Reimagining Opioid Abatement:

Challenging Conventional Wisdom

A Groundbreaking Conference in Mobile, Alabama

When the familiar approaches aren't enough, it's time to reimagine what's possible.

The purpose of the upcoming Reimagining Opioid Abatement conference is to bring together both decisionmakers and those working on the opioid epidemic, day in and day out, to share not just best practices but also the nitty-gritty of working in this space. We know it will take a community-centric approach to address not only the opioid crisis but the underlying causes of it - poverty, lack of education and employment, and challenges in housing and transportation. As of August 2025, our planned sessions include:

  • It Starts at Home: How Stable Communities Enable Recovery

  • Meeting People Where They Are: Innovative Care Delivery

  • Therapeutic Justice: From Punishment to Restoration

  • Working Upstream: Education, Prevention, and Stigma Reduction

  • Coordination to Create a Healthy Community

  • The Path Forward: Scaling these Solutions

  • 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

  • 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

Registration Information

Date: October 22, 2025

Location: GulfQuest National Maritime Museum Mobile, Alabama

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Registration includes all sessions, lunch, and networking opportunities.