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Alcohol Awareness Month (4/1/2007 - 4/30/2007)
National Alcohol Screening Day (4/5/2007)
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The NSDUH Report: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Substance Use
The NSDUH Report: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Substance Use includes the following statistics: In 2005, 0.8 percent of persons aged 12 or older and 2.1 percent of young adults aged 18 to 25 had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the past year. Among young adults aged 18 to 25, 1.4 percent of those who did not drink alcohol in the past month had a past year STD compared with 2.5 percent of those who drank but did not binge on alcohol in the past month, 2.4 percent of those who engaged in past month binge alcohol use but not heavy use, and 3.1 percent of past month heavy alcohol users. Having an STD in the past year was more common among persons aged 18 to 25 who used both alcohol and an illicit drug in the past month (3.9 percent) than those who used neither alcohol nor an illicit drug (1.3 percent), those who used alcohol but no illicit drugs (2.1 percent), and those who used an illicit drug but not alcohol (2.1 percent).

Quick Guide for Clinicians Based on TIP 47
This pocket-sized booklet concisely presents information from TIP 47, including the principles of intensive outpatient treatment (IOT), the services offered, treatment engagement, clinical issues and challenges, and the approaches used in IOT.

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - Science of Addiction
(As seen on HBO's Addiction: Communities Take Action)
This landmark publication provides scientific information about the disease of drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug abuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease, and aims to increase understanding of the basics of addiction to help people make informed choices in their own lives, adopt science-based policies and programs that reduce drug abuse and addiction in their communities, and support scientific research that improves the Nation's well-being.

The NSDUH Report: Patterns and Trends in Inhalant Use by Adolescent Males and Females, 2002-2005
The NSDUH Report: Patterns and Trends in Inhalant Use by Adolescent Males and Females, 2002-2005, a 3 page short report, based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), provides data on specific types of inhalants used by new inhalant users and changes from 2002 to 2005 in rates by gender.

Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2005: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
This report presents national estimates of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments for 2005, based on data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). The 2005 estimates from DAWN provide the first opportunity since the redesign of DAWN to examine changes over time in drug-related emergency department (ED) visits.

KAP Keys for Clinicians Based on TIP 45, Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment
The set of KAP Keys for Clinicians based on TIP 45 provides lists and tables related to such topics as initial evaluation domains for clients in detoxification, guidance on assessment and rehabilitation planning, and the management of intoxication and withdrawal from specific substances or substance groups such as alcohol, marijuana, stimulants, and opioids.

TAP 21A: Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors
This research- and consensus-based publication provides practical, clear lists of the competencies necessary for effective supervision in substance abuse treatment programs. It also provides administrators with step-by-step guidelines to implementing a structured supervision component in both State and private treatment systems.

Science-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Planning System Now Available to States
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the availability of Communities That Care (CTC) -- a science-based substance abuse prevention planning system for use by States and communities to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse before it starts. CTC models a community-wide approach to prevention that also enables communities to select the right substance use prevention program for their needs in preventing substance abuse problems. CTC helps communities monitor and improve overall program quality, and ultimately prevention practice.


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