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August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services documented barriers to substance abuse treatment services for injection drug users in New York City and its northern suburbs.
January 1, 1999 | Program Result
Shepherdstown Youth Center, a rural West Virginia community center, established a new youth program in 1995 for young people who are at risk for substance abuse and related destructive behaviors.
May 1, 1997 | Program Result
Work In America Institute, Inc., Scarsdale, N.Y., carried out a pilot project to provide parents in the workplace with skills to help their children more effectively avoid the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
March 1, 1997 | Program Result
The Institute for Justice for All proposed to create and train a network of community leaders in 10 states to advocate for investigation into the financial transactions vital to local drug trafficking.
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
Phoenix House convened a day-long roundtable meeting to discuss ways in which alcohol and drug treatment programs can promote healthy, active living among adolescent clients.
February 20, 2013 | Program Result
SAPRP funded projects that identified and assessed policies to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. The program helped ensure that the insights gained through these analyses would be used by decision-makers in the public and private sectors.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
cq5dam.thumbnail.319.319 Read article There is no significant increase in serious crime around methadone treatment centers, according to this fine-grained geographic analysis in one city.
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.
November 22, 2011 | Program Result
West Virginia was one of 12 states participating in Advancing Recovery: State and Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Treatment. Four treatment providers expanded the use of medication-assisted treatment in helping people overcome addictions.
November 22, 2011 | Program Result
The goal was to increase the use of two medications approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe alcoholism, naltrexone and acamprosate.