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Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol, a constant or periodic reliance on use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, the inability to limit drinking, physical illness when drinking is stopped, and the need for increasing amounts of alcohol to feel its effects.

Inpatient Treatment is most often residential in that they require that the client live within the facility during treatment. Inpatient treatment centers and programs are a higher level of care than outpatient programs and provide more intensive services and treatment than lower levels of the care continuum.

Residential Treatment is a level of care that entails that the client live (resides) within a treatment facility for a specified duration of care; most often 28 days. Residential Treatment Programs and Centers usually include group and individual therapy sessions and span the confinement continuum from open campus to lock down facilities.

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Intervention
A drug and alcoholism intervention is an attempt by family members and friends to help a chemically dependent person get help for his or her addiction.

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Organizations

American Council for Drug Education Agency that develops substance abuse prevention materials and programs; site includes articles for teachers, youth, parents, health professionals, and employers
American Health Foundation National Cancer Institute center devoted to cancer prevention
Children Now Nonpartisan, independent organization that uses communications strategies to reach parents, lawmakers, citizens, business, media and community leaders; site offers action alerts, news, and media literacy publications
Connect for Kids Ideas for action and a reference room for parents
DARE Well-known and most widely used youth drug prevention program
National Drug Prevention League Association of national drug abuse prevention organizations; site offers drug information and links
National Runaway Switchboard Operates a confidential hotline for runaway youth; site includes parent services and teen information
P.R.I.D.E. Publishes surveys on substance knowledge, attitudes, and use by young people
Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program Department of Education program that guides the federal government's substance use prevention activities in U.S. schools

Research

Analysis of DARE A set of articles critical of the DARE program
An Ounce of Prevention, A Pound of Uncertainty Rand report reviewing cost effectiveness and outcomes with drug prevention programs
CSAP Model Prevention Programs Center for Substance Abuse Prevention site includes materials on how to implement and evaluate community substance abuse prevention programs and links to funding resources
Prevention Researcher Feature articles about research on at-risk youth
Substance Abuse and Learning Disabilities This report examines connection between alcohol and drug abuse and learning disabilities; produced by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

Resources

Alcohol Awareness Month Underage drinking facts, activities, and resources
Alcohol Awareness Website for Grades 6-12 Activities and links related to alcohol awareness
BBC Education Activities, quizzes, and parent/teacher information about drug prevention from the British Broadcasting Corporation
Common Sense: Strategies for Raising Alcohol- and Drug-Free Children Parental resource site developed by the National PTA
CyberIsle Creative teen-developed site offering interactive information on sexuality, tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, based in Canada
Gang Activity at School: Prevention Strategies Columbia University monograph describes gang characteristics and a gang prevention program
Growing Up Drug-Free Parents' guide to prevention, published by the Department of Education
Keeping Children Drug Free Parent and community guide adopting family-centered approaches
Life Skills Training Well-researched school-based drug prevention program
Parenting Is Prevention Project Federal program educating parents about their role in drug prevention
Parenting Is Prevention Resource Guide Guide examines influence of parents on children's drug use and profiles of selected programs
Reality Check: Keeping Youth Drug-Free (Caregivers' Guide) Resource guide for parents, grandparents, elders, mentors, and other caregivers
Talking with Kids Kaiser Family Foundation initiative to encourage family communication about "tough issues"; site includes parenting booklets and resources
TeenNet University of Toronto project that applies information technology to health promotion in teens