Help shape the future of substance use treatment and recovery in Texas.
TxSUS 2027 will be held March 25-26, 2027, at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
We welcome proposals from a wide range of professionals in the substance use professions — including researchers, peer specialists, health and behavioral health providers, community leaders, policy experts, and more. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations and posters that highlight practical solutions, emerging research, and collaborative approaches that improve outcomes across the continuum of care.
Submit your proposal today & join us in advancing substance use education, innovation, and recovery across Texas.
Submission Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026. Accepted speakers will be notified no later than Monday, November 30, 2026.
Why Present at TxSUS?
- Highlight your work. Showcase your expertise and organization across TxSUS platforms and symposium materials.
- Drive change. Help shape substance use research and practice while advancing evidence-based solutions statewide.
- Grow your network. Connect with leaders and peers across disciplines from around Texas.
Submission Categories
TxSUS invites workshop, panel, and poster proposals that provide innovative, practical, and research-informed perspectives for substance use disorder (SUD) professionals.
While not an exhaustive list of acceptable topics, we strongly encourage sessions or posters on the following topics:
- Evidence-based behavioral therapies for SUD
- Advancing pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders
- Perinatal addiction medicine
- Adaptations for treatment and recovery services in rural areas
- Treatment and recovery services for youth
- Infectious disease and substance use disorders
- Evidence and innovations in peer recovery support services
- Digital and smart technologies that support SUD recovery
- Building and sustaining the SUD workforce
- Novel approaches to overdose prevention and naloxone distribution
- Cross-sector SUD collaborations and partnerships
- Novel and emerging drugs
- Financial sustainability of substance use services
- Treatments for specific substance use disorders (e.g., stimulant use disorder, alcohol use disorder)
- Innovations in comorbid pain and SUD management
- Regulatory, policy and advocacy updates
- Ethical considerations for SUD treatment services
- Comorbid behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling disorder, eating disorders)
- Quality improvement and outcomes measurement strategies
- Artificial intelligence uses in behavioral health
Session Formats
Hands-On Workshops (HOWs) (60 minutes):
Interactive and experiential sessions designed to give learners an in-depth understanding of a specific clinical, community-based, or scientific topic. Workshop sessions must use a variety of interactive teaching formats such as group discussions, case-examples, demonstrations, or other skill-building exercises.
Panel Presentations (60 minutes):
Group presentations in a panel format, with an identified moderator, providing an in-depth understanding of a specific clinical, community-based or scientific topic by identified experts in the field.
Poster Presentations:
Poster presentations offer an opportunity to showcase relevant SUD research findings.
Submission Requirements
Each submission must include:
- Presenter details (name, credentials, organization, title)
- Additional presenters (if included)
- Lead presenter biography (up to 200 words)
- Presentation or poster title
- A brief description (up to 500 words)*
- Three learning objectives
- Learner level – introductory, intermediate, or advanced
- References (3–5 scholarly publications)
- Interactive modalities to be used (for workshop and panel submissions only)
*Note: For poster submissions, brief descriptions should include the following sections: Background & Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusions & Discussion (up to 500 words).
Submission deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026
Proposal Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to the symposium theme (Science Matters) and suggested topics
- Clarity of session description and stated learning outcomes
- Innovations or new information/applications
- Appropriateness for the intended audience
- Evidence-base for the identified topic
