Dear List Subscribers:
 
  Please excuse this posting but I thought that many or you might be
interested in a new vehicle in the battle against substance abuse that
has just come online.
 
 The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia
University (CASA) announces the launch of its website at
http://www.casacolumbia.org.  The site is a resource for research on
addiction and substance abuse.  It provides access to information,
research and commentary on tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse issues
including prevention, treatment and cost data.
 
 In addition to providing quick access to CASA's reports and
findings, the CASA web site has links to a wide range of internet
resources; including your organization's site.  Please visit us at
http://www.casacolumbia.org and help us inform others about the
impact of substance abuse by linking back to our site.
 
 CASA's research includes: research on the cost of substance abuse to
Medicare, Medicaid and Federal entitlement programs; an analysis of
the cost of substance abuse in New York City; research on substance
abuse and populations including women, teenagers, and college
students; research on legalization issues; treatment evaluations; and
annual surveys of American attitudes on substance abuse.  CASA's
projects include two demonstration programs: Children at Risk (CAR),
which works with at-risk children  and Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS)
which works with ex-offenders; and a national evaluation of treatment
programs.
 
 The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) is the
only national organization to bring together under one roof all of
the professional disciplines (health policy, medicine and nursing,
communications, economics, sociology, and anthropology, law and law
enforcement, business, religion and education) needed to study and
combat all types of substance abuse--illegal drugs, pills, alcohol
and tobacco--as they affect all aspects of society.
 
 CASA's goals are:  to inform Americans of the economic and social
costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives; to identify
what works in treatment and prevention; and to encourage every
individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance
abuse and addiction.