fifty years of AMERSA, one conference to mark it. AMERSA 2026 brings researchers, clinicians, and advocates from across disciplines together in Washington, DC, November 12–14, for Stronger Together: Transforming Challenge into Opportunity in Substance Use Care. Register at conference.amersa.org

Upcoming Summit from the Opioid Response Network: “Word of Mouth: Building the Oral Health Response to Opioid and Stimulant Use in Rural United States” September 23 from 9 AM–3 PM MT attcnetwork.org/news/upcomin...

Two weeks left for early bird rates. AMERSA's 50th Annual Conference — Washington, DC, November 12–14. Register by August 31. Register: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #50thAnniversary #StrongerTogether

Lucas Hill, PharmD, FCCP moderates a conversation with Cyndee Clay, Christina Henderson, and Emily Keller on the policy and program innovations reshaping overdose response in Washington, DC and Maryland. November 12–14 in Washington, DC. Register: conference.amersa.org #AMERSA #StrongerTogether