Boroughs. Tom price wajoined by officials from the Substance Abuse anmental Health Services administration. This is an hour and 40 minutes. Good morning. Each year, samhsa releases findings. Today, samhsas release of results from the 2016 survey. Mccancekatznore toe today to prevent present the key indicato from the report. Today also marks shsas 28 and the oral recovery month observance. 28 recoveryth month observance. You are prevent evidence that treatment works and people do recover. [cheers and applause] recovery month prides an opportunity for us to save those fromubstance abuse and Mental Illness. The hard workates of dedicated professionals in the field, of advocates, of grassroots organizations, and of the mily members and friends who have joined their loved ones on their journeys of recovery. To begin todays program, i am honored to introduce our. Ssistant secretary and is aved her phd gruate of the university of Connecticut School of micine. Mccancekatz has experience in the
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I am palo delveccio. Each year sampson releases the most recent findings from the National Service on drug use and health. Today sampson is releasing results from the 2016 survey. Here today to present today the key Substance Use and Mental Health indicators from the report. Today also marks sampsons 28th annual recovery month observa e observance, recovery month is special to me for many reasons, i among many in the room, and thousands of people across this great nation and you proof and evidence that treatment works and people do recover. Thank you recovery month provides an opportunity for us to celebrate those americans recovering from drug abuse and m Mental Illness and it also celebrates the daily work of advocates and grass roots organizations and family members and friends who have joined their loved ones on their journeys of recovery. To begin todays program, i am honored to introduce our assistant secretary mccants. She is a graduate of the university of Connecticut School of
Leon avoided prison time in that case, however he received one year probation. He is currently in jail awaiting a bond hearing. Its been a cold and dreary day as we take a live look over downtown columbia through the wis skycam. Meteorologist ben tanner is in the First Alert Weather Center with the latest. The air is fairly dry and needs to moisten up for us to have any action with this system from a winter perspective, look for light amounts of freezing rain and or drizzle with up to a midlands to a touch more in the advisory area through the afternoon. This becomes a rain event by evening into the overnight as a warm front passes through, look for showers and scattered thunderstorms ahead of the cold front tomorrow morning, then 70 stay with wis for the latest weather updates by downloading the wis weather app. Its free just search wis in your app store. The latest on decision 2016 coverage. This is a live look out in camden where ted cruz is currently speaking. The event started at
Will rise to the lower 50s by late this evening into the overnight as a warm front passes through, look for showers and scattered thunderstorms ahahd of the cold front tomorrow morning, then clearing skies by late afternoon. Much warmer by late week with highs in the upper 60s to near 70 while road travel is not expected to be a major issue this morning, sc dot has treated some major routes in our northern midlands night. There will be periods of very light freezing drizzle and light freezing rain developing this morning and lastiti until around noon. Freezing rain advisory remains in effect for lancaster and chesterfield major routes in our northern midlands counties as a precaution. That includes i77 running through Fairfield County and parts of newberry county. Dot crews put a brine s sution down sunday in the event any frozen precipitation falls. State Officials Say local highways in those counties have also been pretreated along with bridges and routes that run close to hospitals.