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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Paths to Recovery: Changing the Process of Care for Substance Abuse
April 28, 2010 | Program Result Report
Paths to Recovery: Changing the Process of Care for Substance Abuse Programs used process improvement strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of substance abuse treatment at the provider level.
A New D.A.R.E. Curriculum Gets Mixed Reviews
March 17, 2010 | Program Result Report
A new D.A.R.E. substance abuse prevention curriculum for 7th- and 9th-grade students, designed and evaluated by researchers at the University of Akron, gets mixed reviews.
With Help from a National Organization, Volunteers Drive the Work of 4,000 Anti-Drug Coalitions Across the Nation
November 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
This report covers results from 1992 through December 2003, during which time the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provided support for CADCA's core activities.
Addressing Tobacco in Health Care
July 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care supported evaluations of replicable efforts by managed care organizations to integrate effective tobacco-cessation interventions into everyday clinical practice and the basic health care these organizations provide.
The Influence of Program Mediators on Eleventh Grade Outcomes for Seventh Grade Substance Users and Nonusers
April 3, 2009 | Journal Article
The Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL) campaign was a universal school-based substance abuse intervention. A study of the program found that TCYL participants increased use of certain substances. This article assesses TCYL's effect on mediating factors to substance use.
Collaborative Group Brings Synergy to Youth Smoking-Cessation Efforts
March 7, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Center for the Advancement of Health, Washington, convened the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative whose aim is to coordinate the efforts of major national funders involved in designing and disseminating effective youth cessation programs.
If a Church Can Adopt a Needy Child, Why not a Recovering Addict?
May 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The One Church-One Addict was established as a program that organizes and trains volunteer teams to support people in recovery from alcohol addiction and substance abuse and help them get necessary treatment.
Drugs, Sex, HIV: Programs Teach At-Risk Urban Girls How to Play it Safe
September 19, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Freedom Foundation of New Jersey Inc., West Orange, N.J., carried out three programs encouraging girls in inner-city Newark, N.J., to abstain from illegal drugs and sexual relations.
National Publication for Drug Court Professionals Gets Word Out that Drug Courts Reduce Costs and Crime
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Drug courts divert nonviolent, drug-abusing offenders to court-supervised treatment programs.
Making the Smoking Cessation Guideline a Routine Part of Prenatal Care
April 30, 2007 | Program Result Report
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spearheaded an effort to establish the U.S. Public Health Service's smoking cessation guideline as a routine part of prenatal care for all pregnant women in the United States.