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STATE SPENDING ON ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE
This interactive map illustrates how much states spend on addiction, substance use and abuse. Of that spending, it shows how much money goes into prevention and treatment and how much goes to pay for the consequences.

Source: CASAColumbia. (2009). Shoveling up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets. New York: Author.
02/15/19
USDA and HHS Partner to Create Recovery Housing in Rural Communities
Friday, February 15, 2019
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz today announced USDA and HHS will partner to create addiction recovery transitional housing in rural communities.
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Cannabis on Campus: A Deep Dive Inside Higher Education Pot Policy in Legal States
Danielle Corcione
Feb 18, 2019


Despite the growing number of states legalizing cannabis for adult use, many places even within those states remain under the grips of prohibition — those places, namely, are the thousands of colleges and universities around the United States. Even though many undergraduate students are of legal consumption age, and many may be registered patients through their state's medical marijuana program, it is still against the law to consume cannabis anywhere on campus at a school that receives federal funding (which means any accredited institution).
In a three-part series, journalist Danielle Corcione investigates how cannabis policy impacts colleges and universities. What are the stakes facing students, who live in legal states, or in states that haven't even legalized medical marijuana? 
Opioid Use Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Communities
PEW CHARITABLE TRUST (02/07) – The increasing number of drug overdose deaths in the United States has hit rural areas particularly hard. Between 1999 and 2015, overdose deaths increased 325 percent in rural counties. Read more
Heavy Drinking in Teens Causes Lasting Changes in Emotional Center of Brain
SCIENCE DAILY (02/06) – Lasting changes in the brain caused by drinking that starts in adolescence are the result of epigenetic changes that alter the expression of a protein crucial for the formation and maintenance of neural connections in the amygdala -- the part of the brain involved in emotion, fear and anxiety. Read more
My Recovery Journey: From Trauma and Abuse to Understanding and Forgiveness
By Sarah Ratliff 02/15/19
It’s no surprise to me that even with seven years of therapy I still chose an abusive addict as a partner. What else had I known, growing up the way I did?
I Have PTSD from Growing Up with Addicted Parents
By Lisa Marie Basile 08/14/17
I was convinced I wasn’t good enough—that I was leave-able, not worth staying sober for, not worth anything.
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CAADE Newsletter is a general dissemination of information for addiction professionals. We seek to inform the community by posting upcoming events, addiction related articles, and recommendations for scholastic excellence. CAADE does not necessarily endorse the opinions or views put forth in these articles, neither guarantees the accuracy of the information provided by external sources/links nor accepts responsibility or liability for any consequences arising from the use of such data.