Substance Abuse Prevention

by Christiana Care A leading substance abuse center recently urged the nation s doctors to focus more closely on alcohol and drug use by their pa

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by Christiana Care

A leading substance abuse center recently urged the nation's doctors to focus more closely on alcohol and drug use by their patients after finding that more than 9 out of 10 physicians didn't diagnose alcohol abuse when presented with its early symptoms.

A survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found that physicians felt unprepared to diagnose abuse and lacked confidence in the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment.

When presented with an adult showing early signs of alcoholism, some 94 percent of primary care physicians failed to diagnose substance abuse, the center reported.

And 41 percent of pediatricians didn't diagnose illegal drug abuse when presented with a classic description of a drug abusing teen-age patient.

The center said that when the doctors were asked to suggest five possible diagnoses for the symptoms, they failed to include substance abuse.

Primary care physicians must stop ignoring this elephant in their examining rooms. Medical schools, residency programs and continuing medical education courses have an obligation to provide the training those physicians need to spot and deal with substance abuse.

Barry R. McCaffrey, director of the While House office of national drug control policy, said he supports the call for additional training of physicians in substance abuse and addiction.

"Families have always relied on their doctors for health care advice. Drug abuse rips families apart. Giving the right advice on drug prevention and treatment can keep a family together," he said. Substance Abuse Statistics

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Commonly question about Substance Abuse Prevention

Question :

Where do I start for a Non-Profit Substance Abuse Prevention Org. in Maine?

I want to open a NPO. It deals with Substance Abuse Prevention for teens. And I d like to do so in Maine, more specifically in the Portland area (though it s to be open to the entire state).

Where do I start? Who should I speak to first? Where do I go?

Thanks for all your help everyone!

Answer :
go on line to the secretary of state for maine and look for non profit corporation forms, check out the sample instruction forms. Oh and there something else non profit usually have a special purpose clause in their article of incorporation make certain you state substance abuse prevention in that space. after you file this form with the fee go to irs.gov and look for a SS4 form you can complete the form on line when you complete this form they will issue the entity a TIN (tax ID number) after receiving a TIN number you then need to obtain a 1023 application form the IRS same site. This form needs to be completed to acquire your TAX DETERMINATION STATUS. The filing of this form will allow everyone to write off their donations to you. also your state will have a application form also, once you have the federal tax determination letter stating you tax status the state will follow suit.

Question :

Neat/Catchy name for a substance abuse prevention program for teens?

Any ideas? Can be acronyms, if you wish.

For:
Maine
Substance Abuse Prevention
Teens
Nonprofit Organization

Thanks!

Answer :
Don t call it Substance Abuse Prevention Services - SAPS.

Question :

Who has ideas on what to teach elementary school students to teach them substance abuse prevention?

I am in a group that teaches students about the consequences of drug use, what are some games or fun activities we could play with them to help them understand the message we are teaching?
( grades K-4)

Answer :
How about bringing in a policeman to talk about drugs? I remember that one came to my school when I was young, and all the kids enjoyed hearing him talk. You could also bring in some gross pictures of what drugs do to your body - gray lungs from smoking, skin sores from meth, etc, for the older kids. Boys especially find gross stuff interesting, and how ugly it looks can help turn off girls from drugs.