Tag Archives: addiction

We invite you to a LIVE Facebook Chat: Mother and Son Share Lessons on Teen Drug Addiction

Join us for our monthly “Meet the Parents Hour,” a popular, LIVE Facebook Chat and Q&A session taking place this Friday, June 3 at 12 p.m. EDT/ 9 a.m. PDT, featuring Libby Cataldi and her son, Jeff Bratton. Libby is …

Pasierb Submits Testimony on Prescription Drug Epidemic to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism

Steve Pasierb, our President and CEO, submitted testimony on Tuesday, May 23 to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, addressing the misuse and intentional abuse of prescription medications, how this poses a significant health threat and strategies on …

Recognizing National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

Today is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (NCMHAD), a day that aims to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health and stresses that positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development. NCMHAD is a key …

New Program Aims to Help Doctors Break Down Stigma of Addiction

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has created a new program, known as the Addiction Performance Project, to help primary care providers break down the stigma of addiction. …

The Partnership at Drugfree.org and Boston University School of Public Health Collaborate to Expand Join Together

New York, NY- April 4, 2011– The Partnership at Drugfree.org, in cooperation with the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), announced today that Join Together has become part of the 25-year-old nonprofit organization based in New York City. Join …

SPOTLIGHT: Brad Mersereau

The Partnership at Drugfree.org commends Portland musician, activist and supporter, Brad Mersereau, for his steadfast support and staunch dedication to raising awareness about substance abuse. After losing his sister, Laura, when she was just 46, to complications related to alcohol …

A Special Thank You to Dr. Herb Kleber for His Dedication and Continued Support

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of Dr. Herb Kleber, MD, to the intelligent and productive, public discourse on substance abuse and addiction. Whether his audience is Congressional policy makers, national media, medical professionals and fellow board members for leading …

Get Social and Connect With Families

In case you didn’t see our February newsletter, take a look below.  If you’d like to receive them going forward, please sign up here.   Welcome to The Partnership at Drugfree.org’s eNewsletter, a monthly update designed to keep you apprised of …

SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Jeff Gardere

We sat down with Dr. Jeff Gardere, psychologist, renowned author of “Love Prescription” and host of VH1’s “Dad Camp” to ask him a few questions about teen substance abuse and addiction. Often featured on the Today Show, CNN and MSNBC, …

Update: “Challenge Grant” to Start Parents Toll-Free Helpline

The Partnership at Drugfree.org has received a challenge grant to support the 2011 launch of the Parents Toll-Free Helpline. Parents who are coping with a child’s drug and alcohol addiction often find it difficult to get help. Many feel alone and frustrated, and struggle to get the information and guidance they need to help a child in crisis. …