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• Getting High on Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs Is Dangerous: A Guide to Keeping Your Teenager Safe in a Changing World
  
• Misuse of Prescription Drugs: Data from the 2002, 2003 and 2004 NSDUH
  
• Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory, Vol. 5, Issue 2.: Prescription Medications: Misuse, Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction
  

Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September.

The Recovery Month observance highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The observance also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availability of effective substance abuse treatment for those in need. Each year a new theme, or emphasis, is selected for the observance. This year's theme is "Saving Lives, Saving Dollars."

Please visit SAMHSA's Recovery Month Web site for more information: www.recoverymonth.gov.

American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Resource Kit
The Center developed this resource kit for members of Native American communities with an interest in understanding, coping with, and preventing FASD. The resource kit includes 16 products, most of which were developed specifically for the kit. They include brochures, information sheets, fact sheets, and resource list and poster.

NIDA Research Training Brochure (Loan Repayment Programs)
NIDA’s Research Training Program uses two major funding mechanisms: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) and Career Development Awards (Ks). This brochure details these programs and offers resources for more information.

NIDA Research Report Series (Tobacco Addiction)
Describes what nicotine is, presents current epidemiological research data regarding its use, and reports on the medical consequences of nicotine use. Emphasizes the effects on the brain as well as current research findings about use during pregnancy. Includes treatment approaches.

NIDA Research Report Series (Tobacco Addiction) (Spanish)
Describe lo que es la nicotina, presenta investigación actualizada epidemiológica y datos en cuanto a su uso. Reporta las consecuencias médicas del uso de la nicotina. Hace énfasis en los efectos de la sustancia en el cerebro y también sobre la investigación y hallazgos sobre el uso de la nicotina durante el embarazo. Incluye datos sobre tratamientos.

NSDUH: Illicit Drug Use, by Race/Ethnicity, in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties: 2004 and 2005 (Spanish)
In 2004 and 2005, rates of past month illicit drug use varied significantly among racial/ethnic groups, with the highest rates generally occurring among persons reporting two or more races, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians or Other pacific Islanders, and with the lowest rates among Asians. Among whites, past month use of marijuana and any illicit drug was lower in non-metropolitan counties than in large or small metropolitan counties, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs was lower in non-metropolitan counties than in small metropolitan counties. American Indians and Alaska Natives living in large metropolitan counties were less likely than their counterparts living in non-metropolitan counties to have used prescription drugs on-medically in the past month (0.7 vs. 4.4 percent).

The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Depression 2004 and 2005
Combined 2004 and 2005 data indicate that 8.88 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 and 7.65 percent of adults aged 18 or older experienced at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year. Among 12 to 17 year olds, rates of past year MDE were among the highest in Idaho (10.37 percent) and Nevada (10.28 percent) and among the lowest in Louisiana (7.19 percent) and South Dakota (7.40 percent). Rates of past year MDE among adults aged 18 or older were among the highest in Utah (10.14 percent) and Rhode Island (9.88 percent) and among the lowest in Hawaii (6.74 percent) and New Jersey (6.81 percent).

Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking: What it Means to You
A Guide to Action for Families
A Guide to Action for Educators
A Guide to Action for Communities
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking seeks to raise awareness of and promote action on underage drinking and its effects. In addition to bringing attention to underage drinking and its negative consequences, the Call to Action identifies six goals for preventing and reducing youth drinking. A Guide to Action for Families, which is based on the Call to Action, provides family members, those who work with young people, and adolescents and teens with evidence-based strategies and action steps they can use to prevent underage drinking. Both the Call to Action and the Guide to Action for Families were developed in collaboration with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Overview Paper 1: Definitions and Terms Relating to Co-Occurring Disorders
It is essential to use a common language to develop consensus on how to address the needs of persons with co-occurring disorders. This paper provides definitions of terms associated with substance-related disorders, mental disorders, co-occurring disorders, and programs.

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