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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. She has worked both in the private and public [...]
The Fitzsimon File. August 31, 2009 Monday numbers Here are some numbers to consider this last day of August from the public policy world in North Carolina. 350—the number of people that a Raleigh News & Observer headline said attended a weekend rally for health care reform at the State Capitol 2,000—the number of people [...]
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.
RecoveryNC is pleased to acknowledge the selection of Kevin R. McDonald, Founder, President and CEO of Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA), located in Durham, as this year’s North Carolina Representative to the Arts and Entertainment Television’s The Recovery Project, a multi-faceted, multi-year initiative to raise awareness that addiction to alcohol and drugs is [...]
