title: 2008 update on addiction medicine/psychiatry in the State of Connecticut. Part II of II.
abstract: No other health or social problem impacts our society so widely and profoundly as substance abuse. Investment in Connecticut's substance abuse service system is an investment in improved health and wellness its cities as well as its citizens. Since 2004 Connecticut's addiction treatment and recovery community have worked together to reduce the pain and suffering of those individuals with addiction disorders. The State of Connecticut is a national leader in addiction medicine scientific research and education, emergencyroom care, and public policy; and the Community of Addiction Recovery (CCAR) has emerged as a national leader for the recovery movement. As Chairperson ofthe CSMS's Committee on Alcohol and Other Drug Dependency Education, I am proud of the accomplishments of the Committee and the work of our statewide addiction medicine/psychiatryleaders and recovery community. I am equally proud and appreciative of the ongoing relationship of the CSMS, the addiction treatment and recovery community with DMHAS. Under the leadership of Commissioner Thomas Kirk, DMHAS has opened its arms to embrace the communities' providers. The work of these leaders is presented here to give readers an update on Addiction Medicine/Psychiatry in the State of Connecticut 2008.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kraus
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003237:Connecticut; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control