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October 9, 2012 NEW
CASAColumbia's Treatment Research division releases SBIRT manual for health care professionals.
September 24, 2012
In honor of Family Day, CASAColumbia releases The Importance of Family Dinners VIII.
June 26, 2012
Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice, reveals addiction treatment neglected by the U.S. medical system and a lack of national treatment standards to assure quality care for those with the disease of addiction.
Fast Facts
- Half of college students binge drink and/or use other drugs and almost a quarter meet medical criteria for addiction.
- One in four Americans will have an alcohol or other drug problem at some point in their lives.
- 40.3 million people (16%) in the U.S. age 12 and over meet the medical criteria for addiction -- more than the share of the population with cancer, diabetis or heart disease.
CASAColumbia in the News
- Dear Mr. President: A Modest Proposal
October, 8, 2012, TheFix.com - Should States Let Families Force Addicts Into Rehab?
October, 3, 2012, Time.com - Few Doctors Know How to Treat Addiction. A New Program Aims to Change That
Sepetember 3, 2012, The Washington Post
