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 Welcome Back, Veterans

SAMHSA is committed to helping improve the lives of veterans and their families by providing a variety of mental health and substance abuse resources. If you are a returning veteran or a family member, we encourage you to visit the SAMHSA Veteran Resources Web page.


 Drug-Free Work Week (October 20 - 26)

Drug-Free Work Week, held annually in October, is a public awareness campaign that highlights the importance of being drug free to workplace safety and encourages workers with alcohol and drug problems to seek help.

Drug-Free Work Week is implemented by the Department of Labor's Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace program in collaboration with a number of National Planning Partners, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and other agencies and non-profit associations focused on alcohol and drug abuse prevention and/or workplace safety and health. Together, these organizations help spread the word to encourage individual workplaces to conduct activities—reflecting the true spirit of Drug-Free Work Week.

All workplaces are encouraged to participate in Drug-Free Work Week. More information, including ideas for workplace activities and a variety of Drug-Free Work Week resources, is available at the Working Partners Web site.


 New Publications

Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs Inservice Training Based on TIP 43
Provides a training structure for introducing substance abuse treatment professionals to the concepts used in medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Describes opioid use disorders and treatment, and provides evidence-based best practice for treating opioid addiction in opioid treatment programs.

Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment Training Manual Based on TIP 45
Provides a training structure for introducing substance abuse treatment professionals to the role of detoxification in the continuum of services for individuals with substance use disorders. Includes information on the physiology of withdrawal, pharmacological advances in the management of withdrawal, patient placement procedures, and the management of detoxification services in comprehensive systems of care.

The NSDUH Report August 28, 2008; Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Drink?
A majority (53.4 percent) of current alcohol users aged 12 to 20 drank at someone else’s home the last time they used alcohol, and another 30.3 percent drank in their own home. The percentage of underage alcohol users who had their most recent drink in a car or other vehicle peaked at 10.0 percent at age 16 (12.8 percent of females and 7.3 percent of males.) Among 20-year-old current drinkers, 20.0 percent of females drank in a restaurant, bar, or club the last time they used alcohol compared with 10.2 percent of males.

The NSDUH Report August 21, 2008; Inhalant Use and Major Depressive Episode among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2004 to 2006
In 2004 to 2006, 1.1 million youths aged 12 to 17 (4.5 percent) used inhalants in the past year, and 2.1 million (8.5 percent) had experienced major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year. The rate of past year inhalant use was higher among youths aged 12 to 17 who had MDE in the past year than among those who did not (10.2 vs. 4.0 percent); an estimated 218,000 youths had used inhalants and experienced MDE in the past year. Among the youths aged 12 to 17 who had used inhalants and experienced MDE in their lifetime, 43.1 percent had their first episode of MDE before initiating inhalant use, 28.3 percent used inhalants before they had their first episode of MDE, and 28.5 percent started using inhalants and had their first episode of MDE at about the same time.

TIP 30: Continuity of Offender Treatment for Substance Use Disorders From Institution to Community
This TIP, Continuity of Offender Treatment for Substance Use Disorders From Institution to Community, spotlights the important moment in recovery when an offender who has received susbtance use disorder treatment while incarcerated is released into the community. The TIP provides those who work in the criminal justice system and in community-based treatment programs with guidelines for ensuring continuity of care for the offender client.

TIP 27: Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment
This TIP, Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment, presents and overview of case management for substance abuse treatment providers. Though they may not refer to it by name, many providers have been using case management for years. What studies support is also proven every day in the field - people with substance use disorders have better treatment outcomes if their other problems are addressed concurrently.

TIP 37: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With HIV/AIDS
This TIP, Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with HIV/AIDS, is intended to help a wide range of providers become familiar with the various issues surrounding clients with both substance use disorders and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to foster a better understanding of the roles of other providers in the treatment of their clients.

TIP 39: Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy
This TIP, Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy, addresses how substance abuse affects the entire family and how substance abuse treatment providors can use principles from family therapy to change the interactions among family members. The TIP provides basic information about family therapy for substance abuse treatment professionals, and basic information about substance abuse treatment for family therapists. The TIP presents the models, techniques, and principles of family therapy, with special attention to the stages of motivation as well as to treatment and recovery.

Quick Guide for Administrators Based on TIP 29
This Quick Guide was developed to accompany Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Physical and Cognitive Disabilities, Number 29 in the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series. It is based entirely on TIP 29 and is designed to meet the needs of the busy administrator for concise, easily accessed "how-to" information. This Quick Guide provides a brief overview of the steps that substance abuse treatment program administrators can take to ensure compliance with the American With Disabilities Act, accrediting agencies, and regulations regarding the care of persons with disabilities.

Aging, Medicines and Alcohol (Based on TIP 26, Substance Abuse Among Older Adults)
This brochure warns about misusing alcohol and medication and offers signals that may indicate an alcohol- or medication-related problem. It also provides steps people can take if they recognize they have a problem.

Faces of Change: Do I Have a Problem With Alcohol or Drugs?
Faces of Change was created to provide a treatment assistance option for clients with reading-level barriers, by using the popular 'fotonovela' format to pictorially introduce the concept and stages of motivational recovery. The booklet looks at five characters involved with different substances of abuse. Each character is at a different stage of readiness for change, and the text provides the reader with helpful insights into the benefits of moving toward abstinence.


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