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The article discussed how a paper released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) entitled "Prevalence of Alcohol Dependence Among US Adult Drinkers, 2009-2011" accidentally promoted heavy drinking and misconstrued diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence. It mentions that mass media widely circulated the paper, using the familiar synonym "alcoholics" instead of "alcohol dependence" that added to denial.

The article reports on a set of seven research papers called "Understanding Underage Drinking," published by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The research showed that treatments must be tailored to adolescents that are at different stages of development. It also showed that what works for adults may not work for adolescents and that special prevention strategies are needed for various age groups, beginning with preschoolers.

The article reports on the white paper prepared by the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative which revealed that addiction treatments would save billions in treatment costs. It states that the paper "Unforeseen Benefits: Addiction Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs" includes an estimated 23 million Americans who suffer from alcohol and drug addiction. It adds that only one in ten drug dependents gets treatment whereby reducing the expenditures from the health care funds.

Reports that the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) and the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium will publish a position paper on the role of alcohol and drug counselors. Plans for presentation of the draft and final version of the paper; Multiple applications of the document; Previous joint projects of the organizations.

The article focuses on the announcements made by U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) regarding substance abuse. SAMHSA released three papers on evidence-based methods in treating individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The agency also announces its first online course, a medication in treating alcohol use disorders.

The article offers news briefs related to alcoholism and drug abuse in the U.S. According to a report in the "Journal of Public Economic," monthly disability payments can lead to drug-related hospitalization and death. Anti-drug coalitions nationwide are holding community forums to raise awarness concerning abuse of cough medicines. A paper from the Marin Institute entailed the alcohol industry for irresponsible and illegal marketing of alcoholic energy drinks to underage drinkers.

The article reports that Eastern Oregon Alcoholism Foundation has lost federal funds for a detox center in the U.S. The center which is 60 percent finished, lost funds due to the refusal of the Umatilla County officials to wait for 14 days for public comment before construction. However, according to a paper by the "Associated Press," the problem is already being corrected.

The article focuses on the lawsuit being filed by the family of a young college student who drowned after a night of drinking. Jared Dion, a student at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Wisconsin, took one of the university's Safe Ride Program buses from the campus into the city's bar district where he apparently fell into the Mississippi River and drowned after a night of drinking. The family claims that the city is at fault for not taking preventive measures after the previous deaths at its Riverside Park. Dion's family also claims the university encouraged binge drinking by allowing the school paper to run advertisements from bars and by running the Safe Ride Program, which provides buses between the bars and the campus.

Reports on developments related to alcoholism and drug abuse in the U.S. as of December 15, 2003. National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems' telephone training on staffing inpatient programs; Business resource papers offered by Drug Free Pennsylvania.