The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed a Cambodian/Khmer-language publication for information about medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. It describes prescribed opioid medications, their proper use and side effects, withdrawal symptoms and how medications fit with counseling in the recovery process. Population of focus: Asian Americans Links to resource: Link to download […]
Substance abuse
Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood
An online guide about interventions in early childhood that can help prevent drug use and other unhealthy behaviors was launched today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The guide offers research-based principles that affect a child’s self-control and overall mental health, starting during pregnancy through the eighth year of life. It recognizes that […]
Behavioral Health Services for People Who Are Homeless
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) is for behavioral health service providers or program administrators who want to work more effectively with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who need, or are currently in, substance abuse or mental health treatment. The TIP addresses treatment and prevention issues. Some aspects of the TIP will […]
The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults: Implications for Discrimination and Health
Discrimination may trigger risky health behaviors by transgender Americans, a new study suggests. Transgender adults who deal with more discrimination are more likely to smoke cigarettes, abuse alcohol and drugs, and attempt suicide, the study revealed. The study wasn’t designed to prove a cause-and-effect relationship between discrimination and risky health behaviors among transgender people, but […]
Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women
This guide equips clinicians and other professional care providers with practical information for use in treating women with substance abuse disorders. Addresses risk factors, substance abuse and mental illness screening, patient assessment, treatment, and relapse. Population of focus: Women Link to resource: Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women, KAP Keys for Clinicians Based […]
Psychosocial Interventions for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Framework for Establishing Evidence-Based Standards
Mental health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of Americans and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although a wide range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions are currently in use, most consumers of mental health care find it difficult to know whether they are receiving high-quality care. Although the current evidence base for […]