Weekly News Digest
Week of 2/9-2/13

New Reports Highlight Important Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Treatment and Grant Information for Each State and the District of Columbia (2/9/09)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed 51 new short reports providing key information about the level of substance abuse and mental health problems prevalent in the population (age 12 and older) of each state and the District of Columbia. The reports also provide data on treatment facilities and admission data for each state and the District of Columbia, as well as the funding each state and the District of Columbia received from SAMHSA.

Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse Increases Among Young Adults From 2002 to 2007 (2/9/09)

Adults aged 18 to 25 currently using pain relievers for non-medical reasons increased from 4.1 percent in 2002 to 4.6 percent in 2007, according to a report based on a series of nationwide surveys. However, this report showed encouraging findings among youths aged 12 to 17 in that non-medical use of pain relievers in the past month had declined from 3.2 percent in 2002 to 2.7 percent in 2007.

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