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The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute is a multidisciplinary research center at the University of Washington. Its mission is to support and facilitate research and research dissemination in the field of alcohol and drug abuse.
AMERSA is an association of multidisciplinary health care professionals in the field of substance abuse dedicated to improving education about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
A member of a national network of Addiction Training Centers funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. The ATTC is a consortium of state agencies, universities and a not-for-profit consulting firm. Brown University takes the lead in directing and facilitating the Center.
CASA has as its mission to: inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives; assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; encourage every individual and instititution to take responsbilitiy to combat substance abuse and addiction; provide those on the front lines with the tools they need to succeed; and remove the stigma of abuse and replace shame and despair with hope.
The Center’s mission is to promote the identification, prevention and effective treatment of alcohol and other drug use problems in our society through research, publications, education and training through its affiliation with the Brown Medical School.
The primary mission of CASAA is to generate new knowledge on alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictive behaviors; and to foster communication and collaboration among researchers in multiple disciplines, and between researchers and those in applied areas. CASAA’s primary activities involve basic, clinical, and prevention research focused on alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictive behaviors. CASAA is also internationally recognized for excellence in program evaluation of substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
CEDAR is a consortium between the University of Pittsburgh and St. Francis Medical Center. It’s mission is to elucidate substance use disorder vulnerabilities, pathways, and consequences through prospective longitudinal research utilizing intensive biobehavorial and social contextual assessment of high average risk and comparison low average risk children followed to adulthood.
CESAR is dedicated to addressing the problems
substance abuse creates for individuals, families, and communities. CESAR conducts policy-relevant research and evaluation studies, disseminates statistical and other information, assists in training students in substance abuse research methods and policy analysis, and provides technical assistance to agencies and organizations working in substance abuse related fields.
The Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS) is an ongoing survey of over 15,000 students at 140 four-year colleges in 40 states. The CAS examines high-risk behaviors among college students, such as heavy or episodic or binge drinking, smoking, illicit drug use, gun possession, violence, and other behavioral, social, and health problems confronting today’s American college students.
Located on the campus of San Francisco General Hospital, EGCRC was established in 1980 as a research facility to study basic neuroscience and the effects of alcohol on the brain.
The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit is a research unit of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine. The unit is dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE).
The Justice Programs Office of the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at American University was established to support SPA's mission of applying the tools of scholarship and professionalism to the design and management of public programs. The Justice Programs Office provides technical assistance, research, evaluation, and training services to domestic and foreign government agencies and organizations in the area of justice system operations.
Drug Court Clearinghouse Project
The Drug Court Clearinghouse Project has been operating at American University since 1994 and serves as a national clearinghouse for drug court information and activity. It provides a wide range of office-based services, including telephone consultation, e-mail responses to information requests, networking and facilitation of telephone conference calls among peers to discuss issues of concern, and dissemination of sample operational materials developed by drug courts. Funded in 1999 by the National Institutes of Health, the Research Center is affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California; the University of California, Los Angeles’ School of Medicine; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Alcohol Research Center (ARC) at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry is one of 15 centers supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. Established in 1978, the ARC is one of the few major research groups in the country that integrate basic and clinical research on the etiology and treatment of alcoholism.
Home of the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions.
In 2001, leading clinical, research, and medical educational institutions came together in partnership with the City of Buffalo, the County of Erie, and the Allentown and Fruit Belt neighborhoods to form the BNMC, Inc. This not-for-profit development agency created a master plan for the development of a world-class medical campus in downtown Buffalo, NY and continues to coordinate planning and development for the 120-acre footprint. The BNMC facilitates collaborates, addresses shared concerns, and fosters an environment for active living.
