We were thrilled to host the 2025 SC Governor's Summit on Addiction! The event was held on November 13-14 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Event resources:
Presentation PDFs are linked here, listed by the last name of the submitting presenter. Please note that some presentations are not listed due to file size or presenter request. If you do not see a presentation you are looking for, please reach out directly to the presenter.
- Ash. Annual SUDORS report
- Barth. Mindfulness
- Berry. HIV prevention
- Braneck. SCORF Board
- Criss. Wellness-oriented system of care
- Davis. The Church
- Deems. Family interventions
- Gibson. Empowering youth
- Gililland. Neuroscience and addiction (keynote)
- Gormley. Stigma and ED care
- Halse. Charleston data and app
- Hiers. Power of partnership
- Jennings. Addiction treatment update
- Jones. Neurodivergence and recovery
- Jordan. Stigma and co-occurrence
- Kennedy. Perinatal OUD
- Kudron. Low Country origins
- Kunkle. From incarceration to empowerment
- Lubeck. Closing the loop
- Manz. Center of Excellence abatement support
- Manz. Reductions in overdose fatality (plenary)
- McDade. Power of the horse
- Owens. Continue to move beyond acute care
- Pursley. Trauma, addiction, and recovery - Indigenous perspective
- Ragsdale. Opening doors to recovery
- Rush. Grassroots recovery in action
- Smith. SUD in medically complex populations
- Stevens/Litwin. Science of addiction
- Tisdale. Family involvement in treatment
- Wampler. Overdose and linkage to care
Pre-Summit Justice Conference
The South Carolina Justice Treatment Pathways Summit was a new addition in 2025! We hosted this invitation-only event for South Carolina's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) sites and other law enforcement and justice staff for a day-long event to share best practices, generate new ideas, and connect with one another.
2024 Governor's Opioid and Addiction Summit
On April 30 and May 1, 2024, the SC Center of Excellence in Addiction hosted nearly 700 people for the Governor's Opioid and Addiction Summit. We thank all of the attendees, vendors, and speakers who made this such a wonderful event.
