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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National Publication for Drug Court Professionals Gets Word Out that Drug Courts Reduce Costs and Crime
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
Drug courts divert nonviolent, drug-abusing offenders to court-supervised treatment programs.
Making the Smoking Cessation Guideline a Routine Part of Prenatal Care
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
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.
Two Georgia Medical Schools Develop Online Curriculum to Teach Med Students Methods of Counseling Patients to Quit Smoking
May 1, 2007 | Program Result
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.
Tobacco Control Journal Expands Offerings and Publishes on the Internet
November 1, 2007 | Program Result
Tobacco Control, an international peer-reviewed journal on tobacco-control policy, expanded its coverage of tobacco policy research and created an electronic full-text version of the journal (called TC Online).
Governors' Spouses Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol-Free Initiative
October 1, 2006 | Program Result
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free enlisted the support and clout of governors' spouses in an initiative designed to increase public awareness and understanding of the problem of underage alcohol consumption.