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
2010 ADCNC Outer Banks Conference Invitation and Registration Form
Friends and Colleagues,
You’re invited to join The Alcohol and Drug Council of North Carolina’s 47th Outer Banks Conference on Wednesday, September 29 and Thursday, September 30 at the Clam Digger Inn at Atlantic Beach, NC. You will have the opportunity to explore important questions, learn about cutting edge research, advocate for change and share powerful [...]
What Primary Care Providers Need to Know about Traumatic Brain Injury
Description:
The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. We invite you to participate in this recorded web conference providing an overview on the topic of Post Traumatic [...]
2010 Summer School
(Over 180 professionals have already registered!!)
(30 days left until registration deadline!)
The NC Foundation for Alcohol & Drug Studies invites you to join other addiction professionals who have already registered for the NCFADS premier summer training event for 2010 at The University of North Carolina Wilmington, NC. The [...]
Get Help in Your Area
Now you can easily find local services by county in North Carolina by clicking here.
Donate to 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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News
Mental Disorders and/or Substance Abuse Related to One of Every Eight Emergency Department Cases»AHRQ News and Numbers
Release date: July 8, 2010
Nearly 12 million visits made to U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2007 involved people with a mental disorder, substance abuse problem, or both, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This accounts for [...]
Provider Profiles
SA Providers Policy and Action Newsletter»If you are having trouble viewing this message, see it in your browser.
Dear Providers,
We want to make sure that you are aware of the lastest policy issues and opportunites for action in the Substance Abuse Community. Below you will find information and links to a variety of topics for the [...]
Blog
Study: parenting style can rein in teen drinking»Posted by TIME.com Friday, June 25, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Submit a Comment • Related Topics: alcohol parenting , binge drinking, teenagers
It’s one of the epically frustrating truths of family life — and the plot point that starts a thousand teen movies: parents have very little say over whether or [...]
Grants
Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Practices in Schools Grant»HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Adminis.
Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Practices in Schools
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=53910
Education
2010 Summer School»2010 Summer School
(Over 180 professionals have already registered!!)
(30 days left until registration deadline!)
The NC Foundation for Alcohol & Drug Studies invites you to join other addiction professionals who have already registered for the NCFADS premier summer training event for 2010 at The University of North Carolina Wilmington, NC. The [...]
