Addiction Science Center

 ETSU College of Public Health

Addiction Science Center

  • Directed by Dr. Kelly Moore, Forest for the Trees informs on how stigma can have a detrimental impact on the lives of pregnant women with substance use disorder and what you can do about it
  • Regional collaboration nets major funding for addiction treatment
  • Recovery ecosystem assets of northeast Tennessee
  • Fletcher Group, NORC and ETSU launch substance abuse recovery tool
  • ETSU ASC earns advocate of peer recovery service agency award!
  • Experts: Peer recovery is valuable yet under sources resource in addiction treatment
  • JEAP initiative is funding six pilot studies focused on recovery support services, which aim to gather preliminary data to support grant applications to the National Institutes of Health.
  • Caring Workspaces hosts Housing Summit

The ETSU Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment, established in 2016, formally changed its name in 2020 to the Addiction Science Center as part of a concerted effort to keep pace with the evolving nature of the opioid crisis, whereby heroin and fentanyl are now the leading cause of unintentional overdose death in the US, not prescribed pain medications. In addition, the new name provides an opportunity to expand research efforts to include the study of co-morbid health conditions and poly-substance misuse incorporating studies focused on the resurgence of methamphetamine use across the country.

Recovery Ecosystem Assets in Northeast Tennessee

MAP

This map is a fluid documentation of recovery assets available to Northeast Tennesseans. This was made to assess the recovery ecosystem in this region, but may also be used to help find resources for those affected by substance use disorder. 

Counties include: Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington. 

Data last updated: 5/12/2026