Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.
Addiction and Substance Abuse
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Join Together: A National Resource Center
November 16, 2012 | Program Result
For two decades Join Together served as a national resource center for local substance abuse initiatives, and promoted policies that enhance prevention and treatment. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is now the portal for these resources.
Problem Drinking Among Mexican-Americans
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Two measures of problem drinking among Mexican Americans in Texas City, Texas were studied examining the relationship of nativity and concentration of Hispanics living in the neighborhood. A total of 1,435 Mexican Americans ages 25 years and older w ...
Health Care for Communities
March 19, 2012 | Program Result
Under Healthcare for Communities, researchers tracked changes in the organization and financing of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services, and the impact of those changes on individuals' access to care and the quality and cost of that care.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A 2002 report from the Institute of Medicine, Unequal Treatment, found that minorities in the United States generally receive inferior health care and have worse health outcomes than Caucasians. Since then, there have been several efforts to understand and address racial and ethnic health disparities and respond to Congress' goal of reducing these inequities by 2010.
Syringe Access Interventions
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Despite substantial evidence that expanded syringe access benefits public health without causing other harms, state laws on syringe distribution and possession, law enforcement practices, and actions by the U.S. Congress that limit federal funding for SEPs may be inhibiting the potential of syringe access programs to prevent HIV.
Legal Gambling and Problem Gambling as Mechanisms of Social Domination?
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors consider the social, structural and symbolic effects of the recent and rapid spread of legal gambling in the United States. They contend that problem gambling is not randomly distributed throughout the population and tha ...
Addiction is a Chronic Disease, Says HBO ADDICTION Project
October 1, 2009 | Program Result
HBO’s Addiction Project increased awareness that addiction is a chronic brain disease through a 90-minute documentary, supplementary films and documentaries, a book, an interactive Web site and podcasts - all promoted with a national outreach campaign.
A Center Fights the Battle Against Addiction
April 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1992 to 2002 staff at Columbia University, New York established and sustained the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).
RWJF Supports PRISM Awards for Entertainment Industry's Accurate Portrayal of Substance Abuse and Addiction
March 1, 2006 | Program Result
The PRISM Awards recognize accurate depiction of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse and addiction in feature films, television, music, comics and other entertainment media.
The Critical Role of Nicotine Addiction in Tobacco Use
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
Pyramid Communications, Seattle, organized a national conference presenting the latest research findings on nicotine addiction, the prevention of tobacco use, and state-of-the-art treatment strategies.