To view menus from
each restaurant, visit http://www.cadca.org/Events/Forum/Registration/DineTour.htm.
2)
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE RELEASES GUIDANCE FOR FY 2003
As many of you know,
the appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2003 has been stalled, and
the Government has been operating under a series of Continuing Resolutions
since the beginning of the current fiscal year. Now that the 108th Congress
has taken office, there has been some progress in completing the FY
2003 appropriations process. The full Senate began consideration of
an omnibus FY 2003 appropriations bill last night, which includes funding
for the 11 appropriations bills that have not yet been passed. After
the Senate passes this appropriations bill, it will be sent over to
the House as the basis for a House and Senate Conference.
Interest groups
around the country are weighing in with their Senators on the contents
of this omnibus bill. Our field needs its message to be heard. Call
your Senators TODAY and ask for the highest levels of funding for substance
abuse education, prevention, treatment and research programs in FY 2003.
If you receive funding from one of the agencies included in the Labor,
HHS and Education bill, remember to mention this program when you call
your Senator. CADCA's Public Policy online toolkit, you can find your
Senators' telephone numbers (http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionToolkit/PublicPolicy/
GuidetoCongress/GuidetoCongress.htm).
Chairman Ralph Regula
(R-16th/OH) of the House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
Appropriations Subcommittee has released a budget document with funding
levels for the programs covered in that bill. For a listing of these
numbers for selected programs and a comparison to the FY 2002 appropriated
levels and the President's Budget Request for FY 2003, please visit
our website at (http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionToolkit/PublicPolicy/PublicPolicy.htm).
[Program with corresponding page: NIAAA (12), NIDA (12), SAMHSA (13),
CSAT (14), CSAP (14), SDFSC (24).]
CADCA's Public Policy
department will continue to keep you fully updated as new information
becomes available concerning the FY 2003 appropriations process.
3)
ONDCP DEPUTY DIRECTOR TO APPEAR ON SATELLITE BROADCAST JAN. 30
Mary Ann Solberg,
deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
(ONDCP), will join the staff of CADCA’s National Community Anti-Drug
Coalition Institute for a satellite broadcast on Thursday, January 30,
2003, from 1:00-2:30 p.m., EST. The program is entitled “Achieving
Outcomes through the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute.”
The program will focus on CADCA’s mission, leadership and support,
the goals and objectives of the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition
Institute and how their relationship provides community coalitions with
the tools they need to achieve outcomes at the local level. The panel
will also include:
You can join these
live training sessions at no cost from any site with a satellite dish
that has C-band or KU band capabilities (schools, colleges, local access/cable
television stations, National Guard armories, etc.). All viewing sites
must register in advance to receive the necessary satellite coordinates.
It’s not too
late to register. Contact Ed Kronholm, downlink coordinator, by calling
877-820-0305; or by sending an email to dlnets@aol.com.
For more information, visit www.dlnets.com/MCTFT2nd.htm.
Please direct all questions to Tanyanic Brown, CADCA's Director of Special
Projects, at tbrown@cadca.org.
4)
FDA AND SAMHSA TACKLE INCREASING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE
SAMHSA and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) today released new figures today that show a rapid
increase in prescription drug abuse among America’s youth. In
2001, nearly 3 million people, between 12 to 17, were reported to use
prescription drugs non-medically at least once. 12.1 percent of 18 to
25 used prescription drugs non-medically. Also, visits to emergency
room departments in hospitals for prescription pain relievers increased
significantly between 1994 to 2001.
In an effort to stem prescription
drug abuse, the FDA and SAMHSA today launched a public education effort
aimed at 14 to 25 year olds, focusing on prescription medications. Two
public service announcements, along with posters and brochures will
be distributed as part of the campaign.
To find out more
information on this effort, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/030116nr_rx.htm.
5)
STUDY FINDS PREGNANT WOMEN STILL DRINKING
Study findings from the University
of Michigan show that 15 percent of women consumed alcohol at least
once while they were pregnant. Seven percent of the women said they
had consumed five drinks of more at least once. The study also shows
1,131 pregnant women ranging in age from 18 to 46 were surveyed while
they waited for prenatal appointments at obstetrics clinics in southeast
Michigan. The study also shows that women who smoked during pregnancy
were more likely to drink alcohol.
The study appears in the
January issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
6)
SMOKING DRAINS BILLIONS FROM CALIFORNIA, STUDY SAYS
Health care costs associated
from smoking total nearly $16 billion in California each year, researchers
say. Many of the 43,000 Californians who die, and the millions more
who suffer from health effects, are covered by the state’s Medicaid
program, or have no insurance. Often, local counties end up paying their
hospital bills, authors say.
The authors of the study,
from the University of California at San Francisco, say anti-tobacco
programs and higher cigarette taxes are first steps toward cutting the
taxpayers’ $16 million tab. Recent studies found a link between
money spent on tobacco control programs and a dip in health care costs.
7)
GUIDE HELPS PARENTS FIND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
Drug Strategies,
a nonprofit research institute, has published a new guide to provide
information for parents who need to choose a youth-oriented substance
abuse treatment. “Treating Teens: A Guide to Adolescent Drug Programs”
examines 144 programs nationwide and nine elements crucial to treating
adolescents, such as qualified staff and family involvement. The guide
also provides regional program descriptions, and provides an in-depth
look at programs that work. The guide was made possible by a grant from
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
To find out more
about the guide, visit www.drugstrategies.org.
In addition, you can purchase copies of the guide from their web site.
8)
GRANTS AVAILABLE TO PREVENT YOUTH TOBACCO USE
The American Legacy Foundation
is now accepting applications for its Small Innovative Grants program,
which awards grants of up to $100,000 to prevent tobacco use, especially
among youth.
First-time grantees may request
awards of up to $100,000. Second-year support of up to 50 percent of
the initial grant amount also may be requested. Nonprofits and government
agencies may apply. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
For more information, visit
www.americanlegacy.org or
e-mail: info@americanlegacy.org.
9)
CASA CONFERENCE EXPLORES PAIN MANAGEMENT
The National Center on Addiction
and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University will hold a conference
February 27, 2003 that will explore the relationship between pain management
and substance abuse and addiction. It will take place at the Zena and
Michael A. Weiner Conference Center in New York.
Experts will discuss how
treatment providers, state and federal governments, and the pain management
and insurance industries can handle the balance between adequate pain
management and substance abuse. Topics include “Pain and Addiction:
Is It All in the Brain?” and the “Marketing of Pain Relief.”
In addition, several prominent TV reporters will be moderating, including
NBC’s Robert Bazell, CNBC’s Larry Kudlow and CNN’s
Elizabeth Cohen.
Learn more about
the conference at http://www.casacolumbia.org/newsletter1457/
newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=122343.
10)
CHILD HOSPITAL VISITS PRESENT A CHANCE TO EDUCATE PARENTS WHO SMOKE
Doctors say confronting parents
about smoking when their child has been admitted to the hospital for
respiratory illnesses could lead more parents to stop smoking, according
to a study from the Massachusetts General Hospital. The study shows
that parents were more receptive at that time to suggestions that they
stop smoking, and gained a better understanding of the irreversible
harm the smoke inflicted on their children.
Seventy-one smoking parents,
whose children were admitted to Boston Children’s Hospital with
respiratory illness, participated in the four-month study. After two
months, half reported making an attempt to quit that lasted at least
24 hours, and 20 percent said they stopped smoking. The quit rate is
higher than the two to three percent per year overall quit rate of U.S.
smokers.
To read more about the study,
visit http://www.massgeneral.org/news/releases/010603smoking.htm.
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