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Substance Abuse in Brief Fact Sheet - Pain Management Without Psychological Dependence: A Guide for Healthcare Providers
This fact sheet provides healthcare providers with research-based information on how to provide pain management while avoiding psychological dependence on opioids.

Substance Abuse in Brief Fact Sheet - Identifying and Helping Patients With Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders: A Guide for Primary Care Providers
This fact sheet explores the relationship between co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, including the identification of patients with co-occurring disorders and providing or obtaining appropriate treatment for such disorders.

DAWN Report Issue 32, Emergency Department Visits Involving Dextromethorphan
This issue of the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Report examines the characteristics of emergency department visits that involve dextromethorphan (DXM) and products containing DXM.

NSDUH Report Issue 31, Underage Alcohol Use among Full-Time College Students 2006
This National Survey on Drug Use and Health report examines trends and patterns in the rates of alcohol use among full-time college students who have not yet reached the legal drinking age.

NSDUH Report Issue 37 State Estimates of Past Year Methamphetamine Use
This National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Report presents estimates of past year methamphetamine use among persons aged 12 or older in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

NSDUH Report Issue 39, How Young Adults Obtain Prescription Pain Relievers for Non-medical Use
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health addresses the growing concern in both law enforcement and public health arenas about the increase in the use of pharmaceutical drugs for non-medical use, especially among young adults. This report investigates how those individuals who used prescription pain relievers non-medically in the past year obtained the drugs the last time they used them.

The DASIS Report: 2006 Issue 35 Facilities Offering Special Programs or Groups For Women 2005
This Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) report looks at those substance abuse facilities that accept women, comparing those that offer special programs or groups for women with facilities that do not offer any special programs for women.

Meth Fact Sheet Information Packet 2006
The Methamphetamine Fact Sheet Information Packet includes 12 fact sheets containing important information on methamphetamine in the following topic areas: facts about methamphetamines; effects on users; effects on communities; families and prevention; intervention and treatment, and communities and prevention.

TAP 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice
This TAP focuses on the work of counselors who deal with psychoactive substance use, abuse, and dependence among clients. Chapters discuss clinical evaluation, treatment planning, referral, and counseling.

TAP 28: The National Rural Alcohol and Drug Abuse Network Awards for Excellence 2004
This TAP presents seven papers submitted to the 2004 National Rural Alcohol and Drug Abuse Network (NRADAN) Awards for Excellence. Each paper describes effective and innovative models of treatment and prevention services in rural populations. This publication seeks to promote and showcase research addressing the unique and special challenges of providing treatment services to individual in rural areas and their families.

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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