SPOTLIGHT ON
BY ADINA YOUNG National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) N
CADD believes, “Addiction can be diagnosed. Treatment is available. Recovery brings joy.” Tey estimate that almost 20 million individuals and families are living life in recovery.
Since 1944, NCADD has been raising public awareness about addiction in the United States and globally. NCADD has been a valuable resource for millions who suffer from addiction for nearly 70 years. NCADD can also be a great resource for the drug and alcohol
testing industry. We encourage our members to take advantage of what NCADD has to offer. On the NCADD website (
www.ncadd.com), you can access and
in some cases download information about signs and symptoms of alcoholism, perform self-tests for both drug and alcohol addictions, gather facts about drinking and driving, gather facts about alcohol and even view and print fact sheets on alcohol in the workplace and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) as well as other topics.
place-based EAP programs have helped millions of individuals and family members affected by alcohol problems. Alcohol treatment also improves an individual’s productivity at work.
In fact, NCADD founded the EAP concept, formerly called the
Occupational Alcoholism Programs, as a joint labor management program and wrote the first EAP manual and EAP standards. Under the “Learn About Drugs” tab on the website, a section
on prescription drugs discusses the dangers of prescription drugs and even provides a one-pager on selected prescription drugs with potential for abuse displaying the drugs street name, effects, and the DEA schedule as well as how the drug is used (swallowed, smoked, snorted, etc.). NCADD promotes EAP programs because work-
In the NCADD website’s Bookstore you can purchase
informational brochures, one-page fact sheets and posters in bulk and share these with your clients. Te website also provides resources for parents, youth and
families and friends dealing with addiction and how to seek or encourage them to seek treatment. You can sign up to receive the NCADD e-newsleter and tailor it specifically to your own needs. For more information about NCADD and its resources, please visit their website
www.ncadd.com. ❚
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