Welcome Letters - John J. Coppola

Greetings:

The Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Providers of New York State, Inc. welcomes you to New York City and to the Blending Clinical Practice & Research Conference, "Forging Partnerships to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment." We hope that you find the workshops and plenary sessions to be informative. We hope that you will be working with your peers throughout the country. We also hope that you enjoy New York City and what it has to offer.

Alcoholism and substance abuse treatment and prevention providers are committed to ongoing quality improvement. We are committed to ensuring broader application of science and evidence based practice in the prevention and treatment work in New York City. It is our hope that this conference will be a catalyst for cultural change in our field that results in significant increase in the use of evidence based practice.

The staff and members of Alcoholsim and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State, Inc. looks forward to meeting you and spending quality time with you in the next two days. Hope you find your experience meaningful.

Very truly yours,

John J. Coppola
Executive Director
Alcoholsim and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State, Inc.