About ADCNC
Alcohol and other substance abuse addiction is a preventable and treatable chronic disease.
Intervention in the lives of people suffering with addiction through the family, education or work place, criminal justice system and community-at-large works, and sustains recovery.
Substance abuse treatment and prevention services should be available and accessible in the primary health care system.
Insurers should treat addiction as a chronic disease and pay for treatment as they do with other medical conditions. Indigent, uninsured and underinsured substance abuse clients should have timely access to public safety net services.
Juvenile and criminal justice clients should have access to a continuum of addiction treatment and rehabilitation services including aftercare upon release.
Addiction services should be rendered by professionals who are trained, credentialed, and experienced in the field of addiction.
News
Not Winning the War on Drugs
According to the White House, this country is scoring big wins in the war on drugs, especially against the cocaine cartels. Officials celebrate that cocaine seizures are up — leading to higher prices on American streets. Cocaine use by teenagers is down, and, officials say, workplace tests suggest adult use is falling.
U.S. leads world in substance abuseupdated 1:32 p.m. ET, Tues., July. 1, 2008
WASHINGTON - The United States leads the world in rates of experimenting with marijuana and cocaine despite strict drug laws, World Health Organization researchers said on Tuesday.
Non-Medical Marijuana - New CASA StudyCASA recently released a new study titled, Non-Medical Marijuana III: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette? A copy of the Press Release announcing the study appears below. The full report is available from CASA for $ 25.
On a separate note, Nick Pace, MD, NCADD Life Member and Member of the NCADD Medical Scientific Committee has volunteered to develop a draft of an NCADD Position Statement on medical marijuana in response to several request from NCADD Affiliate for NCADD’s position on Medical Marijuana.
Recovery is Real
“For me, addiction wasn’t pretty. Addiction meant street level drug use, jails and institutions.” Covington says she hasn’t been arrested or in jail during the nine years she has been in recovery.
Angela Convington
How You Can Help
Have you ever felt the pain of another's addiction or your own?
Thousands of families in North Carolina are touched by the darkness of alcohol and drug addiction. Nearly a million people have addiction problems in North Carolina and nearly three times as many are affected by another person's drinking. The Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina connects these people with help and hope by linking them to treatment services and providing prevention programs, advocacy and education.
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Blog
How Alcohol Destroyed our Health & Lives»Dear Sir/Madam:
I will try to make this brief, but if you should have any inquiries, please let me know. To explain the years preceding our health deterioration, we both had been married twice previous, to individuals that we were not suited for. As most people do, we drank to relax & calm our nerves. And […]
Grant Announcements
Grants from Department of Health and Human Services»Here are a few grants that may be of interest:
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Transmission and Pathogenesis of HIV in Women (P01)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17831
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Economics of Treatment and Prevention Services for Drug & Alcohol Abuse (R03)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17832
HHS
Department of Health and Human […]
Events
Coalition Legislative Breakfasts»Here are the dates for the regional breakfasts. All breakfasts will be in the Legislative cafeteria downtown Raleigh at 6:45 am.
Central Region Breakfast - June 4
Eastern Region Breakfast - June 18
Western Region Breakfast - June 25
Education
Developing Culturally Competent Treatment with Racially and Ethnically Diverse Clients»Fayetteville, NC ~ August 14, 2008
This workshop will define and discuss culturally competent treatment, help clinicians assess their readiness in providing culturally competent treatment, and understand how culture impacts help seeking behaviors and provision of appropriate mental health treatment. Participants are encouraged to bring cases for small group discussion.
Click below for more information:
http://www.aheconnect.com/registration/srahec/eventdetail.asp?EventID=22514
