Youth talk to Youth about “untweaking”, about never feeling “good enough”
In this video, students share with students about wanting to “use until they die” and about learning how far the disease of addiction would take them.
New Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign Launches Today: “Talk. They Hear You.”
Today, May 13, 2013 | 10 a.m. Eastern Time | Watch the Launch Event Join SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., and other key leaders as they unveil the “Talk. They Hear You.” underage… Read More
Valdese Discussion Group in May – Bill W. Documentary
Wednesday Night’s Valdese Discussion Group Presents: “Bill W. A Documentary about the Co-Founder Of Alcoholics Anonymous” First United Methodist Church 217 St. German Ave., Valdese Wednesday May 8 and May 15, 2013 The… Read More
News Herald: BSAN to kick off pill-drop push
By BRIAN GRAVES bgraves@morganton.com MORGANTON — Kim Williams can truthfully testify the trauma of prescription drug addiction can happen to anyone. He should know. Williams was a Methodist minister for 15 years while struggling… Read More
Sheriff Whisenant and Burke Health Dept presents pill drop box PSA via 30-sec video
Morganton, NC ~ The Burke County Sheriff’s Office Prescription Drop Box campaign will be running 242 commercials from April 29 – May 31, 2013. Stations running this PSA include: WJZY CW 46 WMYT MyTV… Read More
National Survey on Life in Recovery & Recommendations Released
Life in Recovery Survey First-Ever Nationwide Survey Documents Dramatic Improvements in All Areas of Life For People In Recovery From Addiction Study highlights the critical need for removal of discriminatory barriers to people… Read More
ONDCP – 2013 National Drug Control Strategy
The following is an announcement about the release of the ONDCP – 2013 National Drug Control Strategyfrom Gil Kerlikowski, Director of The White House, Office of National Drug Control Policy. More information can be found… Read More
Duke researcher uses virtual reality to create relapse scenarios
Researchers in NC and elsewhere are conducting studies on addicts using HD technology to set up virtual scenarios, hoping to expose addicts to settings in which they can make new choices. Images are… Read More
Attorney sees benefits to naming SW Virginia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
“Some good old-fashioned cooperation and coordination will carry this region ahead in the fight against prescription drug abuse…” ~ U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy, Southwest VA Drug study shows drug deaths up 40 percent in… Read More
April BSAN Meeting, Special Guest From Faith/Recovery Community
Please join us this month for our regularly scheduled Burke Substance Abuse Network meeting on Friday April 26. Our speaker will be Kim Williams from Winston-Salem, NC. An active member of the recovery… Read More
