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Southeast Conference on Addictive Disorders (SECAD) 2009
For the first time, the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) and the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) are co-sponsoring the 2009 Southeast Conference on Addictive Disorders, to be held on Feb. 9-11, 2009, in Atlanta. 01/05/2009

Call for Youth Submissions for 'Free the Bowl' Video Contest
The Marin Institute is calling on youths ages 13-20 to submit anti-beer Super Bowl ads for the Institute's first 'Free the Bowl' video contest. 12/23/2008

Oregon Partnership Tells Old Navy Stores: 'Stop Selling Holiday Binge Drinking T-Shirts'
Oregon Partnership has asked Gap, Inc, the parent company of Old Navy, to stop selling holiday t-shirts promoting binge drinking. 12/19/2008

CSPI: Naughty Brewers Sully Santa in Beer Promos
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) says that MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch deserve lumps of coal -- if not subpoenas -- in their stockings for using the image of Santa Claus to promote binge drinking events. 12/09/2008

SAMHSA Releases New Data on Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Visits, 2006
The latest Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report indicates that more than 1.7 million visits for treatment were associated with some form of substance misuse or abuse. 12/09/2008

MADD: New Data Shows Disturbing Number of Repeat Drunk Drivers on America's Roadways
New government data compiled from states illustrate an alarming trend: nationally, an estimated two million three-time or more and 400,000 five-time or more drunk driving offenders are sharing our roadways at any given time. 12/02/2008

Youth Use of Legal Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use, Annual Survey Reports
The War on Drugs has long been cast as a battle against illegal narcotics, but the latest federal data shows that seven of the top 10 drugs being misused by high-school seniors are legal prescription or over-the-counter medications.

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