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14 Short Employer Cost Saving Briefs
14 Employer Cost Savings briefs were created to provide information on the costs of substance use disorders (SUD) for employers and guidance on how they can enhance health plan administration to lower their costs and increase treatment. The set of 14 Employer Cost Savings briefs will be very concise (2 pages) arguments based on the technical cost literature to help employers recognize the detrimental and costly influence of substance use disorders in the workplace and understand what actions they can take to address the problem.
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders Inservice Training Based on TIP 42
Provides a training structure for introducing treatment program staff to the evidence-based practices for co-occurring disorders presented in Treatment Improvement Protocol 42. It focuses on what the substance abuse treatment clinician needs to know to address co-occurring disorders in treatment programs.
La Buena Salud Mental No Tiene Edad
The booklet gives older adults indicators of possible mental health problems and offers them suggestions to address these problems. It also lists national hotlines and Web sites for more information.
El Envejecimiento, los Medicamentos y el Alcohol
The booklet warns older adults about misusing alcohol and medication and offers signals that may indicate an alcohol- or medication-related problem. It also provides steps people can take if they recognize they have a problem.
The NSDUH Report September 25, 2008: Mental Health Service Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2005 and 2006
Combined 2005 and 2006 data indicate that an annual average of 3.3 million youths aged 12 to 17 (13.3 percent) received services for emotional or behavioral problems in a specialty mental health setting in the past year. About 3.0 million youths (12.0 percent) received services for emotional or behavioral problems in a school-based setting, and around 752,000 (3.0 percent) received such services in a general medical setting. Female youths were more likely than their male counterparts to receive services for emotional or behavioral problems in a specialty mental health or educational setting.
The NSDUH Report September 18, 2008: Out-of-Home Services for Emotional or Behavioral Problems among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2002 to 2006
Combined data from 2002 to 2006 indicate that an estimated 2.6 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 reported receiving out-of-home services for emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months in a hospital, a residential treatment center, or a foster care or therapeutic foster care setting. Among youths aged 12 to 17 who received any type of out-of-home services for emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months, about half reported staying only for 1 or 2 nights. The reported length of time spent in out-of-home service settings in the past year varied by gender; in general, male youths aged 12 to 17 were more likely to report having stayed for 1 night, while their female counterparts were more likely to report having stayed for 7 nights or longer.
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs Inservice Training Based on TIP 43
Provides a training structure for introducing substance abuse treatment professionals to the concepts used in medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Describes opioid use disorders and treatment, and provides evidence-based best practice for treating opioid addiction in opioid treatment programs.
Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment Training Manual Based on TIP 45
Provides a training structure for introducing substance abuse treatment professionals to the role of detoxification in the continuum of services for individuals with substance use disorders. Includes information on the physiology of withdrawal, pharmacological advances in the management of withdrawal, patient placement procedures, and the management of detoxification services in comprehensive systems of care.
The NSDUH Report August 28, 2008; Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Drink?
A majority (53.4 percent) of current alcohol users aged 12 to 20 drank at someone else’s home the last time they used alcohol, and another 30.3 percent drank in their own home. The percentage of underage alcohol users who had their most recent drink in a car or other vehicle peaked at 10.0 percent at age 16 (12.8 percent of females and 7.3 percent of males.) Among 20-year-old current drinkers, 20.0 percent of females drank in a restaurant, bar, or club the last time they used alcohol compared with 10.2 percent of males.
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