"Illinois slashes ALL state funding for drug & alcohol abuse treatment in massive cuts program."

Our vision at The Addiction Coalition is to help eliminate alcohol and drug addiction in Central Alabama.  We are in a battle for a generation of youth where many are involved in destructive behaviors that reduce their chances of a successful and productive life - on average 1 child in every middle school classroom and over 2 in every high school classroom are using drugs on a daily basis.

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"The University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future study (MTF) - the largest survey on teen drug abuse tracking over 46,000 8^th, 10^th and 12^th graders- found a huge falloff in teen's recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages over the past seven years. The new data from the MTF study has been released at a time when teens themselves report finding the drug prevention messages to be effective"

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TASC FUNDING - SAVE PROGRAMS THAT WORK In a recent editorial in The Birmingham News,  Sheriff Mike Hale was commended because he has...

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Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America National Leadership Forum in Washington DC. It was an amazing experience to learn from folks all over the country. We had over 2700 people that work toward ridding their communities of substance abuse.

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This past Sunday night, adults and children all across the U.S. gathered to watch the Packers and the Steelers fight for a Super Bowl victory.  While most people tune in to see a good football game, others, like me, watch the game to see the millions of dollars worth of entertaining commercials.  If you watched the ads, you may have seen this one...

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MOM GUILTY FOR TEEN’S DRINKING PARTY

Did you see this recent article in The Birmingham News? (View the article)  

In an upscale neighborhood, a woman was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of violating the Alabama open house party law after a judge ruled that she held a party at her residence in which minors had beer and alcohol.  

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I am not an addict nor have I been directly affected by addiction. However, I have seen many lives transformed by the curse of substance abuse. I've watched successful business women lose their careers, their families, their rights, and their lives from struggles with addiction. I've watched young people with the whole world at their finger tips lose grip of reality and spiral out of control, leaving them in jail, homeless or dead.

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What a random and odd way to start a blog on reducing the effects of addiction in the Birmingham area. Many people have politely asked this exact question in their own way as we at The Addiction Coalition have started this journey to eliminate drug and alcohol addiction in our area. They have a great thought process because it seems to be an insurmountable summit that seemingly no one will ever climb. They don’t see how we can affect change of one of the most destructive forces in our community.

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