The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Working for a Strong Budget for a Healthy Georgia
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse respects the need for the state to be prepared for future hard times and the need to have Georgia in a strong economic position. We look forward to working with Governor Kemp, Lt. Governor Duncan, Speaker Ralston, and the...
Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 February, 2020 Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery The Georgia Council on Substance AbuseGCSA thanks Senator Randy Robertson and Representative Erick Allen for their leadership in co-founding the bi-partisan...
ARAD 2020 – A Powerful Day for Recovery In Georgia #GARecovers
By Jeff Breedlove Thank you to everyone who made ARAD 2020 a tremendous success. Record shattering attendance soaring well past 1,000, a record number of sponsors, amazing media coverage, dozens of elected officials, and many positive new friendships and...
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Supports the Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act
We will only realize a strong measure of success in combating SUDs, including the overdose rate in this country, if we reduce the supply and availability of illicit drugs 23 December, 2019 – For Immediate Release The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse supports the...
Giving Tuesday is Next Week
Giving Tuesday is next week!Georgia Council on Substance Abuse invites you to join with us to nurture hope and provide essential services to individuals, families and communities seeking support for recovery throughout Georgia! Some of the critical programs your...
Flight Attendants Applaud FAA Move to Include Naloxone Onboard
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2019) — In response to advocacy by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and Members of Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration told lawmakers it agrees that passenger aircrafts should carry “opioid antagonists - naloxone - in...
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Congratulates Governor Brian Kemp on Georgia Access
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Congratulates Governor Brian Kemp on Georgia Access Georgia Access – an important step in the ongoing process to provide effective and affordable coverage to the people of Georgia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 November, 2019 The...
Flight Attendants Applaud FAA Move to Include Naloxone Onboard
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2019) — In response to advocacy by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and Members of Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration told lawmakers it agrees that passenger aircrafts should carry “opioid antagonists - naloxone - in...
Getting rural addiction help is focus of AU grant
A $1million federal grant will help Augusta University extend addiction treatment to rural areas of Georgia where it is currently lacking. It took a “perfect storm” of misfortune and misdeeds before it hit Jessica Hunt that her life needed to change: she lost sight...
Jessica Hulsey Nickel Appointment to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse: Extremely Disappointing and of Grave Concern
Georgia Council on Substance Abuse: Jessica Hulsey Nickel Appointment to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse: Extremely Disappointing and of Grave Concern Put Recovery Voices First For Immediate Release 15 October, 2019...
