The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence fights the stigma and the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions.

Policy Statement:

Charitable Choice

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The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence recognizes and affrims that addiction is a disease that impairs the body, the mind and the spirit. We stress that any effective treatment response must continuously incorporate the best of what is available in scientific, medical and spiritual knowledge and practice.

Statement approved by the Board of Directors of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (February 3, 2001).

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

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