Defines the scope of responsibilities of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services regarding recovery services for veterans. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Creates the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Authorizes courts to suspend a driver's license where the holder fails to appear before the court, pay a fine, complete an alcohol awareness program or complete community service within the period of time established by such court. /
Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Requires the instruction of students, teachers and coaches in the harmful use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones by adolescents and provides for the testing of students suspected of using steroids or human growth hormones, upon parental consent. /
Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance. /
Sponsor: ADDABBO Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Establishes a defense for underage sale of alcoholic beverages to licensees which perform transaction scans and have no violations for 2 years. /
Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Establishes the community chemical dependence services expansion program; provides funding for local governmental units for the provision of new and expanded chemical dependency services. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Defines the scope of responsibilities of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services regarding recovery services for veterans. /
Sponsor: Cymbrowitz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop educational materials for health care providers and qualified health professionals relating to screening and referrals for prescription drug abuse and misuse. /
Sponsor: Cymbrowitz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with the department of health, to develop a prescription drug abuse public awareness campaign. /
Sponsor: Cymbrowitz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Relates to the disposal of drugs, drug disposal sites and home pharmaceutical collection. /
Sponsor: Cymbrowitz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for health care providers and qualified health professionals, recognized by the office to enable the implementation of the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program, regarding screening for alcoholism and chemical dependency. /
Sponsor: Cymbrowitz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Enacts the "alcohol and controlled substance expense recovery act"; permits each city, county, town and village to adopt a local law or ordinance providing for the civil recovery, from the operator of a motor vehicle, of any cost or expense expended or incurred for services or materials in responding to an emergency situation, caused by such operator who is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; provides that such municipality may keep a schedule of such costs and commence a civil action to recover such costs if such operator is found to be so impaired. /
Sponsor: Kolb Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Creates the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities. /
Sponsor: Ortiz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Provides for the reinvestment of funds generated by savings due to declines in the state prison census into community-based services for persons suffering from chemical dependence and for the establishment of the chemical dependence reinvestment fund; provides for the establishment of the state interagency council on chemical dependence reinvestment fund utilization and for the composition thereof. /
Sponsor: Cymbrowitz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Provides for the reinvestment of funds generated by savings due to declines in the state prison census into community-based services for persons suffering from chemical dependence and for the establishment of the chemical dependence reinvestment fund; provides for the establishment of the state interagency council on chemical dependence reinvestment fund utilization and for the composition thereof. /
Sponsor: Cymbrowitz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Establishes the community chemical dependence services expansion program; provides funding for local governmental units for the provision of new and expanded chemical dependency services. /
Sponsor: Ortiz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Relates to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services. /
Sponsor: Ortiz Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Directs the director of the state office for the aging, in consultation with the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services, to develop elderly alcoholism prevention, education and treatment demonstration programs for senior citizens which will utilize the existing aging service delivery system. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Relates to sober living homes; also relates to establishing and enforcing regulations pertaining to such homes. /
Sponsor: Hennessey Committee: ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE