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SAMHSA News (March/April 2009, Vol.17, No. 2): Treatment as an Alternative to Jail for People with Mental Illness
Jail diversion is the focus of the SAMHSA News cover story, “Treatment as an Alternative to Jail for People with Mental Illness.” A SAMHSA Jail Diversion grantee in Blacksburg, VA, is also highlighted along with a description of mental health courts. Underage drinking, the rise in misuse of prescription painkillers, inhalants as poison, and SAMHSA’s new Web page on how to survive tough economic times are other topics in this issue. American Indian and Alaska Native culture is featured in a new pocket-sized “Culture Card,” which offers snapshots of tribal culture, myths and facts, and more.
In addition, short articles include news about the Suicide Prevention Lifeline on Twitter, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and a DVD on successful homelessness prevention strategies in Seattle and Philadelphia. This issue is also available online with extra news articles at www.samhsa.gov/samhsaNewsletter.
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Brochure (English/Slim Flyer)
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Brochure – English
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Brochure (Spanish/Slim Flyer)
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Brochure – Spanish
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Brochure (English/Large Flyer)
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Flyer – English
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Brochure (Spanish/Large Flyer)
2009 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Flyer – Spanish
The NSDUH Report May 11, 2009: Major Depressive Episode and Treatment among Adolescents (MDE)
In 2007, 8.2 percent of adolescents (an estimated 2.0 million youths aged 12 to 17) experienced at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year, and about two fifths (38.9 percent) of those received treatment for depression in the past year. Among adolescents with past year MDE, those with no health insurance coverage were much less likely than those with Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program or private health insurance to have received treatment (17.2 vs. 42.9 and 40.6 percent, respectively). Among those adolescents who saw or talked to a medical doctor or other professional about depression, 58.8 percent saw or talked to a counselor, 36.8 percent saw or talked to a psychologist, 27.3 percent saw or talked to a psychiatrist or psychotherapist, and 26.6 percent saw or talked to a general practitioner or family doctor.
TAP 30 Buprenorphine: A Guide for Nurses
This guide will highlight the addiction management skills of nurses and promote a mutually respectful team environment in which nurses and physicians collaboratively work to improve the care provided to opioid addicted individuals, including assessment, induction, stabilization, maintenance, monitoring, addiction counseling and relapse prevention services.
TIP 49: Incorporating Alcohol Pharmacotherapies Into Medical Practice
This TIP provides clinical guidelines for the proper use of medications in the treatment of alcohol use disorders. The underlying objective is to expand access to information about the effective use of these medications, not only in specialty substance abuse treatment programs but through physicians' offices and other general medical care settings. The TIP includes discussions of medications approved for treating alcohol use disorders by the Food and Drug Administration: acamprosate, disulfiram, oral naltrexone, and extended-release injectable naltrexone. The TIP describes each medication's history, the reasons for its use, how to use it, who should use it, and other clinical information about medication.
Methadone Treatment for Pregnant Women
If you are pregnant and using drugs, it's important that you get help for yourself and your unborn child. This brochure explains how methadone maintenance treatment can help you stop using drugs and answer questions about methadone. A list of important resources is provided.
The NSDUH Report May 14, 2009: Major Depressive Episode and Treatment among Adults
In 2007, an estimated 16.5 million persons aged 18 or older (7.5 percent of the adult population) experienced at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year, and almost two thirds of those (64.5 percent) had received treatment for depression in the past year. Among adults who received treatment for depression in the past year, 68.8 percent saw or talked to a medical doctor or other health professional about depression and used prescription medication for depression; 24.0 percent saw or talked to a medical doctor or other health professional, but did not use a prescription medication; and 7.1 percent took prescription medication, but did not see or talk with a medical doctor or other professional. Among adults who saw or talked to a medical doctor or other health professional about depression in the past year, 61.9 percent saw or talked to a general practitioner or family doctor, 29.1 percent saw or talked to a psychiatrist or psychotherapist, and 28.5 percent saw or talked to a psychologist.
The NSDUH Report April 16, 2009: Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parent: 2002 to 2007
The NSDUH Report - Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents: 2002 to 2007, a 3 page OAS short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) that provides information on the size and nature of the problem of children living with at least one parent who abuses or is dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug. This information is useful for both substance abuse and mental health prevention and treatment health professionals as well as educators interested in supporting and protecting children.
Follow Directions: How to Use Methadone Safely
Describes the safe and effective use of methadone for addiction treatment and pain management patients. Also discusses the life threatening side effects of methadone abuse or misuse.
Siga Direcciones: Como Utilizar la Methadona de una Manera Segura (Folleto)
Describes the safe and effective use of methadone for addiction treatment and pain management patients. Also discusses the life threatening side effects of methadone abuse or misuse.
Siga Direcciones: Como Utilizar la Methadona de una Manera Segura (Ficha de datos)
Describes the safe and effective use of methadone for addiction treatment and pain management patients. Also discusses the life threatening side effects of methadone abuse or misuse.
Follow Directions: Making Methadone Use Safe - Fact Sheet
Describes the safe and effective use of methadone for addiction treatment and pain management patients. Also discusses the life threatening side effects of methadone abuse or misuse.
Follow Directions: Making Methadone Use Safe Poster
Describes the safe and effective use of methadone for addiction treatment and pain management patients. Also discusses the life threatening side effects of methadone abuse or misuse.
Siga Direcciones Como Utilizar la metadone de una manera segura (Spanish Poster)
Describes the safe and effective use of methadone for addiction treatment and pain management patients. Also discusses the life threatening side effects of methadone abuse or misuse.
The TEDS Report, April 23, 2009: Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
The TEDS Report: Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment, a 3 page short report based on data provided by the States for their specialty substance abuse treatment facilities. This report provides data on the substance abuse treatment completion rates by demographics (e.g., race, gender, employment status, etc.) as well as treatment variables (e.g, primary substance of abuse, referral source, etc.)
House Tour Print Insert: Where are Drugs in Your House?
The House Tour Print Insert is a guide for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and friends that shows where teens abuse Rx drugs and where they may be finding them.
SAMHDA Brochure: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive; The data you need and the tools to analyze them
The brochure will provide information on SAMHDA's purpose, the data that is available for secondary analysis, the data analysis resources available including the variable-level search engine, the online analysis system, downloadable datasets, and Quick Tables, and other resources including codebooks, survey instruments, and Quick Tables, and other resources including codabooks, survey instruments, and bibliographies.
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