48th Annual ADCNC Outer Banks Conference
Jul 11th, 2011 • Category: Events, Flash AlertSAVE THE DATE ADCNC Outer Banks Conference September 28-29, 2011 Clamdigger Inn Atlantic Beach, N.C. Please check back soon for more information
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Addiction Recovery Candlelight Vigil April 30, 2011 – Vigil begins at 7:30 p.m.
Apr 17th, 2011 • Category: Events, Flash AlertPlease visit the following link for all the information on this event. http://www.recoverync.org/
NCFADS Scholarship Application
Mar 23rd, 2011 • Category: Education, Flash AlertNCFADS Scholarship Application (3 Weeks Until Application deadline: April 15, 2011) (Summer School Dates: August 1-5, 2011) The NCFADS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2011 Summer Scholarship Application Process Below: 2011 Summer School Foundation Scholarship Guidelines The Board of the North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies will be awarding 20 scholarships [...]
RecoveryNC Survey of Success in North Carolina
Mar 17th, 2011 • Category: Flash AlertThe RecoveryNC Campaign has signed up over 10,600 North Carolinians who are passionate about recovery from addiction. Our sign up list includes the email addresses of over 1000 individuals. You are receiving this invitation because you gave us permission to contact you via email. We have developed a short survey for those of you who [...]
Sen. Whitehouse Introduces Behavioral Health IT Bill; Ask Your Senators to Show Their Support!
Mar 17th, 2011 • Category: Flash Alert, NewsLast week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) re-introduced the Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011, a bill that would expand federal health information technology payments to previously ineligible community behavioral health providers and organizations. This legislation was originally introduced in 2010 by Sen. Whitehouse and cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 12 Senators; however, it [...]
Alcohol and Other Drugs: Chart re: Prevalence – Past Year Use and Past …
Mar 17th, 2011 • Category: Flash AlertQuite frankly, one of the most significant challenges faced by NCADD and our National Network of Affiliates is putting the problems of alcohol and drugs into a perspective that the general public can understand. When alcohol is combined into any discussion about other drugs, the general public, the media and policy makers tend to focus [...]
Substance Abuse Service Action Alert!!!!!
Mar 14th, 2011 • Category: Flash AlertOn Thursday, March 17, The Coalition will host 2 town hall meetings in Raleigh and Charlotte from 6:30-8:30pm. The Raleigh and Charlotte town halls are the first in a series of events that will provide a briefing on the current budget cuts and future budget outlook, offer an opportunity to share your opinions about MH/DD/SA [...]
PROMOTE THE TOWN MEETINGS
Mar 14th, 2011 • Category: Events, Flash AlertCOME JOIN US & HAVE YOUR SAY!!! You are invited to a Town Hall Meeting on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, and Substance Abuse Services Sponsored by The Coalition The Coalition, 40 organizations advocating together to meet the needs of North Carolinians living with the developmental disabilities, the disease of addiction, & mental illness, will host [...]
HOUSE BILL 100
Mar 5th, 2011 • Category: Flash AlertThanks to the advocacy of a coalition of 200 non-profits from around North Carolina, Rep. Larry Brown (R-Forsyth) said this week his bill to restrict state funding for non-profits will not move forward. The bill (H.B. 100) would have required state funded non-profits to get at least 35% of their funding from private sources and [...]
In Search of Alcoholism Genes
Mar 5th, 2011 • Category: Flash Alert, NewsHEALTH JOURNAL FEBRUARY 8, 2011 In Search of Alcoholism Genes Identifying Links to Drinking May Lead to Drug Treatments Tailored to Your DNA By MELINDA BECK Millions of Americans know all too painfully that alcoholism runs in families. Children of alcoholic parents are four times as likely to develop drinking problems as the general population. [...]
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