When considering substance use, society often reduces an individual’s struggles to a lack of willpower and poor decision-making. Many people do not see the complexities of this disease and how genetics, trauma, mental health conditions, and socioeconomic factors can all play significant roles in the development and continuation of substance use disorders (SUDs).

This is how we—your 2024–2025 APhA–ASP NEC—feel about the inspiring presidential theme “Each of Us, for All of Us.”