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Addiction Prevention and Treatment

Expert Presentations

Audioconferences

The Outcomes of Addiction Treatment and Approaches to Measuring Performance

Cultural Competency in Addiction Treatment

Meeting Powerpoints

What Works in Substance Abuse Prevention
(Dr. Chris Ringwalt, October 2007 CHAP meeting)

Addiction Prevention and Treatment
(Dr. Connie Pechura, December 2005 CHAP meeting)

Addiction Prevention and Treatment
(Dr. Mady Chalk, December 2005 CHAP meeting)

State Legislative Actions Regarding Addiction Treatment and Prevention
(Allison Colker, December 2005 CHAP meeting)

NCSL Resources

Substance Abuse Legislation Database
(Search legislation by state and topic going back to 2004)

Substance Abuse Home Page
(Contains links to issue briefs and description of database)

Snapshot
(Bi-Monthly newsletter on addiction prevention and treatment)

Outside Resources

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s mission is to increase access to and improve the quality of addiction treatment; to educate physicians (including medical and osteopathic students), other health care providers and the public; and to establish addiction medicine as a primary specialty recognized by professional organizations, governments, physicians, purchasers and consumers of health care services, and the general public. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), one of three centers within SAMHSA, focuses on substance abuse prevention, research and practice. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), one of three centers within SAMHSA, focuses on substance abuse treatment, research and practice. Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) To Strengthen the Capacity of Community Coalitions to Create and Maintain Safe, Healthy and Drug-Free Communities. Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems (Ensuring Solutions) Ensuring Solutions strives to reduce the burden of untreated alcohol problems on communities, businesses, families and individuals by providing information and tools to increase access to effective and affordable screening and treatment. Faces & Voices of Recovery (Faces & Voices) Faces & Voices of Recovery is committed to organizing and mobilizing the millions of Americans in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction, our families, friends, and allies to speak with one voice. Join Together  Join Together, a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, offers news, research and background on issues of substance abuse.  Join Together also offers news, research and background information on gun violence.  National Association of State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Directors (NASADAD) The National Association of State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Directors (NASADAD) is a not-for-profit educational, scientific and informational organization serving those in state agencies tasked with drug and alcohol abuse services. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) A service of SAMHSA, the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) offers a clearinghouse of resources on substance abuse prevention and treatment. National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence fights the stigma and the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions. National Families in Action (NFIA) National Families in Action was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. Its mission is to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, supports and conducts research to improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.

State Associations of Addiction Services (SAAS)  Founded in 1987, SAAS is a nonprofit organization whose membership consists of state substance abuse prevention and treatment associations.  The state associations offer a range of education, training, advocacy, information dissemination, and technology transfer services for their members, who are community-based service providers.  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SAMHSA is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) The mission of the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) is to fund substance abuse policy research that can help reduce the harm caused by the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs in the United States.

Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) TASC is a not-for-profit organization that provides behavioral health recovery management services for individuals with substance abuse and mental health disorders.