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.
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October 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The Head Start program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science planned and implemented a substance abuse prevention project that worked to change community norms and behaviors that put children at risk of substance abuse.
October 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The Community Partnership for Child Development planned and implemented a Free to Grow project under the RWJF national program, Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities.
October 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
Audubon Area Community Services in Owensboro, Ky., planned and implemented a Free to Grow model that reduced risks for substance abuse by combining grassroots community action with intensive case management for high-risk families.
September 19, 2008 | Program Results 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.
April 5, 2007 | Program Results Report
Drug courts divert nonviolent, drug-abusing offenders to court-supervised treatment programs.
April 30, 2007 | Program Results 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.
May 31, 2007 | Program Results Report
Morehouse School of Medicine developed and evaluated a computer-based, self-directed curriculum to teach medical students how to counsel patients effectively to quit smoking.
May 31, 2000 | Program Results 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.