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Archive for the ‘Flash Alert’ Category

2010 ADCNC Outer Banks Conference Invitation and Registration Form

Aug 18th, 2010 • Category: Events, Flash Alert

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 [...]



Mental Disorders and/or Substance Abuse Related to One of Every Eight Emergency Department Cases

Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert, News

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 [...]



H. Working with Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq and Their Families

Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: Events, Flash Alert

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 [...]



SA Providers Policy and Action Newsletter

Jul 5th, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert, Provider Profiles

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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 [...]



2010 Recovery Delegate Program – North Carolina State Committee

May 10th, 2010 • Category: Events, Flash Alert

The A&E Recovery Project Delegate Program was developed in 2008 to bring national attention to recovery by honoring individuals in recovery from every state.  Seeking individuals who had been in recovery for at least 10 years and who were active in their local recovery community, A&E and its partners collected hundreds of applications from across [...]



About AlcoholScreening.org

Apr 19th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Flash Alert

AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health. AlcoholScreening.org helps individuals assess their own alcohol consumption patterns to determine if their drinking is likely to be harming their health or increasing their risk for future harm. Through [...]



UNCC 2010 Jonnie H. McLeod Substance Abuse Conference- Dr. John Corrigan:TBI and Adopting Substance Abuse Treatments to the TBI Population

Apr 12th, 2010 • Category: Education, Events, Flash Alert

Target Audience:
Case managers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed professional counselors, educators, school personnel, mental health professionals, clinicians, nurses, health and human service practitioners, and other health care professionals.

Description:
***CHARLOTTE AHEC WILL NOT BE PROCESSING REGISTRATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP***
***TO REGISTER, please click on the BROCHURE LINK in the left-hand column or visit: [...]



Healthcare Bill- Landmark Expansion of Coverage for Addiction & Mental Illness

Mar 28th, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert, News

It’s been a long and drawn out battle with very strong feelings on both sides.  But, as you know, the United States Senate and House of Representatives have passed the Healthcare Reform Bill.  Throughout the process, we have asked you and NCADD Affiliates to keep in touch with your Members of Congress…..and [...]



Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars And Cents: A Cost Benefit Analysis.

Mar 22nd, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert, News

Resource To Help Decisionmakers Choose Cost-Effective Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
Communities can use cost-benefit analysis to help guide their decisions and develop better comprehensive prevention strategies based on their unique needs and characteristics.
Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and Cents: A Cost-Benefit Analysis is a report designed to help policymakers and other stakeholders use the results [...]



ADCNC’s National Guard Program

Mar 16th, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert

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Please find attached an article about the ADCNC’s National Guard program that recently appeared in Inflexxion’s newsletter ASI-MV Connect. Click on the link above.