creating healthy & safe communities


GCSUD was established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2BB from which the Council provides prevention planning, public awareness, and education, and administers the Alliance to Prevent Substance Use Disorder.
Through the expansion of strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts, the GCSUD and its Alliance to Prevent Substance Use Disorder is unique in its ability to reach the public statewide, across all 21 counties.
The Governor’s Council on Substance Use Disorder administers the State's Alliance to Prevent Substance Use Disorder Program which is the largest network of community-based substance use disorder prevention coalitions in the nation.