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May 9, 2012
CASA Columbia’s 20th Annual Dinner honored three CEOs and their corporations all committed to changing the way America thinks about addiction.
April 5, 2012
CASA Columbia Founder and Chairman Emeritus Joseph A. Califano, Jr. and CASA Columbia Board Director Dr. Louis Sullivan, who serve as Chair and Vice Chair of The Citizens’ Commission to Protect the Truth, urged U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to comply with the WTO Appellate Body decision and encourage the FDA to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes.
Fast Facts
- Half of college students binge drink and/or abuse other drugs and almost a quarter meet medical criteria for alcohol or drug dependence.
- One in four Americans will have an alcohol or drug problem at some point in their lives.
- Prescription drug abuse is the most rapidly increasing drug abuse among teens.
CASA in the News
- As the Guide to Mental Ills Is Revised
May 20, 2012, The New York Times - Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Should You?
April 12, 2012, Time magazine - NLTCN-National Networks Interview with Mr. Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
April 12, 2012, National Latino Tobacco Control Network
