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Since its inception, CASA’s groundbreaking studies and reports have garnered attention from numerous media outlets in print, television and radio. Below are some selected clips.

6/24/2010 - Daily News, horaHISPANA
Salud Peligro en el botiquín

6/24/2010 - The Huffington Post
"Medical Marijuana in the NY State Legislature: Sheep's Clothing for the Wolf of Legalization"

July 2010
Worth
"Children on the Brink"

6/22/2010
The Huffington Post
"The Tobacco Leopard"

6/18/2010
NPR's All Things Considered
"Tackling America's Drug Addiction"

6/17/2010
Associated Press
"Abuse of meds sends as many to ER as illegal drugs"

6/14/2010
NPR's Morning Edition
"Medicinal Marijuana: A Patient Driven Phenomenon"

6/7/2010
The Florida Psychiatric Society
Interview with CASA's Susan E. Foster on Behind Bars II

5/24/10
The Washington Post
New strategy to fight teen, adult drug addiction

5/24/2010
America
"Criminally Unjust" / podcast

5/16/2010
Providence Journal
"Califano addresses parents on raising drug-free kids"

5/11/2010
Christian Science Monitor
"White House drug policy: an ounce more of prevention" 

4/15/2010
Associated Press
"Budget problems forcing prisons to cut counseling"

4/5/2010
iVillage
"Is Drinking Contagious?"

3/11/2010
AOL Health
"Corey Haim's Death Highlights Growing Prescription Drug Abuse Trend"

2/26/10
Behavioral Heath Central
"CASA Releases Report High Cost of Failing to Treat Prisoners for Substance Abuse"

2/26/2010
Pioneer Press
"Ruben Rosario: Inmate drug-addiction study has a chilling message"

2/25/2010
New York Daily News
"Health Dept. eyes new alcohol tax; Would make New Yorkers drink less, get healthier: supporters"

2/19/2010
CBS 4
"Personal Tragedy Leads Mother to Fight Drugs"

2/10/2010
Brandweek
"Stouffer's Attempts to 'Fix Dinner'"

2/5/2010
Psychology Today
"A Family That Eats Together..."

1/28/2010
NorthJersey.com
"Van Ost: Parental role is vital in raising drug-free kids"

1/20/2010
Fairfield Minuteman
"Califano gives straight dope on how to raise drug-free kids"

1/13/2010
Palm Beach Daily News
"Joseph Califano vists PB Day Academy, delivers anti-drug message"

1/13/2010
Parenthood.com
"When and How to Talk to Kids About Drugs"

1/8/2010
TCPalm
"Joseph A. Califano, Jr.: Parents, massive public education campaign can help save lives, money lost to substance abuse"

1/8/2010
Behavioral Health Central
"Joseph A. Califano Reveals the Most Potent Tool in Drug Prevention"

12/21/2009
Behavioral Health Central
"A Talk with New CASA Board Member and Coca-Cola Executive Clyde Tuggle"

12/9/2009
The Parent's Journal with Bobbi Conner
"The Parent's Journal" (podcast)

12/8/2009
The New York Times
"Addiction on 2 Fronts: Work and Home"

12/8/2009
Behavioral Health Central
"Put Pain and Profit Into Prevention"

TLC Cooking
"What are the benefits of family dinner time?"

11/15/2009
Austin American-Statesman
"A veteran's take on health care battle"

11/14/2009
San Antonio Express-News
"Califano continues fight against addiction"

11/12/2009
Austin American-Statesman
"Pot is 10 times stronger than it used to be, experts says"

11/11/2009
Great Day San Antonio
"How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid"

11/4/2009
USA Today
"Beer with extra buzz on tap up to 16%"

11/1/2009
Digital Age
"Is Obama Delusional About Healthcare Spending?"

