ANCC Continuing Education on Opioids and Substance Use Disorder

Substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid-related harms remain among the most significant health challenges in the United States, affecting over 48 million people and impacting families, workplaces, and communities nationwide. Clinical teams across all settings are increasingly encountering patients with complex needs related to pain management, substance use, and overdose risk.

Overdose Lifeline provides ANCC-approved continuing education that fulfills the DEA MATE Act 8-hour training requirement and gives nurses insight and practical tools they can use immediately in their clinical work to reduce stigma and improve outcomes.

Whether you’re maintaining licensure, meeting DEA MATE Act compliance, or expanding your skills, our courses are flexible, affordable, and designed for your schedule.

ANCC Nursing Accreditation Statement

Purdue University Continuing Nursing Education is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Overdose Lifeline online courses provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) CE credits through Purdue University Continuing Nursing Education.

Purdue University Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

The mission of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, is to promote excellence in nursing and healthcare globally through credentialing programs..

Why Healthcare Professionals Choose Overdose Lifeline Education

35,000+ Clinicians / Professionals Served

Enhance Professional Knowledge and Effectiveness

92% of people strongly agree/agree...
"The course information has enhanced my professional knowledge and effectiveness in my interaction with individuals affected."

Trusted SUD Education

Trusted by clinicians, professionals, and partners in all 50 U.S. states, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Navy, NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse, Health Departments, Schools, Colleges and Universities, and more.

Evidence Informed

Evidence-informed learning design drawn from cognitive psychology research, a broad-based theory that analyzes the process of taking in new information. Applies Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives.

Video-Based On-Demand Courses

ANCC accredited video-based on-demand courses. Take online courses from anywhere, completing when it is convenient for you.

CE Credit and Certificate

Obtain the CME/CE hours required for licensed professionals and DEA MATE Act. Certificates and CE credit available upon successful course completion.

Highly Recommended

87% of people strongly agree/agree... "Would recommend this course to a friend or colleague."

What people are saying

Prior to taking this course, I was not aware of the physiologic changes in the brain leading to addiction. I had no idea that using substances during the teenage yielded a higher chance of developing a substance use disorder. Additionally, the fact that the brain is basically rewired to place drugs at the top of the survival hierarchy within the brain.

20-Credit Certificate Student - Pharmacist

Learning about the cycle of addiction and stages was eye opening. With an understanding that setbacks are an expected part of the process toward recovery, therefore working with the client on their recovery plan is as important as the treatment plan.

20-Credit Certificate Student - Pharmacist

In the past when I thought about stigma and addiction, I typically thought about how another person (family member, neighbor) stigmatize someone with this disease. I now have a better understanding of how stigma from other areas of one's life (medical communities, law enforcement, etc.) affects someone with this disease and creates a barrier for recovery.

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This was a very eye opening course as to how childhood trauma not only affects our behavior but our health outcomes and chronic conditions directly. This is a true public health threat that needs to be addressed with education and concern placed on early intervention.

20-Credit Certificate Student - Pharmacist

Flexible Continuing Education Options

Individual CE Courses

  • ANCC-accredited, self-paced modules

  • Choose from topics including neurobiology of SUD, stigma, harm reduction, ACEs and trauma, MAT/MOUD, SUD treatment and recovery, and naloxone and overdose prevention

  • Flexible, affordable options for earning CE at your own pace

20-Credit Advanced Certificate Program

  • Includes 8 ANCC-accredited courses + a practicum assignment

  • Earn a 20-hour Advanced Certificate in SUD and Opioids

  • Designed to build broad, evidence-informed competency across prevention, treatment, recovery, and stigma reduction

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DEA MATE Act Bundle – 8 CE Credits

  • Three essential ANCC-accredited courses packaged together

  • Meets the full DEA MATE Act 8-hour requirement

  • Core SUD education: Covers SUD neurobiology, medication for opioid use disorder MOUD, and stigma / barrier reduction

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