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The Hazelden Foundation Center for Public Advocacy has taken over marketing of the key programs and products of the Johnson Institute, a venerable resource center for the addiction and recovery community. …
President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the government's faith-based funding initiative, and changes could include a ban on federal funding of groups that discriminate on the basis of religion or other factors when hiring employees. …
Three grants of $5,000 each will be awarded for projects that encourage individuals to make positive changes in their health behaviors through innovative "nudges." …
Few drug dealers get rich working the street corners, and many can be turned from a life of crime if given an opportunity to do so, according to researcher David Kennedy. …
More than 2,500 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from throughout the country will convene in Washington, D.C. for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) 19th annual National Leadership Forum. …
A community coalition is calling upon Nebraska's governor and attorney general to reconsider a ruling by the Liquor Control Commission that allows flavored malt beverages – a.k.a. 'alcopops' -- to be classified and taxed as beer rather than distilled spirits. …
Bill Wilson and Bob Smith created Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) 73 years ago, but the program is stronger than ever. …
A new study of nearly 20,000 teens conducted by researchers from Brigham Young University found that those who are frequent churchgoers and who consider religion as highly important were half as likely to use marijuana or succumb to peer pressure to smoke and drink. …
The federal Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) set up its own process for determining grant eligibility for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program that resulted in an inability to "show that only eligible coalitions received grants in accordance with the Drug-Free Communities Support Program's statutory framework," according to a recently released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). …
The Office of National Drug Control Policy says that alcohol, tobacco and other drug use rates were lower in cities and towns with coalitions funded by the Drug Free Communities (DFC) program. …
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