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FY 2013 Appropriations: The Drug Free Communities Program
CADCA worked with the offices of Representatives Levin, Bass, Carnahan and Cummings to circulate a dear colleague and sign on letter in support of funding the DFC program at the highest possible level for FY 2012. A total of 56 Representatives signed on to the letter, which was delivered to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Appropriations. CADCA also worked with the offices of Senators Leahy and Grassley to circulate a similar letter in the Senate. A total of 27 Senators signed on to the letter, which was delivered to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Financial Services Subcommittee on Appropriations.
CADCA Submits Written Statement for the Record for Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Hearing on Prescription Drug Epidemic
General Arthur Dean, Chairman and CEO of CADCA, was asked by Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island to provide a written statement for the record regarding prescription drug abuse for an upcoming hearing entitled "Responding to the Prescription Drug Epidemic: Strategies for Reducing Abuse, Misuse, Diversion, and Fraud" that will be held by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. In his statement, General Dean noted that the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs is a multi-dimensional problem that demands comprehensive, coordinated solutions.
CADCA Submits Comments to Inform Possible Surgeon General Action on Prescription Drug Abuse
CADCA recently submitted comments in response to the Surgeon General’s Request for “Input To Inform a Possible Surgeon General Action on Prescription Drug Abuse in Youth.” CADCA’s comments note that effective substance use prevention uses local data to assess specific substance use and abuse-related issues and problems and develop comprehensive, data driven, multi-sector strategies that mobilize each of the key sectors and actors who have a role in reducing access availability, and that community anti-drug coalitions and Drug Free Communities grantees should be an essential component of any prescription drug abuse diversion strategy.