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Addiction and Substance Abuse

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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The Evolution of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Approach to Alcohol and Drug Addiction

January 1, 2006 | Book

The nation's health system does not generally recognize and treat addiction, although nearly one in 10 Americans over the age of 12 has a problem with alcohol or drugs—some 22 million people in all. This chapter offers an inside look at strategies u ...

Worcester Has Limited Success in Fighting Back Against Drugs

May 20, 2003 | Program Results Report

Worcester Fights Back, which formed in 1990 under the auspices of the United Way of Central Massachusetts, worked to substantially reduce demand for illegal drugs and alcohol in Worcester, Mass.

Greater Columbia Fighting Back Shines in Work with Physicians

May 20, 2003 | Program Results Report

The overall objective of Greater Columbia Fighting Back, Columbia, S.C., was to reduce the demand for alcohol and other drugs in the greater Columbia area.

Head Start/Anti-Substance Abuse Program Falters in New Jersey

October 1, 2003 | Program Results Report

Concerned Parents for Head Start in Paterson, N.J., developed Project Unconditional, a project designed to integrate family and community strengthening components into Head Start to reduce risks for substance abuse.

Cherokee Nation Project Promotes Fitness to Fight Substance Abuse

October 1, 2003 | Program Results Report

The Cherokee Nation tribal health department established a project designed to enhance the protective factors that would help keep young people away from substance abuse.

Three Segments of "To the Contrary" Focusing on Preventing Teen Substance Abuse Air on PBS Stations Nationwide

March 27, 2007 | Program Results Report

Persephone Productions produced three segments of the television program To the Contrary focusing on the prevention and treatment of teen substance abuse.

A Scientific Approach to the Goal of Preventing Addiction and Abuse

August 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

In 2000, the Society for Prevention Research held its eighth annual meeting, "Bridging Disciplines, Building Paradigms, and Crossing Borders in Prevention Science," in Montreal, Canada.

Large-Scale Unassisted Smoking Cessation Over 50 Years

May 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Most smokers have been able to stop smoking without any formal assistance such as medication or professional assistance.

A New D.A.R.E. Curriculum Gets Mixed Reviews

March 17, 2010 | Program Results 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.

An Innovator Identifies an Alarming Trend for Young People: Listening to Rap Music Could Be Dangerous to Their Health

May 2, 2008 | Story

Denise Herd used her medical anthropologist background and rigorous quantitative methods to explore the hypothesis that rap music has increasingly glamorized the use of illegal drugs by associating drug use with wealth and high social standing.

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