Drug Names and Slang

The Partnership for a Drug-free America has a variety of resources for parents and providers, including this listing of drug names and effects. The listing includes a listing by slang names and images of the drugs.

ARS Scholarships

As mentioned in a previous post, the Association of Recovery Schools conference has scholarships available for attendance. This is the online application. Due date is 11 July 2008 at 5:00 p.m. CT.

For those without Internet access, please direct them to:

• Barbara Bruhns Frey [ freybb (AT) earthlink.net ],
  
• Jessica Mehl [ jessica.k.mehl (AT) vanderbilt.edu ],
  Andrew Finch [ andrew.j.finch (AT) vanderbilt.edu ].

Journey Together Conference

The Middle Tennessee Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors is holding a conference 3-6 Sept 2008 at Hotel Preston in Nashville. Here is a link to the conference brochure. Noted from the brochure:

This conference has been planned and implemented in accordance with the credentialing standards of the licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor standards and provides a maximum of 18 credit hours. Credit hours will be broken into primary functions for those individuals pursuing licensure.

Association of Recovery Schools Conference

The Association of Recovery Schools is having its annual conference in Nashville at Vanderbilt University 25-27 July 2008. Here is a link to the conference page, which includes registration and program information.

T-ACT, through the GOCCC, is sponsoring a limited number of scholarships for those interested in attending. Contact Nancy Reed (nancy.r.reed (AT) state.tn.us) or Andy Finch (andrew.j.finch (AT) vanderbilt.edu) for an application and additional information.