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The NSDUH Report April 2, 2009: Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use Among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007
A 3 page short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) that examines the demographics of youth who were exposed to substance use prevention messages, the sources of such prevention messages, and their impact on youths' cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use. This information reinforces the importance of parental, school, and general media influences on youth substance use as well as the impact of substance use prevention messages.
The NSDUH Report April 7, 2009: Nonmedical Use of Adderall among Full-time College Students
The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Adderall among Full-Time College, a 3 page OAS short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) that examines the demographics and alcohol and other drug use of full-time college students who nonmedically used Adderall, a Schedule II drug that is prescribed to treat ADHD and for narcolepsy. This info is useful for prevention and treatment health professionals as well as parents and educators who are interested in the health of college students as well as identifying high risk groups for potential adverse drug interactions.
Reach Out Now Kit: Poster/Teaching Guide with Bonus pages; Help Prevent Underage Alcohol Use Grades 5-6
Reach Out Now is a school-based initiative for fifth and sixth- grade students that provides interactive science-based materials to help increase awareness about alcohol and its impact on the brain and body. Reach Out Now materials also help to build critical resistance skills related to underage alcohol use. Materials include a Poster/Teaching Guide, Student Worksheets, and Family Activity pages.
The NSDUH Report April 9, 2009: Alcohol Treatment: Need, Utilization, and Barriers
The NSDUH Report - Alcohol Treatment: Need, Utilization, & Barriers, a 3 page OAS short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) that examines the demographics of persons in the general population aged 12 or older who met criteria for needing alcohol treatment and for those who actual received alcohol treatment. Many people who need treatment do not feel that need and therefore do not seek treatment. Because the barriers for those who both need alcohol treatment and feel that need are presented in this report, treatment health professionals can better target strategies to deal with these unmet alcohol treatment needs.
TIP 45: Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment
This TIP, Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment, provides information about the role of detoxification in the continuum of services for patients with substance use disorders, the physiology of withdrawl, patient placement procedures, and issues in the management of detoxification services within comprehensive systems of care. It also expands on the administrative, legal, and ethical issues commonly encountered in the delivery of detoxification services and suggest performance measures for detoxification programs.
The NSDUH Report March 19, 2009: Concurrent Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use
Because of possible additive or interactive drug effects, data from SAMHSA's 2006 and 2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health were pooled to examine the likelihood of multiple concurrent substance use. The measure used to define concurrent substance use for this report was illicit drug use during or within 2 hours of last alcohol use. About 6% (7.1 million) of persons age 12 or older who drank alcohol in the past month also reported using an illicit drug during or within 2 hours of their last alcohol drink. Among past month alcohol drinkers, American Indian or Alaska Natives (11.7%) and Blacks (9.9%) were the most likely racial groups and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (4.2%) and Asians (2.1%) were the least likely racial groups to use an illicit drug concurrently with alcohol. Youth aged 12 to 17 and young adults aged 18 to 25 were more likely than older persons among the past month alcohol drinkers to drink alcohol concurrently with an illicit drug.
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Highlights 2007, National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services
This report presents summary results from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) for 2007. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs. Data are presented for the Nation as a whole and for individual States.
The NSDUH Report March 16, 2009: Trends in Adolescent Inhalant Use: 2002 to 2007
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) defines inhalants as "liquids, sprays, and gases that people sniff or inhale to get high or to make them feel good." In 2007, almost one million youth used inhalants in the past year. The percentage of youths aged 12 to 17 who used inhalants in the past year was lower in 2007 (3.9%) than in 2003 (4.5%), 2004 (4.6%), and 2005 (4.5%). Among youth who used inhalants for the first time in the past year, the rate of the use of nitrous oxide or "whippets" declined between 2002 and 2007 among both males (40.2% to 20.2%) and females (22.3% to 12.2%). In 2007, 17.2% of youth who initiated illicit drug use during the past year indicated that inhalants were the first drug that they used; this rate remained relatively stable between 2002 and 2007. Past year dependence on or abuse of inhalants remained relatively stable between 2002 and 2007 with around 99,000 youth meeting the criteria for dependence or abuse in 2007.
Surgeon General's Call To Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking
The Surgeon General's Call to Action seeks to raise awareness of and promote action on underage drinking and its effects. In addition to bringing attention to underage drinking and its consequences, the Call to Action identifies six goals for prevention and reducing youth drinking. The Report was developed in collaboration with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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