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Poll shows New Jersey with broad bi-partisan support for including addiction treatment in health ref
TRENTON … (September 23, 2009) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) today released the results of a local poll that shows broad support for increasing access to alcohol and drug addiction treatment.

Legislative district offices to be inundated with postcards
TRENTON … (June 10, 2009) – Thousands of postcards, many with personal appeals and signed by residents throughout New Jersey, will be hand-delivered to legislative district offices throughout New Jersey today as part of an effort to generate more revenue dedicated to treatment of addiction. The postcards, which are to be presented at the district offices by teams organized by National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ), describe the cost in lives and dollars of untreated addiction and call for a five-cent-a-gallon increase in the beer tax to fund treatment.

NCADD-New Jersey launches campaign to press for addiction treatment
TRENTON … (May 13, 2009) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) today held a press conference at the Statehouse to launch an advocacy and media campaign aimed at Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap. A key component of the launch is a proposed increase in the state’s tax on beer to raise $7.5 million for treatment services. NCADD-NJ also released a report outlining the state’s treatment gap and the $3 billion in savings New Jersey would see if it met the treatment needs of residents.

NCADD-NJ launches Class of 2009 Advocacy Leadership Program
TRENTON … (March 25, 2009) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) is now accepting for applications for its 2009 Advocacy Leadership Program. The agency’s Advocacy Leadership Program, which is in its second year, is designed to foster, support and promote a generation of leaders in New Jersey committed to closing the state’s addiction treatment gap, to ending the stigmatization of addiction by promoting recovery, to ending discrimination experienced by persons in recovery, and to preventing addiction.

Open Society Institute Awards $750,000 to NCADD-New Jersey To Expand Treatment for Drug and Alcohol
Baltimore ... (November 24, 2008) - The Open Society Institute today announced a $750,000 grant to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) to expand access to high-quality treatment for drug and alcohol addiction for individuals who need it.

Rally for Recovery to build bridge of recovery
TRENTON … (September 27 , 2008) – New Jersey’s Rally for Recovery 2008 secured a place in recovery history after it reached from Liberty State Park to Brooklyn, where New Jersey participants were ferried to help form a human bridge of recovery across the storied Brooklyn Bridge.

NCADD-NJ launches Recovery Voices Count
TRENTON … (September 25, 2008) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) launched its Recovery Voices Count (RVC) Campaign at a State House press conference today. New Jersey is among 10 states selected to take part in the national campaign, which seeks to build an addiction recovery constituency in each of the participating states through voter registration and education and will conduct a get-out-the-vote initiative.

NCADD-New Jersey calls for keg registration at state level
TRENTON … (January 8, 2008) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) today issued a call for state lawmakers to pass a statewide keg registration law to reduce youth use of alcohol and to curb the many traffic fatalities that result from youth drinking.

NCADD-New Jersey, FOAR-NJ head state Recovery Voices Count effort
TRENTON … (April 17, 2008) – New Jersey is among 10 states chosen to take part in an addiction recovery advocacy effort known as Recovery Voices Count. The initiative will build an addictions recovery constituency in each of the participating states through voter registration and education and a get-out-the-vote initiative, drawing in part from people in recovery and their families and friends.

NCADD-New Jersey calls for passage of bill affording addiction coverage on par with state workers'
TRENTON … (December 10, 2007) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey today called for the Assembly to pass legislation (A-2512/S-807) that would give the public the same treatment coverage for mental health and addiction that New Jersey’s state workers already have.

NCADD-New Jersey gala to mark agency’s 25 years
TRENTON … (October 4, 2007) –The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a gala on Oct. 24 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick.

Moms petition Speaker Roberts on parity
ROBBINSVILLE … (December 9, 2007) – Parent-to-Parent, a South Jersey based organization which assists parents with addicted children statewide, will hold a rally at Speaker Joseph Robert’s Brooklawn Legislative District office Monday, December 10th at 1:00 pm to call for a General Assembly vote on A-2512 / S-807 which eliminates discriminatory insurance practices parents and many other New Jerseyans face when they seek mental health and addiction treatment for their children, family members, or themselves.

NCADD-New Jersey calls for statewide keg registration
TRENTON … (January 8, 2008) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey (NCADD-NJ) today issued a call for state lawmakers to pass a statewide keg registration law to reduce youth use of alcohol and to curb the many traffic fatalities that result from youth drinking.

NCADD-New Jersey releases Decision 2007
TRENTON … (October 15, 2007) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey has released Decision 2007, comprising the agency’s 2007 Election Guide and its Candidate Survey on state addiction and prevention issues. The Election Guide provides information on issues surrounding addiction and prevention as well as general information on the upcoming election for the New Jersey Senate and Assembly.

NCADD-New Jersey issues guide outlining rights of recovering addicts
TRENTON … (August 1, 2007) – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey has released a guide outlining the rights of individuals who are in recovery from addiction. The document is designed to help people in recovery gain access to housing, employment, education and health care.

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