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NATIONAL GOVERNORS

ASSOCIATION

CENTER FOR

BEST PRACTICES

“Substance abuse and chemical dependency place an enormous burden on state budgets, economic productivity, and the well-being of individuals and families. Over 13 percent of all state spending - including related spending on crime, disease, poverty, and other social problems - can be linked to substance abuse an addiction. One out of every five Medicaid dollars spent on hospital care is attributable to the use of alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drugs. More than one third of families involved with the child welfare system have alcohol or drug-related problems that contribute to the abuse or neglect of their children. Roughly half of state prison inmates committed their crime(s) to support a drug habit. Forty percent of all traffic fatalities and 8 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involve alcohol. Alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use are also associated with high rates of cancer, suicide, divorce, unwanted pregnancy, domestic violence, disability, workplace absences and lost productivity, unemployment, poverty, and homelessness.”

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The costly and pervasive affects of drug and alcohol addiction on businesses, health care and government is as baffling as it is destructive. The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Northwest Florida is a non-profit organization solely devoted to educating, counseling, and providing referrals and information to anyone who wants it. NCADD of NWFL is state-licensed to provide prevention, education and out-patient services. NCADD of NWFL will be happy to provide an expert in all aspects of combating addiction and assisting families to speak to groups of any size or affiliation to provide understanding and direction regarding available resources that may not be widely known. Call 850 939-4999 or 850 232-6259 to schedule a presentation or get more information.

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE OF NORTH FLORIDA

Florida-licensed 501(C)(3) non-profit organization devoted to reducing the devastating affects of alcoholism and drug dependence through education, intervention and assistance

Education, Information,

Help and Hope

Since 1944, the

National Council on Alcoholism

Marty Mann (1905-1980) founded NCADD

and dedicated her life to teaching the public that alcoholism is a preventable and treatable disease --

not a moral failing.

She articulated three fundamental

organizational concepts that have

informed the development of modern alcoholism treatment:

Alcoholism is a disease, and

the alcoholic is a sick person;

The alcoholic can be helped

and is worth helping;

This is a public health problem

and a public responsibility.

Board of Directors

Karen Jurkowich ~ Daniel Horvath ~

Alice Brupbacher ~ Gene Valentino~

Limarie Rodriguez ~ Dr. Irvin Williams ~

Dr. Earl Crosswright Jr.

Jeana Pitts ~ Sandra Cecil ~ Meg Peltier

OUR PROGRAMS

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