Kaleida Health is the largest health care provider in Western New York, serving the area's eight counties with state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive healthcare services by expert, compassionate healthcare professionals. Kaleida is headquartered at 100 High Street, the site of Buffalo General Hospital. Founded in 1855, BGH is a 511-bed acute care medical center with a wide spectrum of clinical inpatient departments and outpatient services. Its specialized programs include cardiac and orthopedic surgery; urology; psychiatry; dialysis; gastroenterology; cardiac rehabilitation; rehabilitation medicine; kidney and pancreas transplantation; neurology and neurosurgery.
The Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center provides comprehensive treatment for adults and children with speech-language and hearing impairments by integrating state-of-the-art technology with diversity, respect, integrity, positive relationships, compassion and teamwork.
Founded in 1946, the BMG is among the oldest and largest multi-specialty physican group practices in New York State with more than 110 specialists and sub-specialists. Together with a team of nurses, therapists, other health care professional and support staff, BMG is dedicated to delivering a comprehensive range of diagnostic and treatment services in a compassionate and comfortable environment.
HWI is an independent, not-for-profit, biomedical research facility where, for half a century, scientists have been committed to improving human health through molecular study of the causes and potential cures of many diseases. Buffalo's Nobel Laureate Herbert Hauptman continues to work with HWI scientists with specialities in molecular biology, biochemistry, and crystallography.
Since 1907, the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, MD Center for the Visually Impaired (formerly the Blind Association of Western New York) has been a leader in quality services for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Located at 1170 Main Street in downtown Buffalo, the Olmsted Center offers services to the blind and visually impaired population throughout Western New York in a client's home, school, or place of business. The University at Buffalo's Ira G. Ross Eye Institute, adjacent to the Olmsted Center at 1176 Main Street, is a collaboration of the Department of Ophthalmology in UB's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, MD, Center for the Visually Impaired and University Ophthalmology Services.The Institute is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of adults and children with diseases of the eye and the vision system. Patient care and training of physicians take place at 1176 Main St. where work is overseen by faculty in the university's Department of Ophthalmology. These faculty members constitute University Ophthalmology Services, a practice plan that is part of UBMD.
RPCI is America's first cancer center, founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park. It is the only upstate New York facility to hold the National Cancer Center designation of “comprehensive cancer center” and to serve as a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Over its long history, RPCI has made fundamental contributions to reducing the cancer burden and has successfully maintained an exemplary leadership role in setting the national standards for cancer care, research and education. The RPCI campus spans 25 acres on the medical campus and consists of 15 buildings with about one million square feet of space.
In June 2008, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care becoming a member of the corporation. One of the oldest hospices in the U.S., Hospice Buffalo marked its 30th anniversary in 2008 and operates the first freestanding hospice inpatient unit in New York State and the first inner city church partnership with the St. John Baptist/Hospice Buffalo House in the Fruit Belt neighborhood.
The University at Buffalo, with twelve professional
schools and three arts and sciences faculties, has the academic contours
of an eastern private university built on the scale of a mid-sized
public institution. As the largest public university in New York and
New England, with the largest faculty offering the largest number
of degree programs, with the most extensive international programs
and graduating the largest number of degree candidates each year,
the University at Buffalo is New York’s major university.
Established in 1981, UNYTS is among the leading procurement organizations in the United States, and is one of the only eight centers nationwide to house laboratory services, and organ, tissue and eye procurement in one location. The first organization of its kind nationwide, UNYTS operates as a non-profit organization serving the eight counties of Western New York and works to assist donor families, coordinate the donation process and increase knowledge and awareness within the community regarding transplantation.
Public/private life sciences and biotech companies located on the medical campus may be found at www.bnmc.org
Drug Rehab 101 is presented to offer information on drug abuse, drug treatment, and related issues for adults and teens. The articles and research papers were compiled to educate the public about drug abuse, the warning signs, and various treatment options available. Information included is drawn from various surveys and sources including the National Institutes of Health, SAMHSA, the White House and the FDA. Included is a listing of treatment sites by state.
NCADI is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.
A national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
The NIAAA site offers a clearinghouse of information from its main page as well as information pertinent to youth and families. For information regarding the latter, visit http://www.thecoolspot.gov/ or http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/ or http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/.
