NCADD

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NCADD A Symbol of Help and Hope National Council
on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
Founded in 1944, the National Council on
Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. logo was
developed by NCADD Founder, Marty Mann and
adopted by the board of directors in 1958. The
logo combines the medical caduceus (health) and a
key (to unlock the doors of understanding). The
wings represent the wings of the Phoenix, the
mythical bird which, like so many persons in
recovery from the disease of alcoholism and drug
addiction, rose again from the ashes of its own
destruction. The NCADD logo, represents the key
to recovery, education and understanding, and
reflects NCADDs mission for the past 60-plus
years.
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Dawn of a VisionThe Birth of NCADD
Tossing and turning in her bed one cold February
night in 1944, Marty prayed for a way to help
other alcoholics. Rising from her bed, a plan
came to her teach people the facts about
alcoholism. And, remove the stigma surrounding
it, so people could face it unashamed and
unafraid, armed with the weapons of knowledge and
able to take constructive action. Martys plan
needed scientific support, so Marty approached
E.M. Jellinek and Howard Haggard at the Yale
Center for Alcohol Studies, who agreed to adopt
Martys vision The National Committee for
Education on Alcoholism (NCAE). On October 2,
1944 NCEA opened a tiny office in New York City.
For the next 4 years, the staff consisted of
Marty and a secretary. The budget for the first
year was 13,000.
Marty Mann and E.M. Jellinek
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The foundation of NCADD was built on three simple
ideas

• Alcoholism is a disease and the alcoholic is a
  sick person
• The alcoholic can be helped and is worth
  helping
• This is a public health problem and therefore a
  public responsibility.

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NCADDs Vision

• To share the joy of recovery and knowledge
• To break down barriers of ignorance and stigma
• To encourage individuals, families, companies and
  communities toseek help

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Evolution of NCADDs Mission

• 1944 NCAE National Committee on
  Alcoholism Education
• 1950 NCA National Committee on Alcoholism
• 1957 NCA National Council on Alcoholism
• 1990 NCADD National Council on Alcoholism
  and Drug Dependence, Inc.

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NCADD Serves and Supports

• Persons affected by the disease of alcoholism and
  drug dependence
• Families living with alcoholism and addiction
• Children, Teenagers and their Parents
• Government Policy Makers
• Medical Researchers

• Schools, colleges and community organizations
• Health Care Professionals
• Public Health Professionals
• Educators
• Other National Health Organizations
• The Media

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A Network of NCADD Affiliates

• A vital part of Martys vision, a National
  Network of NCADD Affiliates
• Information and Referral Provide objective
  information and referrals to for individuals and
  family members who are seeking treatment for
  alcoholism and drug dependence
• Prevention and Education Offer community-based
  prevention and education programs, and coordinate
  local media public education campaigns
• Community Awareness Raise local awareness
  through presentations at schools, senior citizen
  centers, civic organizations and other groups
• Advocacy Advocate for the rights of alcoholic
  and other drug dependent persons and their
  families, at the city, state national levels of
  government
• Resource Centers Serve as a local resource
  center for information, literature and
  audiovisual materials.

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NCADD Affiliates have developed innovative
programs to respond to local community needs

• Recovery High School providing a supportive,
  recovery environment where students can achieve
  their education goals while receiving free
  alcohol drug treatment (NCADD Sacramento
  Region, Sacramento, CA)
• Elderly providing specialized services for
  seniors through the Wellderly Program, offering
  to help and educate older adults, their families
  and care givers about substance abuse and misuse
  (The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, Houston, TX)
• Professional Education and Training providing
  comprehensive program of community education and
  training courses for alcoholism/addiction
  professionals, including coursework for counselor
  credentialing and re-credentialing (Alcoholism
  Council of New York New York, NY)
• Children of Alcoholics (COAs) providing
  educational and support groups for children of
  alcoholic or addicted parents (Alcoholism Council
  of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH)
• Teen Driver Intervention presenting educational
  intervention programs for teenage drivers who are
  arrested for possession of alcohol (Central
  Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions
  Grand Island, NE)
• Family Support and Intervention providing
  family support groups for people seeking
  education and intervention for the effects of
  alcohol and drug dependencies (NCADD of Northwest
  Florida Fort Walton Beach, FL)
• Women and Family providing innovative
  residential program for women and children to
  support recovery and development of skills to
  overcome a multitude of barriers that make it
  difficult to sustain recovery, obtain adequate
  housing and employment (NCADD Phoenix, Phoenix,
  AZ).
• Public Policy/Advocacy A collaborative effort
  involving concerned individuals, volunteers,
  persons in recovery, addiction professionals
  working to shape the outcome of state policy
  (NCADD New Jersey- Friends of Addiction
  Recovery- FOAR New Jersey, Robbinsville, NJ)