10/28/2009
Westport News
"Califano gives parents The Straight Dope"

10/26/2009
WesportNOW.com
"Westporter Joseph Califano Brings Home Drug Abuse Message"

9/29/2009
NPR
Joseph A. Califano, Jr. - "Medicare Data Could Cut Health Care Costs"

9/23/2009
The Los Angeles Times
"Family Dinners Work Some Kind of Magic"

9/22/2009
WPIX
PIX Investigates: "High at the Hospital"

9/9/2009
PBS' Charlie Rose
"Analysis of President Obama's speech to Congress"

8/27/2009
Danbury News-Times
"Parents play huge role in teens drinking and drugging"

8/26/2009
Connecticut Post
"National study finds parents a big factor in teens drinking, drug abuse"

8/26/2009
WebMD
"Are You Driving Your Teen to Alcohol, Drugs?"

8/26/2009
CNN
"Teens' stories echo findings of survey into drug use"

8/26/2009
Omaha World-Herald
"Need help with kids' drinking?"

8/19/2009
CNET News
"Rogue online pharmacies still a problem for search engines"

8/16/2009
New York Times
"Heroine of Cocktail Moms Sobers Up"

8/9/2009
The Journal News
"Alcohol keeps 'cagey' grip on moms"

8/7/2009
MSNBC - The Ed Show
"How did LBJ do it?"

8/7/2009
Connecticut Post
"Parenting key to keeping kids drug-free"

8/3/2009
The News-Times
"Crack pipes and bubble gum"

8/1/2009
O, The Oprah Magazine
"Top 10 Rules for Eating Right"

7/30/2009
Newsday
"A look at drugs that's timely and urgent"

7/16/2009
The Courier-Journal
"Heroin not in your suburban backyard? Says who?"

7/14/2009
CNN.com
"Pain relief can spiral into addiction to prescription drugs"

7/11/2009
ABC News -World News with Charles Gibson
"Drug Addicted Doctors Create Patient Risk"

6/21/2009
Tulsa World
"Shot of Reality: Getting state's priorities straight"

6/16/2009
Kaiser Health News
"Checking in With Joseph A. Califano, Jr."

5/29/2009
Akron Beacon Journal
"Ohio lagging in addiction prevention, study says"

5/28/2009
Inexcess
"CASA President and CEO David L. Rosenbloom on public policy and substance abuse and addiction"

5/28/2009
CBS Radio - The Osgood File
"Getting Our Money's Worth in Treating Substance Abuse"

5/28/2009
Associated Press
"Report: Addiction costs Ill. taxpayers millions"

5/28/2009
CNN
"Report: Government not spending much on drug prevention"

5/28/2009
The New York Times
"Governments' Drug-Abuse Costs Hit $468 Billion, Study Says"

5/28/2009
USA Today
"Study: Substance-abuse funding skimps on prevention"

5/28/2009
HealthKnowItAll
"Substance Abuse Costing America Millions of Dollars"

5/28/2009
Pioneer Press
"Ruben Rosario: National snapshot of substance abuse sobering"

5/28/2009
The Oklahoman
"Oklahoma drug, alcohol spending debated"

5/14/2009
The O'Reilly Factor
"Pot Push"

3/24/2009
Indianapolis Star
"Home-cooked meal: It's what's for dinner"

3/24/2009
Reuters
"Rehab centers see bankers driven to drink"

3/2/2009
ABC News - Good Morning America
"In the Shadow of Alcoholism"

3/1/2009
MSNBC's Al Roker Reporting
"Generation Rx"

2/1/2009
Philadelphia Inquirer
"College days without the daze"

1/30/2009
The Star-Ledger
"Addicts get better with intense care"

1/29/2009
The Star-Ledger
"Study finds key to welfare reform is focus on addiction"

12/11/2008
Bloomberg.com
"Fewer Teens Smoke; Many Still Pop Prescription Pills"

12/11/2008
Associated Press
"Bush touts declining teen drug use; reports vary"

12/7/2008
New York Magazine
"Should Gender Equality Extend to Drinking?"

10/24/2008
CNN.com
"Are Parents Passive Pushers?"

