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102 documents for National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc
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For more than 60 years, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) and its National Network of Affiliates have served as an effective advocacy voice for issues pertaining to alcohol/drug abuse, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
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NEW YORK, March 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), chairman of the Senate Alcohol and Drug Abuse Committee, was joined by public health advocates from across New York Sunday to unveil plans to crack down on easy access that minors have to Four Loko and similar high-alcohol malted beverages. This strategy came as result of recent undercover police stings in New York City, as well as a survey of hospitals and colleges across New York State. The results all showed that these beverages - and their dangerous consequences - continue to be easily within the reach of underage drinkers.
... is slated to be voted on by the Senate Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee on Monday. Holding the fi... risk for lifetime problems of alcohol dependence or abuse. Senator Klein's bill is an important fir... Joan Bonsignore, Executive Director, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence/Westches...
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Juvenile law - Cocaine abuse - Termination of parental rights - When newborn's toxicology screen yields a positive result for an illegal drug due to prenatal, maternal drug abuse, the newborn is, for purposes of R.C. 2151.031(D), per se an abused child.
..., Genshaft & Gellman and Susan Gellman; National Advocates for Pregnant Women/Women's Law Project, ... of Ohio, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Inc., National Center ffor Youth Law, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc., National ...
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, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease that currently affects nearly 18 million adults in America. Several million more adults and teens engage in risky drinking that could lead to alcohol problems. These patterns include binge drinking and heavy drinking on a regular basis. Furthermore, 53 percent of men and women in the United States report that one of their close relatives has a drinking problem (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and , 2006). The NIAAA, the agency that funds most of the research in , provides these signs and symptoms of , alcohol abuse, and problem drinking.
...The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. offers edu...
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- New Online Program Gives Parents and Schools an Innovative Tool to Prevent Substance Use Among Youth
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Kamran Loghman, Executive Director, NIFAR, +1-301-216- 2220, nifar@nifar.org
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 30/PRNewswire/ -- National Institute For Alcohol Recovery (NIFAR(R)) is unvei... and educators prevent teen alcohol and drug use. This endeavor is one of several new programs ... drinking lays the foundation for alcoholism and related health problems later in life, such as...[2] National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. Fact Sheet...
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Alcoholism should be treated with medications, much like depression, a U.S. scientific institute said for the first time, a suggestion that could help prompt a shift in treatment emphasis to doctors from counselors. Although counseling and abstinence programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous are widely used and considered effective, three approved drugs - disulfiram, or Antabuse; naltrexone; and Campral - can also help patients, said Mark Willenbring, director of the treatment and recovery research division of National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism..
... treating someone with active alcohol dependence or someone who has stopped drinking in the past fe... other expenses, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. (Copyright 2005...
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..., Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatric, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse Facilities and Facilities Serving ... primary diagnosis of chemical abuse or dependence; and. (vi) Facilities providing care for patients ... school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; and. (3) Has had a minim...
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...Background. Title VIII of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Public Law 100-690 (enacted Nov... (CSPI), four members of Congress, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (N...
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LONG BEACH -- Police Chief Jim McDonnell and the phenomenally popular cable TV show "Intervention" will team up later this month for a town hall forum on drug and alcohol abuse. The forum, which is being hosted by the A&E Network; Charter Communications; the National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc., and The Salvation Army -- will include expert panelists talking about drug and alcohol abuse in the local youth population.
