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Perinatal Substance Use Project Coordinator

Feb 27th, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert, News

The Alcohol and Drug Council of North Carolina is recruiting to fill the position of Perinatal Substance Use Project Coordinator. The position provides education, information, advocacy and referrals relating to perinatal substance use to the general public and professionals. The position interfaces with the State Department of Health, the Division of MH/DD/SA, service providers and [...]



Alcohol and Drugs- Prisons- New Report

Feb 27th, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert, News

NEW CASA** REPORT FINDS:
65 PERCENT OF ALL U.S. INMATES MEET MEDICAL CRITERIA FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADDICTION,
ONLY 11 PERCENT RECEIVE ANY TREATMENT
DRUGS, ALCOHOL IMPLICATED IN 78 PERCENT OF VIOLENT CRIMES, 83 PERCENT OF PROPERTY CRIMES, 77 PERCENT OF WEAPON, PUBLIC ORDER, OTHER CRIMES
New York, NY, February 26, 2010 – Of the 2.3 million inmates [...]



Veteran Focus: Alcohol abuse weighs on Army

Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: Flash Alert, News, Uncategorized

By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
The Army needs to double its staff of substance-abuse counselors to handle the soaring numbers of soldiers seeking alcohol treatment, said Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army’s No. 2 officer.
About 300 more counselors are needed to meet the demand, cut wait times and offer evening and weekend services, Chiarelli, the Army vice [...]



Debunking Fears: Latino Growth Does Not Boost Crime

Dec 27th, 2009 • Category: News

Release Date: 12.09.2009
Filed under Releases
Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino migrants is often met with resistance from other residents, who fear increases in crime and poverty rates. But a new [...]



Campaign Launches To Sound Alarm About The Misuse Of Prescription Drugs Among Teens

Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: News

The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse. depression, sleep [...]



Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism From Drunken Fruit Flies

Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: News

A group of drunken fruit flies have helped researchers from North Carolina State and Boston universities identify entire networks of genes – also present in humans – that play a key role in alcohol drinking behavior. This discovery, published in the October 2009 print issue of the journalGenetics, provides a crucial explanation of why some [...]



UNCW substance prevention program earns federal grant

Nov 3rd, 2009 • Category: News, Uncategorized

WILMINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education is showcasing UNC Wilmington’s gender-based substance prevention program as a model for other schools across the nation.
The program is focused on gender strategies to teach students about consequences of high risk drinking and the unique pressures for each gender.
Program officials say males are often competitive about drinking, but [...]



Presidential Nomination of Pamela Hyde as Administrator of SAMHSA

Oct 5th, 2009 • Category: News

I am pleased to share with you that, today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Pamela Hyde to be Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Pamela Hyde has served as Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department since 2003. [...]



Some Interesting Numbers

Oct 5th, 2009 • Category: News

The Fitzsimon File. August 31, 2009
Monday numbers
Here are some numbers to consider this last day of August [...]



Nationwide Public Health Alert Issued Concerning Life-Threatening Risk Posed by Cocaine Laced with Veterinary Anti-Parasite Drug

Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: News

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is alerting medical professionals, substance abuse treatment centers and other public health authorities about the risk that substantial levels of cocaine may be adulterated with levamisole – a veterinary anti-parasitic drug.