With Supportive memberships and United Way
funding, we are
dedicated to
reducing the
impact of substance abuse through
prevention and
treatment.
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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.
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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Neil Kaltenecker, Executive Director
of The Georgia Council on Substance
Abuse speaks at the National Press Club
Washington, D.C. September 10th,
2009 SAMHSA unveiled the
results of the 2008 National Survey
on Drug Use and Health at a press
conference at the National Press
Club. The release of the 2008 survey
results was the cornerstone of the
20th annual National Alcohol & Drug
Addiction Recovery Month press
conference marking a month-long
observance recognizing the
accomplishments of people in
recovery, the contributions of
treatment providers and advances in
substance abuse treatment and
recovery throughout the nation.
The panel included the
newly-appointed 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.
And on Saturday, September 12th,
Neil 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 -
http://www.aetv.com/real-life-change/the-recovery-project/photo-gallery/index.jsp
