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 [...]
Events
Motivational Interviewing Trainings
This Summer the Behavioral Healthcare Institute at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work will offer Motivational Interviewing trainings, taught by Worth Bolton.
Motivational Interviewing is based on the work of Drs. William Miller and Stephen Rollnick, and on principles of cognitive and social psychology. Participants in these trainings will include those working with [...]
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month KitsDear Friends and Colleagues: September 2009 marks the 20th annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month. RecoveryNC and ADCNC are coordinating the efforts for the North Carolina celebration. We hope you are planning an event in your area.
If you would like to be among the first to receive the 2009Recovery Kits please respond with [...]
Addiction Recovery Institute
and Carteret Counseling Services
are pleased to offer a training presented by
Susan Sonne, PharmD, BCPP
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacy,
Medical University of South Carolina-Charleston, SC Friday, May 8, 2009 ◊ 9 am-5 pm
Crystal Coast Civic Center
3505 Arendall St (Hwy 70)
Morehead City, NC
Who should attend:
· Doctors / nurses
· Case managers
· Mental health [...]
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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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News
Alcohol abuse by GIs soars since ‘03»By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
The rate of Army soldiers enrolled in treatment programs for alcohol dependency or abuse has nearly doubled since 2003 — a sign of the growing stress of repeated deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Army statistics and interviews.
Soldiers diagnosed by Army substance abuse counselors with alcoholism or alcohol abuse, such [...]
Provider Profiles
The Mychal Institute»The Mychal Institute is an extended treatment program for drug and alcohol recovery located on the North Carolina coast. Progressive and elegant, we offer individualized treatment to a maximum of ten patients. Because treatment requires intimate appreciation for the patient’s personal uniqueness Mychal Institute protocols are patient specific. The Mychal Institute combines this individualized treatment [...]
Blog
Governments’ Drug-Abuse Costs Hit $468 Billion, Study Says»By ERIK ECKHOLM
Published: May 28, 2009
Government spending related to smoking and the abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs reached $468 billion in 2005, accounting for more than one-tenth of combined federal, state and local expenditures for all purposes, according to a new study.
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Cleaning Up After Substance Abuse
Most abuse-related spending went [...]
Grant Announcements
FY 2009 Funding Opportunities»The following is a list of grants and their links:
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
RFA #
RFA Title
Receipt Date
OA-08-002
Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants Program Announcement (Short Title: SAMHSA Conference Grants)
Applicants are [...]
Education
Motivational Interviewing Trainings»This Summer the Behavioral Healthcare Institute at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work will offer Motivational Interviewing trainings, taught by Worth Bolton.
Motivational Interviewing is based on the work of Drs. William Miller and Stephen Rollnick, and on principles of cognitive and social psychology. Participants in these trainings will include those working with [...]
