Rural substance abuse resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/substanceabuse/ An updated clinical practice guideline released today by the U.S. Public Health Service has identified new counseling and medication treatments that are effective for helping people quit smoking. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8637 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:05:40 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8637 Presents data from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health which indicates that 17%of youths aged 12 to 17 used cigarettes in the past year, 32.9 % used alcohol, and 13.2% used marijuana. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/parents/parents.pdf Wed, 07 May 2008 10:06:32 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/parents/parents.pdf The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed a free Drug-Free Workplace Kit, suitable for all sizes of workplaces, that provides public and private workplaces with practical evidence-based information, resources, and tools for producing and maintaining drug-free workplace policies and programs. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8566 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:34:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8566 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration tells of a first-of-its-kind national report that reveals that 15.1 percent of the nations drivers age 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year. http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0804223939.aspx Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:08:48 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0804223939.aspx The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is now accepting applications for Knowledge Dissemination Conference grants to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services, substance abuse prevention and substance treatment fields. http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0804170225.aspx Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:13:35 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0804170225.aspx Reports on state-mandated benefits, state laws regulating mental health and addiction treatment workers, and state-recognized mental health clinicians with authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://samhsa.custhelp.com/rd?1=AvkC~wrTDv8S~pv9Gqoe~yL~Jvkq~zD~~w**&2=2775 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:39:28 CST http://samhsa.custhelp.com/rd?1=AvkC~wrTDv8S~pv9Gqoe~yL~Jvkq~zD~~w**&2=2775 Lancaster SC May 14, 2008 http://www.ruralprevconf.com/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:59:27 CST http://www.ruralprevconf.com/ Provides comprehensive information about mental health services and resources for professionals, consumers and their families, and the public. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:15:36 CST http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/ Reports results of a study of substance abuse among adolescents in a Southwestern state of the U.S. Focuses primarily on alcohol and marijuana use, with some information on other types of substance abuse. Examines whether there are differences in the association between peerand family factors with use between youth living in rural and urban areas. -- RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2008/RAND_RP1293.pdf Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:30:28 CST http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2008/RAND_RP1293.pdf The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:06:00 CST http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Profiles health departments in rural jurisdictions working to combat the problem of impaired driving, their approaches to addressing impaired driving, successes they have achieved, and the obstacles they have encountered during program implementation. -- National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/pubs/documents/na147_impaireddriving.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:41:53 CST http://www.naccho.org/pubs/documents/na147_impaireddriving.pdf This is the executive summary of the report. Early onset of alcohol consumption may increase the risk of physical disease and psychological disorders. The relationship between alcohol consumption during youth/early adulthood and subsequent employment is not fully known. With fewer opportunities for corrective intervention, the consequences of abusive drinking during youth or young adulthood may be greater for rural residents. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_Early_Alcohol_Use_Exec_Sum.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:39:32 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_Early_Alcohol_Use_Exec_Sum.pdf Research and policy brief examining substance abuse among rural youth, with rural-urban comparisons methamphetamine, oxycontin, and alcohol abuse. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb35.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:43:23 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb35.pdf Discussion on marijuana and blunt use among youths aged 12 to 17. Data are presented by demographic and academic characteristics based on the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/mjBlunts/mjBlunts.pdf Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:54:59 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/mjBlunts/mjBlunts.pdf Provides discussion and statistics regarding the association between mental health disorders and substance use disorders among youth. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/newUserDepression/newUserDepression.pdf Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:41:40 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/newUserDepression/newUserDepression.pdf Describes the extent of underage alcohol use, recent legislative activity on this issue, and various policy implications. -- Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22636_20070402.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:18:50 CST http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22636_20070402.pdf Works to improve people's lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. Includes contact information and links for local United Way organizations. http://national.unitedway.org/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:04:00 CST http://national.unitedway.org/ Provides information for returning veterans on accessing mental health and substance abuse services and for military families on coping with trauma. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/vets/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:04:33 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/vets/ Addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. Covers the trafficking and abuse patterns associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs. -- National Drug Intelligence Center http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs21/21137/21137p.pdf Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:20:19 CST http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs21/21137/21137p.pdf Focuses on alcohol and drug policy, prevention and treatment. Provides articles and news summaries relating to rural meth. -- Boston University School of Public Health http://www.jointogether.org Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:00:36 CST http://www.jointogether.org Funding for disseminating knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and integrating that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=30 Mon, 07 May 2007 12:50:50 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=30 Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of substance abuse, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000089/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:42:56 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000089/ Chapter from the 2007 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues. Addresses rural access to substance abuse services, with a focus on alcohol, methamphetamine and narcotics addiction. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services http://ruralcommittee.hrsa.gov/NAC07Report.htm#SubstanceAbuse Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:37:53 CST http://ruralcommittee.hrsa.gov/NAC07Report.htm#SubstanceAbuse Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Examines three key topics in health and human services and their effects in rural areas: Medicare Advantage in Rural Communities, Head Start in Rural Communities, and Substance Abuse in Rural America. Includes recommendations to address these topics. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/NACReport2007.pdf Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:35:50 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/NACReport2007.pdf Describes effective and innovative models of substance abuse treatment and prevention services in rural populations. Includes seven papers submitted to the 2004 National Rural Alcohol and Drug Abuse Network (NRADAN) Awards for Excellence. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/pdfs/TAP28.pdf Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:40:31 CST http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/pdfs/TAP28.pdf Compares the cost-containment strategies used by health plans of insured at-risk drinkers residing in rural and urban areas. -- WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research http://www.wiche.edu/mentalhealth/ResearchCenter/ruralurban.pdf Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:27:44 CST http://www.wiche.edu/mentalhealth/ResearchCenter/ruralurban.pdf Provides rural alcohol and drug abuse information to rural alcohol and drug abuse professionals, federal agency representatives, and nationally known institute faculty and resource persons. http://www.uwstout.edu/outreach/conf/nri/index.htm Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.uwstout.edu/outreach/conf/nri/index.htm Provides a brief overview about the relationships between suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and substance use among adults aged 18 or older who have had at least one major depressive episode (MDE) during the past year. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k6/suicide/suicide.pdf Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k6/suicide/suicide.pdf An ongoing study which surveys 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students each year. Studies behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. -- University of Michigan http://monitoringthefuture.org/ Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://monitoringthefuture.org/ Provides state and local profiles, contacts, and resources. Includes drug use statistics and drug prevention efforts for each state. -- White House Office of National Drug Control Policy http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/index.html Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/index.html