Rural substance abuse resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/substanceabuse/ Interactive map represents smoke-free laws, cigarette tax rates, and tobacco control spending by year and state. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/product.jsp?id=56548 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:42:44 CST http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/product.jsp?id=56548 More 12 year olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, according to data released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in conjunction with the 18th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13278 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:21:08 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13278 Grants to enhance and/or expand the capacity of substance abuse treatment providers to serve clients who have been underserved. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2350 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:57:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2350 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants for Adolescents and their Families, to provide substance abuse services in geographic areas with unmet need. http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/1003100307.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:11:20 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/1003100307.aspx This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focuses on two categories of activities: Obesity prevention through improved nutrition and increased physical activity, and Tobacco prevention and control. -- Office of Public Health and Science, HHS http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2343 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:14:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2343 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a funding opportunity for national public or private non-profit organizations to apply for $10 million in cooperative agreements to help communities decrease smoking and obesity, increase physical activity and improve nutrition. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13238 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:04:46 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13238 The current alcohol use rate for blacks aged 18 and older is significantly lower than the national adult average (44.3 percent versus 55.2 percent) according to a new study based on a national survey. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13168 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:19:32 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13168 The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing the availability of more than $1.1 million for new Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring program grants. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13151 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:10:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13151 Supports SAMHSA's efforts to prepare States, Territories, and local entities to deliver an effective mental health and substance abuse (behavioral health) response during disasters through resource collections and toolkits as well as a quarterly e-newsletter. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dtac/default.asp Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:28:38 CST http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dtac/default.asp Published 6 times a year and offers articles related to various aspects of drug and alcohol use and abuse in America. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713597226~tab=issueslist Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:23:37 CST http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713597226~tab=issueslist Indicates that most rural residents live in a county without a detox provider and that rural providers are concentrated in large rural towns. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb41/Rural-Detox-Brief.pdf Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:28:58 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb41/Rural-Detox-Brief.pdf Indicates that few detox providers serve rural America and that 82% of rural residents live in a county without a detox provider. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/wp41/Detox-Services-Rural.pdf Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:03:48 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/wp41/Detox-Services-Rural.pdf Study presents barriers to substance use treatment adolescents face, such as: availability and accessibility. Website offers access to the study overview, policy brief, plus its key results, resources, and researchers. http://saprp.org/knowledgeassets/knowledge_results.cfm?KAID=20 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:48:21 CST http://saprp.org/knowledgeassets/knowledge_results.cfm?KAID=20 Helps SAMHSA grantees, health professionals, and the public address problems of homelessness and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders through a web site providing documents, tools, and contacts, including resources specific to rural America. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://chab.samhsa.gov/default.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:43:19 CST http://chab.samhsa.gov/default.aspx This toolkit offers a workshop module to educate and equip teen influencers parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, community and school-based healthcare providers and others with information about teen prescription drug abuse and strategies for preventative actions. Website also outlines this prescription abuse problem through statistics and its associated dangers. http://www.talkaboutrx.org/maximizing_role.jsp Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:12:35 CST http://www.talkaboutrx.org/maximizing_role.jsp The American Legacy Foundation is dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was established in March 1999 as a result of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between a coalition of attorneys general in 46 states and five U.S. territories and the tobacco industry, and is funded primarily by payments designated by the settlement. http://www.americanlegacy.org/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:44 CST http://www.americanlegacy.org/ A four-year initiative, which represents a partnership between the American Legacy and W.K. Kellogg Foundations, designed to improve access to tobacco prevention and cessation services for the nation's most underserved populations. Together the two foundations form a collaboration that cuts across the racial and ethnic lines to reach the nation's poorest communities in both rural and urban settings. -- American Legacy Foundation http://hsc.unm.edu/som/outreach/legacy.shtml Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:10 CST http://hsc.unm.edu/som/outreach/legacy.shtml An overview of the current substance abuse treatment facilities and the services they provide. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/192a/192aTribalFac2k9.pdf Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:07:50 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/192a/192aTribalFac2k9.pdf Examines tobacco-related disparities facing rural areas, socioeconomic and cultural conditions that cause these disparities, challenges to tobacco control and prevention efforts, and explores effective strategies that have shown measurable outcomes for tobacco control in rural America. http://www.americanlegacy.org/PDF/Tobacco_Control_in_Rural_America.pdf Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:31:11 CST http://www.americanlegacy.org/PDF/Tobacco_Control_in_Rural_America.pdf Examines the need for and receipt of alcohol and illicit drug use treatment among Hispanics aged 12 or older, based on combined 2002 to 2007 data. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/164/HispanicsHTML.pdf Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:43:58 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/164/HispanicsHTML.pdf Presents the 2008 survey results, which is the primary source of information on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of youth and adults. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k8nsduh/2k8Results.pdf Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:58:53 CST http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k8nsduh/2k8Results.pdf 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 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:25:18 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/NACReport2007.pdf Enables people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence (such as drug abuse) and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur. http://www.ncpc.org/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:26:30 CST http://www.ncpc.org/ A manual designed to assist substance abuse counselors working with adult clients who may be suicidal, and to help clinical supervisors and administrators support the work of substance abuse counselors. Includes references to rural. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/tips/pdf/TIP50.pdf Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:15:38 CST http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/tips/pdf/TIP50.pdf Coordinates substance abuse research to develop, evaluate, and initiate treatment programs for substance abuse disorders. http://www.uclaisap.org/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:33:54 CST http://www.uclaisap.org/ Examines the demographics of persons in the general population aged 12 or older who met criteria for needing alcohol treatment and for those who received alcohol treatment. This Report is based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH). -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/AlcTX/AlcTX.pdf Tue, 12 May 2009 13:36:40 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/AlcTX/AlcTX.pdf Compiles and interprets findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NDSUH), revealing that over 8.3 million children under 18 lived with at least one parent who was dependent on or abused alcohol or an illicit drug during the past year. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/SAparents/SAparents.pdf Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:22:50 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/SAparents/SAparents.pdf Provides a space for posting and exchanging ideas about issues surrounding the future shape of the U.S. health system, specifically relevant to how reform may affect mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services. User posts will be public and used to inform upcoming national discussions on the topic. -- SAMHSA Resource Center to Address Discrimination & Stigma Associated with Mental Illness http://www.samhsa.gov/healthreform/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:34:52 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/healthreform/ Works to help youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems. Provides programs and strategies, downloadable materials, and interactive games and exercises. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:57:07 CST http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov Funding to provide substance abuse services to adolescents and their families/primary caregivers in geographic areas with unmet need. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2095 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:29:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2095