This brochure is based on the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's Treatment Improvement Protocol 36, Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Child Abuse and Neglect Issues (2000). The brochure will help male clients become aware of the pervasiveness of childhood abuse and neglect among people with substance use disorders and the issues that might arise during their substance abuse treatment. The brochure presents information about child abuse and neglect, the connection between substance abuse and child abuse, the symptoms that indicate past abuse may have occurred, and the effects the abuse has on a person when he reaches adulthood. It explains how child abuse issues can affect a man's treatment and recovery. The tone and content aim to allay patient anxieties and to offer hope.

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Date Added: 05/01/08
Inventory #: SMA08-4132

In 2006, admissions who were employed full time were more likely to report alcohol as the primary substance of abuse (58 percent) than admissions who were homemakers (35 percent), unemployed (39 percent), labor force dropouts (39 percent, or disables (46 percent). Admissions who were labor force dropouts were more than twice as likely as admissions who were employed full time to report daily use of their primary substance in the past month (56 vs. 26 percent). Admissions who were homemakers or who were employed full time were more likely to report entering treatment for the first time (59 and 57 percent, respectively) than admissions who were unemployed (40 percent), labor force dropouts (47 percent), or disabled (41 percent).

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Date Added: 05/01/08
Inventory #: NSDUH08-0331

In 2006, admissions who were employed full time were more likely to report alcohol as the primary substance of abuse (58 percent) than admissions who were homemakers (35 percent), unemployed (39 percent), labor force dropouts (39 percent, or disables (46 percent). Admissions who were labor force dropouts were more than twice as likely as admissions who were employed full time to report daily use of their primary substance in the past month (56 vs. 26 percent). Admissions who were homemakers or who were employed full time were more likely to report entering treatment for the first time (59 and 57 percent, respectively) than admissions who were unemployed (40 percent), labor force dropouts (47 percent), or disabled (41 percent).

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Date Added: 04/15/08
Inventory #: DASISRPT08-0320

Among persons who initiated alcohol use 13 to 24 months prior to the survey interview ("year-before-last initiates"), 3.2 percent were dependent on alcohol in the past 12 months ("past year"). Among year-before-last marijuana initiates, 5.8 percent were dependent on marijuana in the past year. More than one tenth (13.4 percent) of year-before-last heroin initiates were dependent on heroin in the past year, and 9.2 percent of year-before-last crack initiates were dependent on any type of cocaine in the past year.

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Date Added: 04/15/08
Inventory #: NSDUH08-0327

Inhalants were the most frequently reported class of illicit drugs used in the past year among adolescents aged 12 or 13 (3.4 and 4.8 percent, respectively). Combined data for 2002 to 2006 indicated that an annual average of 593,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants for the first time in the year before their survey interview. Among past year inhalant initiates aged 12 to 15, the three most commonly used types of inhalants were glue, shoe polish, or toluene; spray paints; and gasoline or lighter fluid; in comparison, nitrous oxide or whippets were the most common type of inhalant use among past year inhalant initiates aged 16 or 17.

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Date Added: 04/01/08
Inventory #: NSDUH08-0313

In 2006, young adults aged 18 to 25 were more likely than youths aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 26 or older to be past year users of LSD, Ecstasy, and Salvia divinorum. Among youths, females were more likely than males to be past year users of Ecstasy, but males were more likely than females to be past year users of Salvia divinorum. Young adult males were more likely than young adult females to be past year users of LSD, Ecstasy, and Salvia divinorum.

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Date Added: 03/01/08
Inventory #: NSDUH08-0214

Impaired driving continues to be a severe and persistent threat to public safety, and the number of deaths from traffic crashes involving impaired drivers is higher than the number of deaths from all other causes among persons aged 3 to 33. In 2006, an estimated 30.5 million persons aged 12 or older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past 12 months (“past year”), and 10.2 million persons aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs during the past year.

Date Added: 04/29/08

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's Knowledge Application Program (CSAT KAP) is pleased to offer its first online e-learning course, Acamprosate: A New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorders. The course provides information about the use, side effects, and contraindications of acamprosate; information to discuss with clients; and a comparison of medications used to treat alcohol use disorders.