10/9/2008
The Wall Street Journal
"New Bill Targets Rogue Druggists on the Internet"

9/26/2008
CNET News
"Congress takes up online threats to children"

9/1/2008
Los Angeles Times
"A lower legal drinking age? Health experts, college presidents debate"

8/15/2008
San Antonio Express-News
"Medicine chest fuels drug use"

8/14/2008
Christian Science Monitor
"Youth Access to Drugs Increases"

8/14/2008
San Francisco Chronicle
"Parents' prescription drugs pose risk to teens"

8/14/2008
CNN - American Morning
"Parents help teens get high"

8/14/2008
USA Today
"Prescription drugs more accessible to teens than beer"

8/14/2008
The Washington Post
"Teens Cite Ease of Access to Drugs"

8/14/2008
WebMD
"Teen Drug Use Linked to 'Problem Parents'"

8/14/2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Teens' drug of choice is in the medicine cabinet"

8/7/2008
Glamour
"Totally Wasted - and Proud of It"

7/9/2008
ABC News Now Healthy Life
"Online Prescription Drug Abuse"

7/9/2008
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
"Prescription for Drug Danger Online"

7/9/2008
Associated Press
"Study finds addictive drugs easily ordered online"

7/9/2008
Reuters
"Prescription drugs easily purchased online - study"

7/9/2008
The New York Times
"Abuses are Found in Online Sales of Medication"

7/9/2008
ABCNews.com
"Internet is 'Pharmaceutical Candy Store'"

7/9/2008
ABCNews.com
"Virtual Pushers Target Real Pharmacies"

7/9/2008
CNET News
"Study: Prescription-free drug sites still abound"

6/18/2008
The New York Post
"Alert Level 'High' - Pot-ent New Marijuana"

6/18/2008
CNN
"Pot more potent than ever"

6/14/2008
The New York Times
"Why is Mom in Rehab?"

6/5/2008
The New York Times
"Opposition to Menthol Cigarettes Grows"

6/5/2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Menthol loop-hole would hurt African-Americans"

6/5/2008
Bloomberg.com
"Menthol Cigarette Ban Urged by Former U.S. Health Officials"

5/9/2008
Christian Science Monitor
"Behind College Raid, Rising Drug Use on Campus"

4/27/2008
The Oregonian
"Drugs at Reed"

4/24/2008
WNYE's The Digital Age
"How Do We Stop Illegal Drug Traffic on the Web?"

4/18/2008
Psychiatric News
"Drug Abuse Treatment Often Addressed as Afterthought"

4/17/2008
Forbes.com
"Keeping The Internet Drug-Free"

4/4/2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Company aims to stop prescription fraud"

3/31/2008
The New York Sun
"Fighting Substance Abuse, One Community at a Time"

3/26/2008
The New York Sun
"Anti-Drug Advocates Fault Paterson on Cocaine Admission"

3/25/2008
The Hartford Courant
"Colleges Ponder Anti-Drinking Efforts"

3/24/2008
WFSB Eyewitness News
"Schools Awarded for Fighting Drinking"

3/17/2008
Desert Morning News
"Califano says U.S. is a 'high society'"

3/16/2008
The Prescription Addiction Radio Show
"Interview with Joseph A. Califano, Jr."(note: Interview begins at 18:00 mark)

3/13/2008
CNN - American Morning
"Drug abuse via Internet"

3/13/2008
Palm Beach Daily News
"Joseph Califano lectures on substance abuse"

3/6/2008
The Patriot Ledger
"CASASTART program funded for another year"

2/27/2008
Join Together
"CASA Names Ramstad to Board"

2/10/2008
The Observer
"Legal drug craze is new killer"

2/8/2008
NPR - Day to Day
"Rehab Isn't What It Used to Be"

1/26/2008
The Los Angeles Times
"Overdose deaths on the rise"

12/16/2007
The Hartford Courant
"Justin: Filling In The Blanks"

12/10/2007
CNN
"Young women drink, party, post"

12/6/2007
The Wall Street Journal
"Colleges Move Boldly On Student Drinking"

11/18/2007
The Courier-Post
"Parental involvement is crucial in treating drug problems"

11/9/2007
BMJ.com
"Should drugs be decriminalised? No."(editorial)

11/6/2007
USA Today
"Danger years for starting to drink as young as fourth grade"

