Reimagining Opioid Abatement:

Mobile, Alabama sits at the heart of the opioid crisis, with one of the highest prescription rates in the nation. But from this challenge has emerged extraordinary innovation. Our city has become a laboratory for groundbreaking approaches to recovery, prevention, and community healing.

This conference brings together the voices you need to hear—from recovery champions and peer counselors to innovative healthcare providers and policy leaders who are rewriting the playbook on opioid abatement.

Real Stories, Real Solutions This isn't a conference of theories. Every panel features practitioners who are implementing innovative approaches and seeing real results in their communities.

Beyond Traditional Treatment While medication-assisted treatment and traditional recovery programs have their place, we're exploring what happens when communities think bigger—addressing social determinants of health, leveraging peer support, and creating systems that truly heal.

From Litigation to Innovation Learn how opioid settlement funds can be transformed from reactive spending into proactive, community-driven solutions that address root causes

Recovery Champions

• Home of Grace for Women - 51 years of holistic recovery

• The Lovelady Center - The nation's largest long-term recovery facility for women

• Door to Serenity - Serving marginalized populations with dignity

Healthcare Innovators

• Franklin Primary Health Clinic - Bringing care directly to underserved communities

• USA Women's & Children's Hospital - Addressing neonatal abstinence syndrome

• Mobile Metro Treatment Center - Breaking down transportation barriers

System Changers

• Mobile Veterans Treatment Court - Specialized justice for those who served

• Mobile Adult Drug Court - 31 years of rehabilitation over incarceration

• Mobile United - Youth-led prevention through peer counseling

Policy Leaders

• State legislators and government officials driving innovative policy solutions

• City leaders from Baltimore, Richmond, and Mobile sharing what works

Active Recovery

Moving beyond traditional models to embrace peer support, spiritual healing, and holistic restoration that treats the whole person.

Social Determinants of Health

Addressing housing, transportation, childcare, and other fundamental needs that determine whether recovery succeeds or fails.

Innovation in Justice

How treatment courts and alternative justice approaches are proving more effective than incarceration.

Legislative Leadership

What policymakers can do to support innovative, evidence-based approaches to the opioid crisis.

Award-Winning Solutions

Highlighting programs and individuals that are achieving remarkable results through unconventional approaches.

• Recovery Program Leaders looking for innovative approaches

• Healthcare Providers serving affected communities

• Policymakers and Government Officials responsible for opioid abatement funding

• Community Organizations working on prevention and recovery

• Researchers and Academics studying effective interventions

• People in Recovery and their advocates

• Anyone who believes we can do better in addressing the opioid crisis