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Monday, October 5, 2009

News Release - Nation’s Leading Experts on Substance Abuse Outline New Research Agenda to Reduce Multi-Billion Dollar Burden on Health Systems and Society

WASHINGTON , DC , October 2—With substance abuse now accounting for one in 14 hospital admissions and generating billions in health care costs, leading scientists held a briefing on Capitol Hill today to present the evidence that we already have and the evidence we need in treating and preventing the use and abuse of alcohol, drugs and tobacco.

Scientists affiliated with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) identified steps that federal, state and local governments could take now to reduce the $2 billion healthcare burden from alcohol, drugs, and tobacco use and abuse. They also provided a roadmap for research over the next five years to deal with future challenges in reducing substance abuse. . . . . .

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