National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence

Statement re: Revision of Federal Dietary Guidelines Regarding Alcohol
08 Mar 99 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) appreciates the opportunity to testify before the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The revised Guidelines must eliminate the ...

Statement re: Call by Senator Thurmond for Investigation of Federal Dietary Guidelines Regarding Alcohol
01 Mar 99 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) commends Senator Strom Thurmond's call for a long-overdue investigation into the development of federal dietary guidelines regarding the consumption of alcohol. With alcohol ...

Statement re: Wine Labeling Decision By The Department of the Treasury
05 Feb 99 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) regrets that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has approved a petition by members of the wine industry to allow a label with the strong potential to mislead consumers about ...

Darryl Strawberry to Serve as National Spokesperson; Will Drive Home Prevention Message to Young Sports Fans
20 Jan 99 | Baseball star Darryl Strawberry, who once declared that hitting a home run is easier than staying in recovery from addiction to alcohol or other drugs, has agreed to serve as the national spokesperson for the National Council on Alcoholism and ...

14th Annual Harlan H. Hubbard Lemon Award Winner: Miller Beer
15 Jan 99 | This ad clearly shows that Miller Beer's best customers, heavy drinkers, are fair game by portraying its beer as "man's best friend." And surely Miller isn't suggesting that beer is the best friend of the families of the 17,000 Americans who died ...

Americans Urged to Adopt a School in National Campaign to Prevent Alcohol Poisoning
09 Nov 98 | With a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence today (November 9, 1998) announced a campaign to prevent alcohol poisoning among high school and college students. Alcohol poisoning ...

Prevention & Education Awards Presented During Conference of Affiliates
01 Nov 98 | The Santa Barbara Affiliate received a meritorious award for its "Fighting Back" School-Based Mentoring Program during the 1998 Conference of Affiliates in Santa Barbara. The NCADD Prevention and Education Awards Program began in 1977 and now is ...

Surgeon General David Satcher to Serve as Honorary Chair of Alcohol Awareness Month
01 Nov 98 | "As honorary chair of Alcohol Awareness Month, I look forward to helping increase public understanding of the serious public health consequences of underage and binge drinking. Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on ...

Gold Key Award to Be Presented to Bill Moyers & Family in Recognition of Public Television Series
01 Oct 98 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) will present the family of Bill Moyers, one of America's most respected journalists, with its highest achievement award, the Gold Key, for their collaboration on "Close To Home: ...

New Brochure Calls On People In Recovery To Speak Out
01 Sep 98 | Millions of people in the United States are successfully in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions. "We need people in recovery to stand up and be counted," adds Paul Wood, Ph.D., president of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug ...

Statement re: FTC Requires Alcohol Companies to Supply Data on Advertising
06 Aug 98 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence greatly appreciates the actions taken today by the Federal Trade Commission to require alcohol companies to supply data on their self-regulatory activities and the settlements with the ...

Statement re: The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States: 1992 (NIAAA/NIDA Study Released 5/13/98)
13 May 98 | Right now Congress has two opportunities to significantly reduce the huge economic losses attributed to the use of alcohol and other drugs: it can pass the substance abuse treatment parity act, which would mandate nondiscriminatory insurance ...

Statement re: Alcoholic Beverage Warning Label Legislation
01 Apr 98 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, the nation's oldest voluntary health organization dedicated to reducing the incidence and prevalence of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems, strongly supports Senator Strom Thurmond's (R-...

Statement re: Physician Leadership On National Drug Policy
17 Mar 98 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, founded in 1944, supports a variety of measures to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug related problems. The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has made the rejection of ...

Public Interest Obligates Digital Television Broadcasters to Air Alcoholic Beverage Counter Ads
05 Dec 97 | Reminding members of a Presidential advisory committee of Vice President Al Gore's successful efforts to educate Americans about the hazards associated with drinking, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) today urged...

Statement re: NCADD Nomination for the 1997 Hubbard Awards - Alcoholic Beverage Category
04 Dec 97 | "Buy the Beer, Get the Gear" exposes the hypocrisy behind Anheuser- Busch's public relations efforts to prevent underage and "abusive" drinking. It would take twenty people drinking eight beers a day, every day of the six month advertising ...

Alcohol Consumption and Mortality Among Middle-Aged and Elderly US Adults
01 Dec 97 | This study on the benefits of alcohol specifically shows the restricted benefit of one alcoholic drink daily in middle-aged and older Americans. For younger Americans and people who have a history of alcoholism in their family, drinking remains a...

Storytelling and Youth Intervention Programs Win 1997 Prevention & Education Awards
07 Oct 97 | NCADD's Tucson Affiliate, the Tucson Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence will receive a Meritorious Award for "Cultural Enhancement Through Storytelling." The NCADD Prevention and Education Awards Program began in 1977 and now is judged by a...

NYPD Blue and Reed Hundt to Receive NCADD Achievement Awards
05 Sep 97 | The creators and cast of "NYPD Blue," the critically acclaimed television series, and Reed Hundt, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, are among those individuals whom the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)...

Statement of NCADD In Support of Senator Byrd's Efforts to Eliminate the Tax Deductibility of Alcohol Advertising
26 Jun 97 | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence strongly supports Senator Robert Byrd's efforts to eliminate the tax deductibility of alcohol advertising. Senator Byrd's amendment will direct funds to programs that are designed to reduce ...