10/23/2007
WebMD
"Report Links Teen Smoking, Depression"

10/23/2007
Reuters
"Smoking linked to teen alcohol, drug use: U.S. study"

10/3/2007
Stateline.org
"Colleges go on offense against binge drinking"

9/26/2007
Newsday
"Family dinners give kids a message to chew on, too"

9/24/2007
USA Today
"Family table has a place in drug fight"

9/24/2007
Kalamazoo Gazette
"Talk to your kids over dinner"

9/23/2007
The Journal News
"Eat with the kids: Tomorrow is Family Day"

9/23/2007
St. Paul Pioneer Press
"More gab wth the dinner grub, please"

9/20/2007
Reuters
"It's a date!"

9/8/2007
LDS Church News
"Recipe for drug-free kids: Family Dinner"

9/1/2007
Redbook
"It's Dinnertime!"

8/23/2007
Associated Press
"No Prescription? No Problem Online"

8/23/2007
Epoch Times
"Drug Culture Invades High Schools"

8/19/2007
The Danbury News Times
"School daze: Study finds drugs running rampant"

8/17/2007
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
"Drugs are Rampant in Schools"

8/17/2007
New York Post
"School Drug Dens"

8/17/2007
Reuters
"Schools infested with drugs: teen survey"

8/16/2007
CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight
"Transcript of CASA Chairman Joseph A. Califano, Jr.'s appearance" (scroll to bottom)

8/16/2007
WebMD
"Parents Blind to Rising School Drug Use"

8/16/2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"More kids are seeing more drugs at school"

8/16/2007
Newsday
"Report: 4 in 5 high schoolers see criminal activity at school"

8/16/2007
Associated Press
"Study: Teen Drug Use at Schools Worsens"

8/16/2007
Financial Times
"Drug legislation is playing Russian roulette"(Op-Ed)

8/2/2007
CNN
"Experts cite must-haves for effective rehab"

7/29/2007
The New York Times
"Sometimes Mothers Can Do No Right"

7/25/2007
Reuters
"Lohan, Spears making mockery of rehab, say experts"

7/12/2007
Boston Globe
"Care goes well beyond the disorder"

7/9/2007
Newsday
"Prescription for disaster"

7/5/2007
CNN
"Experts: Prescription pills becoming generation's marijuana"

6/17/2007
The New York Times
"Stars Check In, Stars Check Out"

6/10/2007
The Arizona Republic
"Watch out for abuse of prescription drugs"

6/9/2007
TechNewsWorld
"Online Rx, Part 2: Bad Medicine"

6/8/2007
The Indianapolis Star
"Supervised parties: a no-win situation"

5/27/2007
Newsday
"LI KIDS: New drug worries"

5/21/2007
Asbury Park Press
"The high cost of easing troubled minds"

5/16/2007
The Washington Post
"Rogue' Internet Pharmacies Fueling Rx Abuse, Panel Told"

5/16/2007
The Courier Journal
"Lessons of drinking"

5/11/2007
New York Sun
"Youth Drinking is Stirring Calls to Action"

5/10/2007
CBS/AP
"OxyContin’s Deception Costs Firm $634M"

5/9/2007
The Diane Rehm Show
"Joseph Califano: 'High Society'”

5/3/2007
The Dallas Morning News
"AG halts sales of Cocaine beverage"

5/2/2007
Detroit Free Press
"Students make Collegeville USA sound like Sin City"

3/16/2007
USA Today
"College drug use, binge drinking rise"

3/15/2007
CBS News/AP
"Bingeing, Drug Abuse Up at Colleges"

4/21/2006
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
"Substance Abuse Rises in Women"

11/17/2003
USA Today
"Plenty of pills and potential for abuse"

2/26/2002
CBS News/AP
"Disturbing Data on Alcohol Abuse"

1/31/2002
American Morning with Paula Zahn
"CASA President Discusses New Drug Abuse"

9/5/2001
CNN
"Study: Addictions burden school budgets"

8/30/1999
CNN
"Teens who have problems with fathers use drugs more"

6/4/1998
CNN
"Study finds widespread substance abuse among older women"