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Alaska Alcohol Safety Action Program 
The Alaska Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) provides substance abuse screening, case management and accountability for DWI and other alcohol/drug related misdemeanor cases.... Details >
Alaska Substance Abuse Program
Alaska has one of the highest per capita alcohol consumption rates in the nation and the prevalence of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse, at 14%, is twice the national average ... Details >
Alcohol and Minorities
Alcohol abuse is a factor in five leading causes of death for American Indians, including motor vehicle crashes, alcoholism, cirrhosis, suicide, and homicide. ... Details >
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Mental Health Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes the scope of mental health among American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including cultural differences in seeking mental health services and in reporting distress, hi... Details >
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (NCAIANMHR)
The National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (NCAIANMHR) is a program in the Department of Psychiatry and one of four minority mental health research Centers. The N... Details >
National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
American Indian/Alaska Native Substance Abuse Treatment Services
The primary focus of most facilities is substance abuse, the second most common focus for AI/AN facilities is a mix of mental health and substance abuse treatment.... Details >
Challenges to Health and Well-Being of Native American Communities
To be culturally competent, health programs must begin to define community, prevention, networking, collaboration, and healing as it relates to cultural understanding and awareness.... Details >
CSAP Prevention Pathways
Prevention Pathways is your gateway to information on prevention programs, program implementation, evaluation technical assistance, online courses, and a wealth of other prevention resources. This sit... Details >
Epidemiology of Youth Drug Abuse
This section lists selected summaries from NIDA funded research projects that investigate the epidemiology, etiology, and prevention research. The summaries provided were selected from recent issues o... Details >
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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This fact sheet presents a general overview of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), described as a group of physical and mental birth defects caused by a woman drinking heavily during pregnancy.... Details >
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities