National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependency
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The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence is a national, nonprofit organization that actively
opposes alcoholism and drug addiction.
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence Network
The National
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), founded in 1944,
is a national, nonprofit organization that opposes and combats
alcoholism, other drug addictions, and similar problems.
NCADD's primary programs include education and prevention, public
policy advocacy, public information, and the authorship of
publications.
NCADD has a vast network of more than 100 State and
local nonprofit affiliates that undertake activities that are similar
to those of the parent organization.
These affiliates provide
information and referral services to the local people and families
who ask for help regarding an alcohol or another drug-related
problem.
NCADD sponsors the National Alcohol Awareness
Month in April and Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth
Defects Week in May of each year.
NCADD operates a toll-free number, (800)
622-2255, for information about alcohol and drug-related
issues and questions and also with information about the name
and phone number of the NCADD affiliate in your local
area.

Each year in the United States,
roughly 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of
underage drinking. This includes about 1,900 deaths from
motor vehicle accidents. |
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependency: Conclusion
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence opposes alcoholism and drug addiction mainly by
providing people with education and prevention, public information,
public policy advocacy, and by the authorship of publications.

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| To make the argument for alcohol
abstention and pregnancy even stronger, according to recent
studies, women who continue to drink even small amounts of alcohol
while trying to become pregnant, may reduce their chances of
conceiving. |
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