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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Director Fran Harding Discusses Underage Drinking Prevention


 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Director Fran Harding Discusses Underage Drinking Prevention – In this interview, Fran Harding, Director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), discusses the importance of talking to children early abo…

 

CCSA Report Calls for Greater Attention to Issues of Substance Use during

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Authored by renowned expert Dr. Loretta Finnegan, the report outlines the unique harms of substance use for women in general and pregnant women in particular. It aims to raise awareness amongst healthcare providers, so they will explore these issues …
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Healthcare reform may improve access to substance abuse treatment

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Substance abuse treatment rates rose when states enacted parity legislation preventing payers from limiting substance abuse coverage more than they do for other conditions, according to a study published online in this month's issue of JAMA Psychiatry.
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