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Reduce the Demand!

Reduce the Demand!

Misuse of prescription opioids is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States. And it will only get worse unless the population, especially youth, realizes that nonmedical use of these potent pain relievers is uncool and dangerous. A common misconception is that these substances are safe because they are prescribed by physicians and dispensed through...

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Spotlight: NCADD’s Richmond Affiliate Holds Special Graduation

Spotlight: NCADD’s Richmond Affiliate Holds Special Graduation

NCADD's Richmond Affiliate Holds First Recovery Community Program Graduation Founded in 2004 by Hanover resident John Shinholser, The McShin Foundation is NCADD's Richmond Affiliate and Virginia's leading non-profit, full-service Recovery Community Organization (RCO), committed to serving individuals and families in their...

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April is NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month

April is NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month

NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month, held every April, was founded by and has been sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) since 1987 to increase public awareness and understanding aimed at reducing the stigma associated with alcoholism that too often prevents individuals and families...

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A Biography of Mrs. Marty Mann - The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous

A Biography of Mrs. Marty Mann - The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous

The little-known life of Marty Mann rivals a Masterpiece Theatre drama. She was born into a life of wealth and privilege, sank to the lowest depths of poverty and despair, then rose to inspire thousands of others, especially women, to help themselves. The first woman to achieve long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, Marty Mann advocated...

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NCADD Affiliate Hosts Record Crowd for 2011 Recovery Walk!

NCADD Affiliate Hosts Record Crowd for 2011 Recovery Walk!

R. Gil Kerlikowske joins Robert J. Lindsey (right) at the Recovery Walks! 2011 in Philadelphia. Neither threat of rain nor grey skies could deter more than 15,000 people who turned out at Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing for Recovery Walks! 2011, an annual walk in celebration of those in recovery from addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs. The...

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