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Building community collaborations
to reduce the impact of substance abuse
through education, advocacy, and
training
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Now
Accepting Applications for July 2013.
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8th Annual
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Latest Legislative Update
From the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug Policy for
the 21st Century
Neil Kaltenecker elected SE Regional Rep for Faces And
Voices Of Recovery
Exclusive Reporting:
Georgia Legislation
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Governor Signs Legislation to Restructure DHR
Save the Date
August 26-30, 2013
Savannah, GA
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September
is National Recovery Month. The Georgia Council on
Substance Abuse (GCSA) will once again be administering
a mini-grant program to communities for planning and
implementation of local Recovery Month Events. This is
made possible through generous funding from the Georgia
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental
Disabilities. This year's theme is "Join
The Voices for Recovery: Together on Pathways to
Wellness". Start planning now....Recovery Month
Mini-Grant Program application details coming soon! |
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With Supportive memberships and United Way
funding, we are
dedicated to
reducing the
impact of substance abuse through
prevention and
treatment.
Be part of the Solution: Whether you are a consumer,
family member, you work in the field, or are a concerned
citizen, your tax deductible contribution goes directly
toward reducing the impact of substance abuse in our
community.
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What We Do
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
offers training and education opportunities
for professionals and others who serve the
substance abuse prevention, treatment and
recovery fields.
We provide information and resources for
individuals, families and communities that
seeks to reduce the stigma of addiction and
that calls attention to the economic and
social costs of substance abuse.
Through our advocacy efforts we seek to
shape public policy that advances the field
of addiction prevention, treatment and
recovery.
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International Exposure:
Neil Kaltenecker, Executive Director
of The Georgia Council on Substance
Abuse,
speaks at the National Press
Club in Washington, D.C. |
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In attendance were the Director of the
White House Office of National Drug
Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske,
RADM Eric Broderick, Acting
Administrator, SAMHSA, Dr. H.
Westley Clark, Director, SAMHSA’s
Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment, and Bob DeBitetto,
President and General Manager A&E
Network.
Neil also represented Georgia as the
Georgia Recovery Delegate at the
Recovery Rally in New York City.
The A&E network launched The
Recovery Project in 2008 to generate
awareness that addiction is a
treatable disease and recovery is
possible. More than 10,000 people
attended the second annual Recovery
Rally in NYC and walked across the
Brooklyn Bridge in support of
recovery.
Click Here for a photo
gallery of the Rally for Recovery. |
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Sponsors for 2013 Addiction Recovery Awareness Day
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