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NCADD Affiliates have developed innovative
programs to respond to local community needs

• Parents and Schools- Underage Drinking working
  with parents and schools to promote healthy
  parenting skills to limit the incidence of
  underage drinking (Erie County Council for the
  Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
  Buffalo, NY)
• Teen Education Program re Alcohol and Tobacco
  Ads developing educational curricula to raise
  public awareness of the advertising tactics used
  by tobacco and alcohol companies to lure young
  people (Council on Substance Abuse- NCADD
  Montgomery, AL)
• Access to Treatment designing programs to deal
  effectively with the problem of alcoholics
  without access to treatment (Midwestern
  Connecticut Council On Alcoholism Danbury, CT)
• Club Drugs working with the police department
  and local bars to prevent the proliferation of
  club drugs creating mentoring programs for teens
  (Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Santa
  Barbara, CA)
• Family Education provide free, 8 week,
  education program about common myths about
  alcoholism and addiction, the complexity of
  recovery, attitudes toward addictions and
  recovery (NCADD Maryland Baltimore, MD)
• Advocacy- Recovery Support Client Advocates
  provide guidance on grievances, appeals and help
  in resolution of insurance complaints for people
  having problems with their insurance coverage for
  alcohol and drug treatment services.(Bucks
  County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-
  PRO-Act Doylestown, PA)
• Workplace Services providing workplace-based
  services and training for employers/employees in
  addressing Drug-Free Workplace (DFWP) issues as
  well as a broad range of personal issues which
  negatively effect employee job performance.
  Services provided are in-person, on the
  telephone, or over the internet (Employee
  Family Resources, Des Moines, IA)

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NCADD and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

• Marty Mann, the first woman to get sober in AA,
  went to the Blythewood Sanitarium after receiving
  the AA Big Book from her doctor, Harry Tiebout.
  Bill W., co-founder of AA, became her sponsor.
• Bill W. accompanied Marty Mann to the first
  meeting re NCADD between Marty and E.M. Jellinek
  of the Yale Center of Alcohol Studies.
• Before founding NCADD in 1944, Marty Mann was
  one of the six ink-stained wretches, as Bill W.
  referred to them, who started the AA magazine,
  the Grapevine, which is still in publication
  today.
• Bill W. and Dr. Bob were very supportive of the
  fledgling NCEA, though they ultimately were
  unable to participate directly in NCEAs affairs
  because of the AA traditions of nonaffiliation
  with outside causes or interests.
• Martys story appeared in Alcoholics
  Anonymous, Big Book, titled Women Suffer Too.

Marty Mann presenting the first Gold Key Award to
Bill W., co-founder of AA, in 1959
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Bill W., co-founder of AA on the Accomplishments
of NCADD

• No other single agency has done more to educate
  the public, to open up hospitalization, and to
  set in motion all manner of constructive projects
  than this one.
• -- Bill W., in Language of the Heart

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NCADDs focus on Medical aspects of alcoholism
and drug dependence

• 1952 NCADD publishes and distributes brochure,
  What the General Practitioner Can Do
  About Alcoholism
• 1955 AMA Alcoholism Subcommittee adopts
  definition of alcoholism
• 1972 NCADD publishes Medical Criteria for the
  Diagnosis of Alcoholism in Journal of
  the American Medical Association (JAMA)
• ASAM In 1973, within NCADD, established the
  American Society of Addiction
  Medicine (ASAM). ASAM independent in 1982.
• NNSA In 1974, within NCADD, established the
  National Nurses Society on Addiction
  (NNSA). NNSA independent in 1982.
• 1992 The Journal of the American Medical
  Association (JAMA) publishes the
  Definition of Alcoholism, revised by NCADD and
  ASAM.

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NCADDs recognition of the need to support
Research

• RSA In 1976, within NCADD, established the
  Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). RSA
  independent in 1982.

