The purpose of this guidance is to assist State and community planners in applying the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to identify and select evidence-based interventions that address local needs and reduce substance abuse problems.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) wallet card provides the phone number for SAMHSA's 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral line for those struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction.
Spanish-language poster offers the phone number for SAMHSA's 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral line for those struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction.
Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that an average of 425,000 persons aged 12 or older (0.17 percent) used a needle to inject heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, or other stimulants during the past year.
This report summarizes existing estimates of the cost of substance abuse and its damaging consequences. These cost estimates are used to evaluate the benefits of prevention in existing cost-benefit analyses and are available for use in new analyses. The estimates reviewed highlight the total annual cost of substance abuse from a number of perspectives including social cost and the direct costs to State government. The social perspective includes everyone's costs and benefits: People who abuse substances, family members, the general public, communities, and all level of government (Federal, State, and local).
This Technical Assistance Guide, "What are Recovery Support Services," describes the types of social support that individuals in recovery from addiction can provide to others. The therapeutic value of the shared experience of addiction and recovery from addiction is explained, as well as the four types of social support that facilitate recovery and help prevent relapse
This report is one of two documents reflecting the activities of the 2008 Town Hall Meetings. It documents how the Town Hall Meetings contributed to the implementation of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking and includes discussion of the challenges that confronted CBOs and recommendations for future Town Hall Meetings.
The prevalence of past month use of any tobacco products among adolescents (youths aged 12 to 17) declines between 2002 and 2008, from 15.2 to 11.4 percent. The decline in past month tobacco use can be attributed primarily to a decline in past month cigarette use- the most frequently used tobacco product- with 13.0 percent of adolescents using cigarettes in 2002 compared with 9.1 percent in 2008.
In 2007, 7 percent of outpatient treatment facilities also offered child care services for their clients' children. Outpatient-only facilities that provided child care for clients' children were more likely than facilities that did not to use a sliding fee scale (81 vs. 67 percent), to offer treatment at no charge to clients who cannot afford to pay (75 vs. 47 percent), or to accept Medicaid payments (75 vs. 58 percent).
In 2007, 803 facilities that offered outpatient substance abuse treatment (or 7 percent of all such facilities) also offered child care services for their clients' children, and 598 of these facilities offered only outpatient treatment (no hospital inpatient or residential treatment) in conjunction with child care.
An annual average of 2.4 million adults aged 18 or older (1.1 percent of the population in that age group) received support from a mental health self-help group for their emotions, nerves, or mental health problems in the past year. Of them, 61.2 percent were female; 89.4 percent were over the age of 25; 75.2 percent were white; and, 46.8 percent were employed full time.
Regardless of gender, adolescents and children referred to substance abuse treatment by the educational system were more likely than those referred by the criminal justice system to report primary alcohol abuse but less likely to report primary marijuana abuse.
In 2008, an estimated 8.3 million adults aged 18 or older (3.7 percent of the adult population) had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year; 2.3 million (1.0 percent) made a suicide plan; and, 1.1 million (0.5 percent) attempted suicide.
The 2007 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report on drug-related mortality, titled "Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2007: Area Profiles of Drug-Related Mortality" is now available. This publication provides detailed information about drug-related deaths based on reports from participating medical examiners and coroners across the nation.
This short booklet provides basic information about the use of buprenorphine in medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. It describes how buprenorphine works, the proper use of the medication, and common side effects.
This short booklet provides basic information about medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. It describes medication options, the proper use of the medications, and common side effects.
The National directory is a listing of Federal, State, local and private facilities that provide substance abuse treatment services. It includes treatment facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved for inclusion in the Directory by their State substance abuse agencies and that responded to the 2008 National survey of substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS).
The purpose of this guidance is to assist State and community planners in applying the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to identify and select evidence-based interventions that address local needs and reduce substance abuse problems.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) wallet card provides the phone number for SAMHSA's 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral line for those struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction.
Spanish-language poster offers the phone number for SAMHSA's 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral line for those struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction.
Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that an average of 425,000 persons aged 12 or older (0.17 percent) used a needle to inject heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, or other stimulants during the past year.
This report summarizes existing estimates of the cost of substance abuse and its damaging consequences. These cost estimates are used to evaluate the benefits of prevention in existing cost-benefit analyses and are available for use in new analyses. The estimates reviewed highlight the total annual cost of substance abuse from a number of perspectives including social cost and the direct costs to State government. The social perspective includes everyone's costs and benefits: People who abuse substances, family members, the general public, communities, and all level of government (Federal, State, and local).
This Technical Assistance Guide, "What are Recovery Support Services," describes the types of social support that individuals in recovery from addiction can provide to others. The therapeutic value of the shared experience of addiction and recovery from addiction is explained, as well as the four types of social support that facilitate recovery and help prevent relapse
The prevalence of past month use of any tobacco products among adolescents (youths aged 12 to 17) declines between 2002 and 2008, from 15.2 to 11.4 percent. The decline in past month tobacco use can be attributed primarily to a decline in past month cigarette use- the most frequently used tobacco product- with 13.0 percent of adolescents using cigarettes in 2002 compared with 9.1 percent in 2008.
In 2007, 7 percent of outpatient treatment facilities also offered child care services for their clients' children. Outpatient-only facilities that provided child care for clients' children were more likely than facilities that did not to use a sliding fee scale (81 vs. 67 percent), to offer treatment at no charge to clients who cannot afford to pay (75 vs. 47 percent), or to accept Medicaid payments (75 vs. 58 percent).
In 2007, 803 facilities that offered outpatient substance abuse treatment (or 7 percent of all such facilities) also offered child care services for their clients' children, and 598 of these facilities offered only outpatient treatment (no hospital inpatient or residential treatment) in conjunction with child care.
Based on combined 2006 to 2008 NSDUH data, an estimated 33.6 million full-time employees aged 18 to 64 smoked cigarettes in the past month.
An annual average of 2.4 million adults aged 18 or older (1.1 percent of the population in that age group) received support from a mental health self-help group for their emotions, nerves, or mental health problems in the past year. Of them, 61.2 percent were female; 89.4 percent were over the age of 25; 75.2 percent were white; and, 46.8 percent were employed full time.
Regardless of gender, adolescents and children referred to substance abuse treatment by the educational system were more likely than those referred by the criminal justice system to report primary alcohol abuse but less likely to report primary marijuana abuse.
In 2008, an estimated 8.3 million adults aged 18 or older (3.7 percent of the adult population) had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year; 2.3 million (1.0 percent) made a suicide plan; and, 1.1 million (0.5 percent) attempted suicide.
The 2007 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report on drug-related mortality, titled "Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2007: Area Profiles of Drug-Related Mortality" is now available. This publication provides detailed information about drug-related deaths based on reports from participating medical examiners and coroners across the nation.
The brochure will give healthcare providers tips for talking about the abuse of prescription medications with their patients.
The brochure will give educators tips for talking about the abuse of prescription medications with their students.