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Purpose

To foster and maintain the integrity of alcohol and substance abuse related services for consumers and provide continuing education and educational programs for professionals working with populations affected by alcohol and substance abuse.

Mission

To provide affordable quality education to the community on substance abuse treatment, prevention, and other areas of shared concern.

Vision

Our vision is to lead the effort in promoting a broader understanding and acceptance of the process of addiction. In doing so, we wish to coordinate between federal, state and local agencies to enhance the development of comprehensive educational programs focusing on alcohol and substance abuse issues. This will set a high standard of professional education and training through educational conferences and programs of continuing education.

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We would like to invite you and your organization to join us at our 38th Annual conference for professionals involved in the enforcement, reinvention, identification,assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of chemical abuse and dependency.

Each year in the spirit of public service, a committee of addictions specialists, educators and others from related fields spend 12 months planning the Alabama School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies. ASADS 2013 promises to provide a quality educational experience that will enhance both professional growth and job performance.

This Year the Conference will be held at the Bryant Conference Center located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

2013 CONFERENCE

April 02 - 05, 2013

ASADS

P.O. Box 1229

Cullman, AL 35056

Phone:

256-620-3304

Email Addresses:

asadsalabama@gmail.com

asadstommiho@gmail.com

asads.anneerickson@gmail.com

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ASADS excepts credit card payments by calling 256-620-3304

SAMSHA News

National Prevention Week 2013: Using Our Voices to Champion Positive Choices

5/13/2013 9:24:41 PM

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National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day 2013

5/9/2013 2:59:07 PM

By: Paolo del Vecchio, Director, Center for Mental Health Services National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (Awareness Day) is May 9, 2013. Click here for more information about Awareness Day. In 2013, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Awareness Day activities are focusing on the importance of social connectedness—a sense of community—in building resilience in young adults with mental health and substance use challenges between the ages of 16 and 24 years old. If you notice the following signs[i] in a young adult in your life, he/she may be experiencing ...

Happy 40th Birthday, MFP!

5/2/2013 8:27:55 PM

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Explore the new SAMHSA.gov

5/1/2013 1:32:44 PM

A section of the new SAMHSA.gov is now live and ready for you to explore!   SAMHSA.gov is being redesigned, reorganized and rewritten so that it’s easier to find and understand information. The new site will be a robust, easy-to-navigate website and will launch in sections over the summer—called a “Beta Approach.” In the first section that’s now live—About Us http://beta.samhsa.gov/about-us/ you can experience the more user-friendly approach to SAMHSA.gov. What do you think? Are there things you like? Do you have suggestions to make it even better? Let SAMHSA know by emailing: ...

Working with Boston to Recover

4/26/2013 6:45:43 PM

By: Anne Mathews Younes, Director, Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs   The people of Boston have shown incredible resilience in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15. I have firsthand knowledge of this strength and sense of community. I lived in Boston for 25 years and I ran in and completed the Boston Marathon some years ago. The Marathon brings a diverse group of people together as a community to celebrate persistence and accomplishment. It is that same sense of community and resilience that will help people cope with ...

IASA/OIASA Prevention and Recovery Newsletter – Spring 2013 Issue

4/15/2013 6:29:25 PM

The Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse (OIASA) would like to recognize April as Sexual Assault/Awareness Month. Sexual Assault involves unwanted sexual contact that affects people of all genders, age, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Specifically, Native American women are suffering tremendously from this form of violence within their communities. According to the Department of Justice, “Nearly half of all Native American women have been raped, beaten, or stalked by an intimate partner; one in three will be raped in their lifetime; and on some reservations, women are murdered at ...

SAMHSA’s Advisory Committee Meetings – April 10, 11, 12

4/4/2013 2:17:16 PM

You are invited to attend SAMHSA’s April Advisory Committee Meetings. All meetings are open to the public and can be found on the registration page. April 10, 2013 | SAMHSA’s Advisory Committee for Women’s Services Meeting, Kana Enomoto, Principal Deputy Administrator, Chair 9 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and may also be accessed via teleconference at 888-677-8206; passcode: SAMHSA Agenda will include A report from the Associate Administrator for Women’s Services and Chair of the ACWS Updates from the SAMHSA Women’s Coordinating Committee & Office of Behavioral Health Equity Discussion of Girls in Transition and ...

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3/22/2013 4:39:14 PM

By: Suzanne Fields, MSW, LICSW, Senior Advisor on Health Care Financing   Each day we wake up to the news, we are reminded of the compelling reasons why affordable care is a fundamental necessity. Behind every statistic is a real life story that affects us all in one way or another. Almost half of Americans will have a mental illness in their lifetime. Thirty-eight thousand Americans die by suicide each year. Today, less than one in five children and adolescents with diagnosable mental health problems receive the treatment they need. According to ...

Smoking Rates High Among Persons with Mental and Substance Use Disorders

3/21/2013 8:29:52 PM

By: Doug Tipperman, SAMHSA Lead Public Health Advisor   Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the US. Despite overall declines in smoking, people with mental illness or substance abuse disorders smoke at significantly higher rates than the rest of the population. As a result, many of them will suffer from tobacco related illnesses and die prematurely. Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicate the following findings: Adults experiencing mental illness or a substance use disorder account for nearly 40 percent of ...

Project Evolve: More Opportunities for Your Participation and Feedback

3/13/2013 1:55:32 PM

By Marla Hendriksson, Director of SAMHSA Office of Communications   SAMHSA’s Project Evolve continues to move toward a new improved SAMHSA.gov. The “customer first” approach strives to ensure that SAMHSA.gov users are an integral part of the process with feedback driving improvements to SAMHSA.gov. We need your feedback to help us organize the lower level content of our webpages. Since fall 2011, we have been posting Project Evolve progress updates, asking for your help and participation, and seeking your comments, feedback, and suggestions. So far, three rounds of online card sorting exercises have ...

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