The NIDA site offers a clearinghouse of materials geared to parents and teachers at http://www.nida.nih.gov/parent-teacher.html. In addition, there are colorful, age-appropriate materials for youth available at http://www.nida.nih.gov/students.html. Each of these pages also contains a link to NIDA InfoFacts with specific information about drugs, health effects, prevention, treatment, and other helpful pages.
SEARCH is a nonprofit membership organization created by and for the states, dedicated to improving the criminal justice system.
A dynamic information resource, NCJRS responds to queries from law enforcement and corrections officials, lawmakers, judges and court personnel, and researchers.
Source for population, housing, business, government, economic, and geographical data.
As part of its mission, the Department administers many different types of federal education programs.
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention The Higher Education Center is the nation’s resource for colleges and universities seeking to reduce alcohol and other drug use. They offer training, technical assistance, and publications. The Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and also receives financial support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) ACF is responsible for federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. The broad scope of programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The CDC’s mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats. For alcohol and public health information, http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/index.htm. NIH Home Page The National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the federal focal point for biomedical research in the U.S. MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus Health is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. It includes information on drugs and supplements at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html. NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA supports over 85 percent of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA-supported science addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research. NIDCR - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is improving oral, dental and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information. This is accomplished by performing and supporting basic and clinical research; conducting and funding research training and career development programs to ensure an adequate number of talented, well-prepared and diverse investigators; coordinating and assisting relevant research and research-related activities among all sectors of the research community; and promoting the timely transfer of knowledge gained from research and its implications for health to the public, health professionals, researchers, and policy-makers. NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) was established in 1949 with a public health mandate to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. Through research in basic neuroscience, behavioral science, and genetics we can gain an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying thought, emotion, and behavior -- and an understanding of what goes wrong in the brain in mental illness. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
SAMHSA’s mission within the nation's health system is to improve the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
One of three centers under SAMHSA, CSAP was established to lead the federal efforts in prevention and intervention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse (ATOD) among the nation's citizens. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) One of three centers under SAMHSA, CSAT was established with the congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. As the largest law firm in the nation, the Department of Justice serves as counsel for its citizens. It represents them in enforcing the law in the public interest.
Bureau of Justice Assistance Mental Health Courts Program
The Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project is an unprecedented, national effort coordinated by the Council of State Governments to help local, state, and federal policymakers and criminal justice and mental health professionals improve the response to people with mental illness who become involved in, or are at risk of involvement in, the criminal justice system. The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
OVC is one of five bureaus within the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice. The OVC oversees diverse programs to benefit victims of crime including victim assistance and compensation programs, trainings for allied professionals and contains grant making authority. The OVC provides research and statistics about crime. The OVC Resource Center offers justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy and program development worldwide. The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States; and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets.
Congress created The National Science Foundation (NSF) as an independent federal agency in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense." With an annual budget of about $5.5 billion, the NSF is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. The NSF mission is chiefly to issue limited-term grants -- currently about 10,000 new awards per year, with an average duration of three years -- to fund specific research proposals that have been judged the most promising by a rigorous and objective merit-review system.
The ONDCP is authorized to develop and coordinate the policies, goals, and objectives of the nation’s drug control program for reducing the use of illicit drugs.
The Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders was established in 2000 as a program of Harvard Medical School’s Division on Addictions. Its mission is to alleviate the individual, social, medical and economic burdens caused by pathological gambling through support of rigorous scientific research.
The WAGER
The WAGER (Weekly Addiction Gambling Education Report) is a weekly research bulletin published by the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School in collaboration with the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling. The Center at McGill University is actively involved in research, treatment, prevention, training, and social policy issues regarding the gambling activities of children and youth.
The mission of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is to increase public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs for prevention and education. The NCPG currently has 34 state affiliate chapters, and numerous corporate and individual members encompassing the leading U. S. and international experts in problem gambling policy, research, prevention, education and treatment.