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NCADD Alcohol Drugs in the Workplace

• 1949 NCADD helps Con Edison and DuPont develop
  employee alcoholism programs
• 1949 NCADD hosts Industrial Institutes
  Houston, Chicago and Rochester, NY
• 1956 Regional Meetings with AFL-CIO Community
  Services Buffalo, NY and Birmingham,
  AL
• 1959 NCADD symposium How to Help The
  Alcoholic Employee?
• 1971 NCADD hosts 5 Regional, 2 day seminars on
  Employee Alcoholism Programs in
  Detroit, St. Louis, Houston, Pittsburgh
  and Los Angeles
• 1971 NCADD helps form ALMACA (EAPA) at NCADD
  Annual Conference
• 1973 NCADD conducts training for 190 members of
  the AFL-CIO Community Services
  Activities staff
• 1974 NCADD establishes National Labor
  Management Committee on Alcoholism
  headed by George Meany- President of AFL/CIO and
  James Roche- Chairman of the Board-
  General Motors Corp.
• 1981 NCADD publishes EAP Program Standards and
  EAP Manual

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Marty Mann NCADD Founder (1905-1980)
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Timeline of Significant Events in History of
NCADD and Alcohol Drug Field

• 1935
• Bill W. and Dr. Bob S. found Alcoholics
  Anonymous (AA).
• 1943
• Yale University establishes Summer School of
  Alcohol Studies under E.M. Jellinek.
• 1944
• Marty Mann founds the National Committee for
  Education on Alcoholism (NCAE), today known as
  the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
  Dependence (NCADD).
• 1949
• Hazelden Foundation begins treating alcoholics
  in Minnesota.
• 1950
• Lois W. founds Al-Anon Family Groups.
• Marty Manns Primer on Alcoholism is
  published.
• 1952
• American Medical Association (AMA) first defines
  alcoholism as a disease.
• R. Brinkley Smithers establishes The Christopher
  D. Smithers Foundation.

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• 1954
• NCADD Medical Director, Ruth Fox, MD,
  establishes New York City Medical Society on
  Alcoholism.
• NCADD Affiliates spread to more than 50
  communities in 27 states.
• 1956
• AMA develops landmark resolution calling for
  broad acceptance of alcoholics in general
  hospitals and urges hospital administrators to
  provide adequate and appropriate services.
• 1957
• Roper poll shows 58 of the nation view
  alcoholism as a disease, as compared to just 6
  in 1943.
• 1960
• E.M. Jellinek publishes The Disease Concept of
  Alcoholism.
• 1963
• American Public Health Association adopts an
  official statement on alcoholism, identifying it
  as a treatable illness.
• 1967
• AMA passes resolution identifying alcoholism as
  a complex disease and recognizes that medical
  components are medicines responsibility.

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• 1971
• American Journal of Psychiatry and Annals of
  Internal Medicine publish the Criteria for the
  Diagnosis of Alcoholism.
• The Association of Labor-Management
  Administrators and Consultants on Alcoholism
  (ALMACA), now known as the Employee Assistance
  Professionals Association (EAPA), meets for the
  first time at NCADD Conference.
• 1972
• The Alcoholism Report, the first newsletter
  devoted exclusively to the field of alcoholism,
  begins publication.
• 1973
• U.S. investigators first describe in published
  reports Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the common
  pattern of birth defects observed in children
  born to alcoholic mothers.
• 1974
• Congress creates the National Institute on Drug
  Abuse (NIDA).
• 1976
• NCADD conducts Operation Understanding, a
  ground-breaking news conference in Washington, DC
  where 52 prominent individuals publicly
  acknowledge their recovery from alcoholism,
  including Congressman Wilbur Mills, Senator
  Harold Hughes, Buzz Aldrin, Mercedes McCambridge,
  Dick Van Dyke, Robert Young, Bill Borchert, Jan
  Clayton, Jason Robards, Patrick ONeal, Garry
  Moore, Dana Andrews, Johnny Grant, R. Brinkley
  Smithers, James Kemper, Marty Mann, Ryne Duren
  and Don Newcombe.
• 1980
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), a
  grassroots advocacy program, forms.
• Marty Mann dies.

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• 1982
• Former First Lady Betty Ford establishes the
  Betty Ford Center.
• Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF)
  established.
• 1984
• NCADD leads effort for the National Minimum
  Drinking Age Act requiring all states to make
  purchase or public possession of alcoholic
  beverages illegal for anyone under the age of 21
  or lose federal funding for highways.
• 1985
• Federal excise taxes on distilled spirits
  increase for the first time since 1951.
• Time magazine heralds the new temperance
  movement.
• First appearance of crack cocaine focuses
  intense public attention on the illegal drug
  problem.
• 1986
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA)
  launches nations biggest public service ad
  campaign.
• 1987
• AMA calls all drug dependencies diseases whose
  treatment is a legitimate part of medical
  practice.
• Weekly Reader survey reveals that 36 of fourth
  graders report they have felt pressure to try
  beer, wine, or distilled spirits.
• NCADD initiates toll-free Hope Line that
  receives more than 30,000 calls per year from
  persons seeking information and referrals.

