Each year, NCADD Affiliates and others convene at the NCADD Conference of Affiliates for three days of training, networking and socializing. For the past several years, the Conference is held in the Washington, DC area every other year and in an Affiliate city in alternating years.

In 2010, the Conference was held in Phoenix, AZ to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of our Affiliate, NCADD Phoenix. Among the nationally-known speakers were Virginia Mackay-Smith of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), who provided an update of Federal programs. Michael Shafer, PhD, CEO of Arizona State University ATTC, who presented on the "Intersect Between Treatment and Child Protection/Child Welfare," Michael Flaherty, PhD, Executive Director of the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addiction, who presented on "Building a Unified System of Recovery in Health Reform: Implications and Opportunities for NCADD Affiliates," and Mel Pohl, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs and Medical Director, Las Vegas Recovery Center, spoke on "Pain and Addiction: A Challenging Co-Occurring Disorder." For a copy of the Conference Brochure.