The New York Council on Problem Gambling is a not-for-profit corporation, under contract with the State Office of Mental Health and Department of Health, dedicated to increasing public awareness about problem and compulsive gambling and advocating for support services and treatment for persons adversely affected by gambling. The Council maintains a neutral stance on gambling, is governed by a Board of Directors, and is an affiliate of the National Council on Problem Gambling.
Established in 1988, the North American Training Institute (NATI) is a private, not-for-profit, Minnesota-based corporation. NATI’s expertise lies in the development and presentation of professional training programs and courses, research facilitation, and the distribution of research-based information on the topics of pathological and underage gambling.
The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) was founded in 1996 as the first national organization devoted exclusively to funding independent, peer-reviewed scientific research on pathological and youth gambling. In a field that is just emerging, continued research is critical to the advancement of scientific breakthroughs that will aid in developing tools for prevention and treatment. The NCRG’s mission is to help individuals and families affected by gambling disorders by supporting the finest peer-reviewed research; encouraging the application of new research findings to improve prevention, diagnostic, intervention and treatment strategies; and enhancing public awareness.
In April 2000, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced the creation of the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre as an arms length funding agency. The Centre's mandate is to invest in research on problem gambling; increase the capacity in Ontario to conduct research on problem gambling; and disseminate research findings. Its mission is to enhance understanding of problem gambling, and strengthen treatment and prevention practices through research.
The Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming was established by the University of Nevada, Reno in 1989. As the first academically-oriented program of its kind, the Institute serves as a structure to broaden the understanding of gambling and the commercial gaming industries. Its aim is to encourage and promote research and learning so that the multifaceted issues surrounding gambling and commercial gaming and the ways in which individuals and society-at-large are affected might be addressed.
This agency organizes the services for alcohol and drug treatment and care in Oslo, and also has a Department for Prevention and Education. It is responsible for the funding and coordinating of 59 institutions and other services for alcoholics and drug addicts, including two street work units. The institutions are partly owned by the municipal authorities and partly by private foundations and religious and secular organizations.
The Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) provides a central point of access to Internet-based alcohol and drug information provided by prominent organizations in Australia and internationally. ADIN brings alcohol and drug information to the user via a large collection of websites, and links the user to websites and databases on the world wide web. Through ADIN, interested organizations and individuals can search, receive, and share current relevant information on licit and illicit drug issues.
The CCSA is an arms-length, national agency, established in 1988 by an Act of Parliament. The Centre promotes informed debate on substance abuse issues and encourages public participation in reducing the harm associated with drug abuse; disseminates information on the nature, extent and consequences of substance abuse; and supports and assists organizations involved in substance abuse treatment, prevention and educational programming.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is the largest mental health and addictions facility in Canada. Created in 1998 through the merger of the Addiction Research Foundation, the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the Donwood Institute, and the Queen Street Mental Health Centre, its mission is to integrate biological, social, and clinical research; translate research into practical treatment; and integrate the treatment of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders.
Founded in 2002, the Institute for Social Drug Research (ISD) is part of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghent, Belgium. The ISD is a research group that wants to play a prominent part in the social scientific collection and transfer of knowledge regarding different aspects of the use of drugs, drug trafficking and drug policies. The term ‘drugs’ refers to all psycho-active substances regardless of their legal status.
The United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, which consists of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme and the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention, is established to enable the Organization to focus and enhance its capacity to address the interrelated issues of drug control, crime prevention and international terrorism in all its forms.
New York State's Official web site.
RIA's home city of Buffalo, New York is located just across the Peace Bridge from Canada and 15 minutes from Niagara Falls. RIA is located on the 100 acre Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in the heart of downtown. The city has a thriving theatre and entertainment schedule, some of the best summer street festivals, architecture by Wright, Sullivan, Green and Richardson, as well as an Olmsted Park System.
Divided into the following categories: directory
services; how to get New York State vital records information; information
for consumers; information for physicians and other health care providers;
health care data for researchers; and a public health forum.
