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CASA report "Shoveling Up" Costs of Substance Abuse on State Budgets

Public Opinion Poll 2003 Greater New Orleans Area

Get Addiction  information go to Q&A

Break the Cycle Stop the stigma

Children of Parents with Alcohol& Drug  Addiction

Underage Drinking, Facts and information a must read!

American Medical Association information on Alcoholism and Addiction 

Alcohol:

New! Alcoholics and Underage Drinkers-mean profits for the the alcohol industry according to this report
Eliminating Problem Drinkers and Underage Illegal Alcohol Consumption (CASA report) shows a loss of
 $56.9 billion (49.0 percent) in consumer expenditures for beer, wine and liquor--a painful loss of revenue for the alcohol industry.

Dr. Richard Scribner's Alcohol Costs Statement

Alcoholism, defined


Alcohol and Addiction Science Facts

New Orleans Poll supports Treatment

LSU's Dr. Scribner's statement on " Fiscal Effects of Increasing the Alcohol Excise Tax"

PowerPoint Alcohol Tax in Louisiana

Quick View of Costs related to Alcohol In Louisiana

National Overview of Alcohol Policy

Illegal Underage Drinking

Alcohol Policy Quick Lists for La under age Drinking, Facts and information a must read!

Costs of Underage Drinking

Underage Drinking-Our Crisis means revenues to some.

21 Is 21 Get Facts on this Life saving Effort.

National Household survey underage drinking

2003 HopeNetworks Legislative PowerPoint to Facts support 21 is 21


Corrections/Crime:
Alcohol & Crime
 

Analysis of Louisiana's Assisted Treatment Laws


Addiction
Addiction Science

Poverty:
Louisiana Poverty Facts 

Healthcare:

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US Mayors Support Health Insurance Parity for Substance Abuse  

3rd Year Louisiana  Unhealthiest state.

LA Healthcare Facts
 

Employers:
Laws and issues with alcohol/drug related problems

Policy/Lobby Facts:

Louisiana lists of Social Ills and "Lasts"

NY Times Article on Louisiana's Powerful Alcohol Lobby

Louisiana's "Cut the Fat Report" 2001 (Good information on Drug Courts, and Cost effectiveness of Treatment vs. Incarceration)

Lobby Power
A Common Cause Series about the Impact of Big Money in Politics" Underage consumption of alcohol
remains the leading drug problem for young people — 6.5 times more youth die  from alcohol than illegal drugs. There are still no restrictions on alcohol broadcast advertisements targeted to young people."

 



 


 


 


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