Date Added: 04/24/08

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has several resources and materials available to the public that relate to Alcohol Awareness Month, taking place this April.

Date Added: 04/22/08

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Cooperative Agreements for Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health (Project LAUNCH).

Date Added: 04/18/08

In the 5 years since SAMHSA launched the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Initiative, the program has increasingly become an integral part of medical practice in clinics, emergency rooms, trauma centers, and other treatment settings. The SAMHSA News cover story gives an update on SBIRT, describes new billing codes for providers, and highlights grantees in Alaska and in Massachusetts.

Date Added: 04/17/08

In 2006, a majority (53.9 percent) of American adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 20 had used an alcoholic beverage at least once in their lifetime. Young people aged 12 to 20 consumed approximately 11.2 percent of the alcoholic drinks consumed in the United States in the past month by persons aged 12 or older. Research shows that underage drinkers tend to consume more alcohol per occasion than those over the legal minimum drinking age of 21.

Date Added: 04/11/08

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (May 1 - 31, 2008)
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week (May 11 - 17, 2008)

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Criminal Justice System
  
• My Sibling Has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Can I Catch It?
  
• The Physical Effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  
• What Do I Do? Helping Your Kids Understand their Sibling's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
  
• What You Need to Know: How Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Co-Occur with Mental Illness
  
• What You Need to Know: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders among Native Americans
  
• What You Need to Know: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders by the Numbers
  
• What You Need to Know: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: When Your Child Faces the Juvenile Justice System
  

Mental Health Month (May 1 - 31, 2008)

• Campaign for Mental Health Recovery: What a Difference a Friend Makes Brochure (PDF)
  
• Campaign for Mental Health Recovery: Un Amigo Marca Una Gran Diferencia (Spanish Version, PDF)
  
• National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery
  
• Building Bridges Mental Health Consumers and Primary Health Care Representatives in Dialogue
  
• Recovering Your Mental Health: Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery - A Self-Help Guide
  
• Recovering Your Mental Health: Developing A Recovery and Wellness Lifestyle - A Self-Help Guide
  

Children’s Mental Health Week (May 4 - 10, 2008)

• Helping Children and Youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Systems of Care
  
• Sistemas de cuidado: Ayudando a ninos y jovenes con trastorno bipolar (Spanish Version)
  
• Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children with Mental Health Needs
  
• Helping Children and Youth with Bipolar Disorder: Systems of Care
  
• Helping Children and Youth with Conduct Disorder & Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  
• Helping Children and Youth with Major Depression: Systems of Care
  
• Helping Children and Youth with Serious Mental Health Needs: Systems of Care
  
• Tips for Talking to Children after a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
  

National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day (May 7, 2008)

• Anxiety Disorders
  
• Tips for Managing and Preventing Stress: A Guide for Emergency Response and Public Safety Workers (PDF)
  
• Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event: Managing Your Stress During a Disaster (PDF)
  

There are no upcoming observances for June.

Alcohol Awareness Month (April 1 - 30, 2008)
National Alcohol Screening Day (April 5, 2008)

• Alcohol and Drug Addiction Happens in the Best of Families
  
• Alcohol and Drug Addiction Happens in the Best of Families (Spanish Version)
  
• Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You
  
• Are You in Recovery from Alcohol or Drug Problems? Know Your Rights
  
• Esta Recuperandose de Problemas con el alcohol o Las Drogas Conozca sus Derechos (Spanish Version)
  
• Drugs, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: A Consumer Guide for African Americans
  
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Among Native Americans
  
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Criminal Justice System
  
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders by the Numbers
  
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: When Your Child Faces the Juvenile Justice System
  
• How Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Co-Occur with Mental Illness
  
• My Sibling Has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Can I Catch It?
  
• Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory Spring 2007 Vol 6 Issue 1: Naltrexone for Extended-Release Injectable Suspension for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
  
• The Physical Effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  
• What Do I Do? Helping your Kids Understand their Sibling's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
  
• When It's Not Your Kid, How Do You Deal with Drug and Alcohol Use? (Early Intervention Adult Influencer brochure)