Posts Tagged ‘NCADD’
Alcohol Use Disorder Prevention – Raising Awareness About Brain Development and the Risk Factors | Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Use Disorder Prevention – why is it that one teen or adult in a group of friends who drinks too much finds themselves struggling with an alcohol use disorder and the others do not? How is it possible that a teenager can develop a severe alcohol use disorder (aka alcoholism or alcohol dependence) —…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month – Celebrating Women Leaders in the Addiction and Family Recovery Movements
Women’s History Month is celebrated annually during the month of March. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum celebrate Women’s History Month to recognize “the great contributions that women have made to our nation”…
Read MoreApril is Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month, held every April, was founded by and has been sponsored by NCADD (National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence) since 1987 to increase public awareness and understanding aimed at reducing the stigma that too often prevents individuals and families from seeking help. In 2012, NCADD celebrates the 26th Anniversary of Alcohol Awareness Month with the…
Read MoreMedication-Assisted Treatment for Drug and/or Alcohol Addiction and Recovery
Medication-assisted treatment for drug or alcohol addiction — is it “real” recovery or just another addition? The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has an excellent resource, “NCADD’s Consumer Guide to Medication-Assisted Recovery.” Quoting from NCADD: There are many pathways to addiction recovery. One pathway can be Medication-Assisted Recovery—the use of medication,…
Read MoreMrs. Marty Mann – Helping Alcoholics
Mrs. Marty Mann – the first woman member of AA – dedicated her life to helping alcoholics. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am reading an excellent biography on Mrs. Marty Mann, written by Sally Brown and David R. Brown, titled Mrs. Marty Mann, The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous. This a fascinating…
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