The Department of Motor Vehicles administers drivers’ licenses and registration, traffic safety and statistical information, and DWI-related issues.
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice
Services is a multi-function criminal justice support agency. DCJS
is among the nation’s leaders in developing criminal justice technologies,
communication and information systems.
The GTSC coordinates traffic safety issues
in the state and consists of 13 agencies with traffic safety concerns.
The Committee’s mission is to promote and support the state’s highway
safety program to provide for the safe transportation of people and
goods on New York’s roadways.
The New York State alcohol and substance abuse
service delivery system consists of a variety of programs to meet
the needs of all New Yorkers. Within this continuum of care a wide
range of programs are offered, and standards and regulations are developed
to ensure that quality care is provided to addicted persons and their
families.
The University at Buffalo, with twelve professional
schools and three arts and sciences faculties, has the academic contours
of an eastern private university built on the scale of a mid-sized
public institution. As the largest public university in New York and
New England, with the largest faculty offering the largest number
of degree programs, with the most extensive international programs
and graduating the largest number of degree candidates each year,
the University at Buffalo is New York’s major university.
This website contains facts about the AMA and its mission; policy and advocacy efforts; ethical, educational, and scientific issues information for physicians; research and other other medical news; and consumer health information.
Based in Washington, DC, the APA is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. The APA’s site provides information to professionals such as psychologists, educators, scientists, practitioners, and others; the public in general; and students of psychology.
ABCT is an interdisciplinary organization committed to the advancement of a scientific approach to the understanding and amelioration of problems of the human condition. These aims are achieved through the investigation and application of behavioral, cognitive, and other evidence-based principles to assessment, prevention, and treatment.
CPDD serves as an interface among governmental, industrial and academic communities maintaining liaisons with regulatory and research agencies as well as educational, treatment, and prevention facilities in the drug abuse field. It also functions as a collaborating center of the World Health Organization.
This site offers a nonpartisan briefing on policy and polling -- including "red flags" where poll results may be misleading; a digest of news, legislation, and studies; research sources -- and much more. Click here for information specific to illegal drugs.
The RSA serves as a meeting ground for scientists in the broad areas of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The Society promotes research and the acquisition and dissemination of scientific knowledge.
The mission of the Society is to stimulate the generation of new knowledge concerning nicotine in all its manifesttions - from molecular to societal. SRNT sponsors scientific meetings and publications to foster exchange of information; encourges scientific research on public health efforts for prevention and treatment; and provides a means by which legislative, governmental, regulatory and other public agencies can obtain expert advice and consultation on nitcotine and tobacco.
In 1998, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy launched the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to educate and empower all youth to reject illegal drugs. The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has developed DrugStory.org to help entertainment writers and feature journalists locate and research critical information on drugs and related issues.
If you are in recovery, this site offers resources here that support how to live clean. It includes shared experiences of helping others and ways to help yourself.
If you are a professional, the information on this site offers background about how helping helps the helper and related resources. This dynamic mechanism of behavioral change -- helping others -- is examined as a means to living sober. The Consortium is an alliance committed to strengthening substance abuse prevention and intervention activities through collaborative research. The Consortium coordinates research and knowledge transfer among researchers, assists professionals in the field, and informs public policy makers in the area of substance abuse.
NCPC is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to help America prevent crime and build safer, stronger communities.
Project Cork promotes the education and training
of health care and human service professionals in issues related to
substance abuse. A part of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Programs of the Vermont Department of Health, the Center supports
educational efforts through its online database of over 41,000 items related to substance abuse, the preparation of curriculum materials, and involvement in curriculum development efforts.
The Research Forum, a part of the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, encourages collaborative research and informed policy on welfare reform and child and family well-being.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWFF) was established as a national philanthropy in 1972 and today it is the largest U.S. foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans. RWJF grantmaking is focused in three areas: to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; to improve care and support for people with chronic health conditions; and to promote health and prevent disease by reducing the harm caused by substance abuse — tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues is a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.
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