News and Resources
Library
Council Addiction Resource Library
The Council offers addiction information through the Community Addiction Resource Library. Our holdings are listed online through the Reading Public Library website. In order to borrow materials from the library, you must have a Reading Public Library system card. You may reserve any of our materials online. You must pick up reserved items at the Council within five days after the reservation is made. Search the Reading Public Library website for listings and availability of addictions literature and videotapes. You can also reserve an item via e-mail.
Online Resources and Links
Local Resources
Berks County Contracted Treatment Providers - a resource list of Council-contracted Berks County treatment agencies.
Berks County Social Services Directory - A listing of Berks County social service agencies.
Parents' Source - Family resource guide to services, support and entertainment in Berks and Lancaster Counties.
Service Access & Management, Inc. (SAM) - The mission of Service Access & Management, Inc.
is to help people throughout Pennsylvania
enhance the quality of their lives by effectively and efficiently
managing and/or providing needed human services.
Teen Resources
Check Yourself- info for teens who are experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
Club Drugs - information on club drugs from NIDA including community alerts and latest drug trends.
Freevibe - This site is for teens. Facts about drugs, updated news, anti-drugs and games. Sponsored by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
Just Think - teaches young people to lead healthy, responsible, independent lives in a culture highly impacted by media.
NIDA for Teens - This teen site is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and examines the science behind drug abuse.
SPEAK UP - This site is dedicated to the prevention of gun and weapon violence in schools and communities.
General Resources
Alcohol Screening - answers questions and evaluates your personal alcohol consumption.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) - the PLCB is committed to preventing underage drinking and the misuse of alcohol by adults.
Join Together Online- a national resource center and meeting place for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) - grassroots organization working for effective solutions to drunk driving and underage drinking problems.
Recovery Resources Online- directory of over 2300 categorized recovery resources.
Professional Resources
American Society of Addiction Medicine - specialty medical society on addictions.
Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs (BDAP) - publications, current documents and important links.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) - provides access to alcohol and other drug information and intervention resources.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - organized into divisions and offices, each of which play a key role in drug abuse research.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - works to improve the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illness.
Parent Resources
The Anti-Drug - Facts about drugs, advice, news and parenting info. Focuses on healthy alternative activities. Sponsored by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
Parenting Teens Online - the online information resource for parents of teenagers.
Partnership for a Drug-Free America - mission is to reduce the demand for illegal drugs through media communication. Check out A Parent's Guide to the Teen Brain.
Teen Drug Abuse- provides information for parents to help troubled teens who have been struggling with drug and/or alcohol abuse through prevention, intervention and a support network.
Tobacco Resources
Be-A-Bridge - The BE A BRIDGE partnership leverages its resources to improve Pennsylvania's public health infrastructure and maximize efforts in education, advocacy, training, and technical assistance for community-based organizations. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - Initiatives and events for organizations to get involved in fighting tobacco use among teens.
Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. - This Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal provides access to data and resources that can help planners, program staff, and researchers to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs.
Discovery Health Channel - Watch a recent video produced by Discovery Health Channel on tobacco cessation.
EX - Re-learn Life Without Cigarattes - This public education effort encourages smokers to
approach quitting smoking as "re-learning life without
cigarettes." EX provides smokers with information that can
help them prepare for a quit attempt.
National Cancer Institute - Info about smoking.
National
Alliance for Tobacco Cessation - This partnership helps to inform and educate Americans about how to end their deadly addiction to tobacco use.
Quitnet- Smokers helping smokers quit.
Berks County Tobacco Cessation Guide: Contact the Tobacco Cessation Consultant for more information.
PA Quitline: Assistance and information about quitting your use of tobacco products. Call 1-877-724-1090 or for TTY 1-866-228-4327. Assistance is available in both English and Spanish.
BUSTED!: Pennsylvania Statewide BUSTED! website.
Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU): TATU is sponsored by the American Lung Association.
The TRUTH: The Truth About Big Tobacco is sponsored by the American Legacy Foundation.
Pennsylvania Alliance to Control Tobacco (PACT): PACT's focus is grassroots tobacco control public policy and advocacy. PACT's May 2007 Statewide Voter Attitude Survey is now available.
U.S. Department of Health Centers for Disease Control - Information on smoking and tobacco use.
Treatment Resources
Berks AIDS Network/Co-County Wellness Services -
HIV Testing, HIV Case Management
Berks Counseling Center -
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient,
Transitional Housing, Case Management
Caron Counseling Services -
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient
Children’s Home of Reading -
Adolescent Outpatient,
Adolescent Residential,
Case Management
Easy Does It, Inc. -
Transitional Housing, Case Management
Family Guidance Center -
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient
Pennsylvania Counseling Services -
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient
Reading Hospital and Medical Center -
Detoxification,
Short-Term Residential,
Hotline/Drop-In,
Outpatient
YMCA Men’s Bridge House -
Transitional Housing, Case Management
Council Publications
Spring 2008 Prevention Connection Newsletter
The Spring 2008 Prevention Connection newsletter is now available. This edition tackles the tough and timely subject of school violence.
2007 Annual Report
The Council's most recent Annual Report is now available. You can request a copy by emailing us. You can also view and/or download a fully printable version of the Council's 2007 Annual Report.
Drug and Alcohol Update
The show is hosted and produced by Drew Eisenhauer. Drug & Alcohol Update airs the second Wednesday of every month from 6-6:30 pm. The show replays Sun. 9 pm, Mon. 8 am and the following Wed. 2 pm. If there is a topic you'd like to see or you are interested in appearing on the show, please contact Drew Eisenhauer.
News
2007 Annual Conference and Awards
The 2007 Council on Chemical Abuse Conference was held November 1, 2007 at the Sheraton Reading Hotel. The conference theme was Crime and Addiction: Working with the Forensic Client.
The conference featured keynote speaker Delbert Boone.
This year's conference featured the Third Annual Council on Chemical Abuse Conference Awards. Congratulations to all of the 2007 award winners pictured with Council Executive Director George J. Vogel, Jr.
Treatment Professionals of the Year: The Drug and Alcohol Center at the Reading Hospital Center for Mental Health (standing left to right Nettie Sobjak and Mary Thomas, and second from right Linda Texter and seated at left Christine Katzaman).
Intervention Professional of the Year: Maria Santillan, Berks Counseling Center (seated at center).
Prevention Professional of the Year: Jan Warischalk, Andrew Maier Elementary School, Fleetwood School District (seated far right).
President's Award: Bernice Hines, Treatment Access and Services Center/TASC (standing in center).
Informational displays from local drug and alcohol service providers were available for participants for the duration of the conference.
2008 Pat Ganter Scholarships
Congratulations to Chantel Walker, a graduate of Reading High School, and Lydia Wieder, a Fleetwood High School graduate. Chantel and Lydia were the recipients of the 2008 Pat Ganter Prevention and Recovery Fund Scholarships. The Council's Pat Ganter Memorial Scholarship is available to Berks County high school students who are involved in Council prevention programs including: Berks PRIDE, BUSTED!, Peer Mediation, or Earn & Learn. The student must be planning to pursue an education in one of the following areas: human services, behavioral health, social work, addiction studies, criminal justice, or psychology, and must explain in their biographical statement how they plan to use their education to work with the addicted population. The 2009 scholarship application will be available soon.
Chantel Walker, a 2008 graduate of Reading High School (pictured at left center), will be attending Clarion University in the fall to study psychology.
Lydia Wieder, a 2008 graduate of Fleetwood High School (pictured at left center), will be attending Thomas Jefferson University in the fall to study nursing.
