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By Meredith Melnick Wednesday, October 13, 2010 One out of 3 adults and 2 out of 3 high school students who drink alcohol binge drink, according to recent government surveys. Startlingly, the data suggest that 90% of the alcohol consumed by high-school kids and more than half the alcohol consumed by adults is downed during [...]
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: October 05, 2010 More than one in four high school students and adults ages 18 to 34 reported binge drinking in the past month, according to officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who said the new data represent a serious public health problem. [...]
This report presents demographic, social, economic, and health information about North Carolina’s Hispanic/Latino population. A variety of topic areas are covered, including mortality, chronic diseases, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, health risk factors, access to health care, quality of life, and maternal and infant health, and child and adolescent health. Here is a link to [...]
Less than a month into the Drug Enforcement Administration’s prescription drug “Take-Back” campaign, over 3,400 sites nationwide have joined the effort that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. Government, community, public health and law enforcement partners will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at these sites all across the nation o n Saturday, September 25 th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) — Almost one-third of U.S. teens, about 8 million, say they participated in violent behavior at least once in the past year, officials say. The study by researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finds 22.6 percent of adolescents reported having participated in a serious fight at school [...]
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 one in eight of [...]
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 you have. Thank [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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