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• 1991
• Federal excise taxes on beer and wine increase
  for the first time in 40 years.
• 1992
• Journal of the American Medical Association
  (JAMA) publishes the definition of alcoholism
  revised by NCADD and ASAM.
• The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
  extends job protection (except in
  safety-sensitive positions) to alcoholics and
  recovering drug addicts in the private sector.
• 1994
• NCADD celebrates 50 year anniversary Actor John
  Larroquette speaks at anniversary dinner.
• 1995
• NCADD originates prevention program and video,
  narrated by Meryl Streep,What Should I Tell My
  Child About Drinking?
• 1996
• NCADD Affiliates in Rochester, NY and Houston,
  TX celebrate 50 year anniversaries.
• 1997
• NCADD Affiliate in Detroit, MI celebrates 50
  year anniversary.

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• 2004
• NCADD celebrates 60 years of Leadership and
  Service at Annual Conference of Affiliates.
• 2005
• NCADD, in collaboration with The Partnership for
  a Drug Free America, (PDFA) pilot tests the Hope,
  Help and Healing public education campaign in
  NCADD Affiliates in Houston, TX and Cincinnati,
  OH
• 2006
• As a result of the success of the pilot test,
  NCADD expands Hope, Help and Healing campaign to
  5 additional NCADD Affiliates in Kansas City,
  MO Tampa, FL Santa Barbara, CA Detroit, MI and
  St. Louis, MO
• NCADD Affiliates in Rochester, NY and Houston,
  TX celebrate 60 year anniversaries.
• NCADD reports that more than 17 million people
  were reached by NCADD and National Network of
  Affiliates, through prevention treatment
  services - media campaigns - information and
  referrals - intervention- professional
  workplace training - drinking driver programs -
  motivational counseling
• - community education prevention -
  school-based prevention - community mobilization
• - recovery support and advocacy -
  outpatient counseling - crisis services
  -
  short-term inpatient - sober housing - halfway
  houses
• NCADD reports that last year, 400,000
  individuals and families contacted NCADD and the
  National Network of Affiliates for Information
  and Referral assistance for them and their
  family.
• 2007
• HBO produces unprecedented, ground breaking
  series on Addiction.

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NCADD Gold Key Award

• The NCADD Gold Key Award, presented by the NCADD
  Board of Directors, honors individuals who have
  made outstanding contributions to the field of
  alcoholism on a national level. Although such
  contribution may have been of brief duration, it
  will have been highly visible and improved
  national recognition of alcoholism and other drug
  problems and furthered the general understanding
  that these are treatable and preventable
  conditions.
• Bill W. Co-Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
  (AA)
• Dr. Bob Co-Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
• E. M. Jellinek Author, Disease Concept of
  Alcoholism
• R. Brinkley Smithers Founder, Smithers
  Foundation
• Senator Harold Hughes Hughes Act,
  Established NIAAA
• James Kemper CEO Kemper Insurance
• Jason Robards Academy Award Winning Actor
• Former First Lady Betty Ford Founder Betty
  Ford Center
• Joan Kroc Cork Foundation, McDonalds
• Martha Baker 1st Woman Chair of NCADD
• C. Everett Koop Former U.S. Surgeon General
• The Moyers Family PBS Special Close to Home
  Addiction
• Adele C. Smithers President, Smithers
  Foundation

Established in 1959 A partial list of
recipients
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NCADD Bronze Key Award
The Bronze Key Award, is a national recognition
award granted by NCADD for Affiliate presentation
to an individual or organization that has made an
outstanding contribution to the field and the
Affiliate. It is the highest local award
presented by Affiliates. Who is eligible? Local
Council volunteers, members, officers, board
members or any member or organization in your
community who has greatly contributed to the
field of alcoholism and drug dependence. How is
the recipient chosen? The recipient is chosen by
the NCADD Affiliate board. When does the
recipient receive the award? The Affiliate
decides the occasion to present the award. Some
Affiliates use the occasion as a fund raising
event.For example, one Affiliate has raised over
100,000 in each of the last 5 years at its
Bronze Key Dinner.