Prevention in North Carolina: Meeting Communities Where They’re At

Published January 6, 2013

Prevention in North Carolina: Meeting Communities Where They’re At – Virginia Johnston, SPF SIG Coordinator for North Carolina’s Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, describes how the state’s four Centers for Prevention Resources customize services to meet the needs of its grantee communities.

CPS program for parents struggling

Filed under: drug abuse services

It operates with a budget one-fifth the size it started with more than a decade ago, and intense demand forced officials to significantly scale back services last year. Parents whose children are removed because of their drug or alcohol addiction are … Read more on Arizona Republic

Lawmakers work to curb prescription drug abuse in Mass.

Filed under: drug abuse services

Findings from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) highlight the state's ongoing struggle to reduce overdoses and deaths from heroin and prescription drugs like OxyContin. “We know and we've been saying for … Read more on Wicked Local- Melrose