Wounds of War: Substance Abuse, Veterans and Active Duty Military
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Conference Center
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Panel Moderator:
Robert Bazell, Chief Science and Health Correspondent, NBC News
Additional moderators to be announced shortly!
Whatever one’s view of past American wars and conflicts and the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, all Americans support our military personnel serving there and admire their courage and their sacrifices to keep our nation free and safe from terrorism.
Approximately one in six returning Iraqi War soldiers suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), severe depression or anxiety, often accompanied by alcohol or other drug abuse and addiction. Of these soldiers, fewer than 40 percent seek any form of mental health care, and fewer than 10 percent of those with alcohol problems are even referred for treatment. Without such care, they cannot function in our society, hold down jobs or raise families. Many join the homeless population; some are even driven to commit suicide.
This important and timely CASACONFERENCESM will offer solutions to make sure our brave men and women receive all the support they need to re-establish their lives when they return home.
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12/11/2008
Associated Press
Bush touts declining teen drug use; reports vary
12/7/2008
New York Magazine
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10/24/2008
CNN.com
Are Parents Passive Pushers?
10/9/2008
The Wall Street Journal
New Bill Targets Rogue Druggists on the Internet
9/26/2008
CNET News
Congress takes up online threats to children
9/1/2008
Los Angeles Times
A lower legal drinking age? Health experts, college presidents debate
8/15/2008
San Antonio Express-News
Medicine chest fuels drug use
8/14/2008
Christian Science Monitor
Youth Access to Drugs Increases
8/14/2008
San Francisco Chronicle
Parents' prescription drugs pose risk to teens
8/14/2008
CNN - American Morning
Parents help teens get high
8/14/2008
USA Today
Prescription drugs more accessible to teens than beer
8/7/2008
Glamour
Totally Wasted - and Proud of It
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Listen to the Recovery-Coast to Coast radio broadcast from the recent CASACONFERENCEsm: "How to Stop Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities."
HIGH SOCIETY: How Substance Abuse Ravages America and What to Do About It now available in paperback for $12.00 (includes postage and an autograph by Joseph A. Califano, Jr.).
Hardcover ($28) also available (includes postage and an autograph by Joseph A. Califano, Jr.).
Read the High Society article written by CASA Chairman Joseph A. Califano, Jr. and featured in The Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute Letter, On the Brain.
For an in-depth look at the substance abuse situation on America’s college campuses and a host of policy recommendations to change the culture of abuse, download CASA’s comprehensive 231-page report, Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America’s Colleges and Universities, the most extensive examination ever undertaken of the substance abuse situation on the nation’s college campuses.
Listen to CASA Chairman Joseph A. Califano, Jr. on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer debate Kenyon College President S. Georgia Nugent on whether the national drinking age in the U.S. should be lowered from 21 to 18.
CALLING ALL PARENTS…CASA WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
We are writing a new book, Parent Power – a guide to raising your children drug free. We want it to be the best, most readable, practical, and savvy guide to help parents deal with real world situations they face in raising teenage sons and daughters free of drug and alcohol abuse.
We need your help. To be sure we get it right and address the questions you want answered, we need to hear from parents all across America. We need to learn about your experience in talking – and listening – to your children about alcohol, marijuana, pills, tobacco and other drugs. Help us make this book the best guide ever put together to help parents!
NEW have been added to the Parent Power forum!
SPOTLIGHT ON CASA SENIOR STAFF CASA has the brightest group of professionals ever assembled under one roof to confront the problem of all substance abuse and addiction. The hard work, creativity and commitment of our talented team of professionals are responsible for the extraordinary growth and influence of CASA.
Meet Susan E. Foster, MSW, CASA’s Vice President and Director of Policy Research and Analysis. Ms. Foster is responsible for research and policy analysis on the impact of substance abuse on America’s systems and populations. Projects under her direction include studies of the nation's treatment system; how substance abuse affects state and local budgets, the justice system, schools and colleges, women, young people and the family; the role of religion and spirituality in prevention and treatment; the relation of substance abuse to sexual conduct, eating disorders, gambling, and violence. Prior to coming to CASA she was co-owner of a public policy consulting firm, providing advice and consultation to state and local governments, private agencies and foundations. During the Carter administration, Ms. Foster was Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, US Department of Health, Education and Welfare. She has authored publications on a broad range of public policy issues. Ms. Foster has an MSW in social policy from Rutgers University.
Click here for a full list of CASA Officers and Senior Staff members.