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Community Spotlight - Facing Addiction with NCADD (Mayor Hallisey
The vision of Facing Addiction with NCADD is to "Bring together the best resources in the field in order to reduce the human and social costs of addiction, every year, until this public health crisis is eliminated."
Background:
Facing Addiction Inc. is a national non-profit organization dedicated to finding solutions to the addiction crisis by unifying the voice of the over 45 million Americans and their families directly impacted by addiction.
(www.facingaddiction.org <http://www.facingaddiction.org>)
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) and its Affiliate Network is a voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting the Nation’s #1 health problem - alcoholism, drug addiction and the devastating consequences of alcohol and other drugs on individuals, families. and communities
(www.ncadd.org <http://www.ncadd.org>)
Facing Addiction and The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence announced the merger of the organizations - creating a national leader in turning the tide on the addiction epidemic. The merged organization is called: Facing Addiction with NCADD.
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