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Alcohol and Other Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among High School Students—Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021

Adolescence is a critical phase of development and is frequently a period of initiating and engaging in risky behaviors, including alcohol and other substance use. To examine substance use patterns...

Drugs of Abuse, Updated Edition

This updated edition of “Drugs of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide” outlines the appearance, effects, and street names of fentanyl, cocaine, and dozens of other drugs. The guide is also...

Health, United States, 2020-2021: Annual Perspective

This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brief annual report integrates selected analyses on health trends reported online by the Health, United States program. The focus of the 2020–2021 issue...

Drug Abuse Warning Network: Findings from Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2021

This report provides an analysis of final 2021 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) data, including: (1) nationally representative weighted estimates, including percent and unadjusted rates per 100,000, for all drug-related...

Meeting Substance Use and Social Service Needs in Communities of Color

This data brief, produced by the HHS Office of Minority Health and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, describes findings from a joint study that examined the...

Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse

This evidence-based SAMHSA guide serves as a compendium of key policies for the prevention of alcohol misuse that have been identified as evidence-based by robust scientific literature. The guide provides...

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide

This guide is designed to help health care professionals quickly identify youth at risk for alcohol-related problems.

Sleep Problems Associated with Alcohol and Cannabis Use

Researchers examined the association between sleep problems and alcohol and cannabis use across six annual waves of data from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Participants were 3,265 youth from California (ages...

Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations

This guide focuses on research supporting adaptations of evidence-based practices for under-resourced populations that experience obstacles in obtaining healthcare services because of their sociodemographic characteristics. Adaptations involve tailoring care, programs,...

NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator

The Navigator helps adults find alcohol treatment for themselves or an adult loved one, as well as healthcare professionals and faith leaders who often see people in need. Included are...

Alcohol's Effect on Health: NIAAA brochures and fact sheets

This webpage provides links to NIAAA products, publications, and information about alcohol basics for the public, as well as information for special populations. Links are also provided to NIAAA resources...

Underage Drinking Fact Sheet (NIAAA)

Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s youth, and drinking by young people poses enormous health and safety risks. Not only are adolescents at increased risk of injuries...

MyHealthfinder

MyHealthfinder is a prevention and wellness resource that health professionals can recommend to individuals and families. The site includes evidence-based health information in English and Spanish that’s actionable and easy...

Alcohol Treatment and Physical Distancing

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's (NIAAA) Alcohol Treatment and Physical Distancing resource outlines tips and methods of treatment during uncertain times, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource...

Giving a brief intervention in English versus Spanish.

In this study, researchers tried to determine whether the language in which a brief intervention is delivered affects drinking behavior among Mexican-origin young adults. They used data from an emergency...

Laboratory and life experience with wearable alcohol biosensors.

Wearable alcohol biosensors are a developing, important technology in the alcohol treatment field. A team of researchers from Yale examined two newer devices in the field and the laboratory. They...

Substance Abuse Treatment Locator

This searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows the location of facilities around the country that treat alcoholism and alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems. The Locator includes...

Study finds tens of millions of Americans drink alcohol at dangerously high levels

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism edits and produces a biannual journal called Alcohol Research: Current Reviews that publishes scientific reviews on a single topic related to alcohol.

How COVID-19 affects people using substances

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for persons facing substance misuse. In an editorial article, Dr. Nora Volkow, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, discusses three unique...

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health.

The 2016 Surgeon General's Report is the first report to be dedicated to substance misuse and related disorders.

Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking

Alcohol and Other Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among High School Students—Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021

Adolescence is a critical phase of development and is frequently a period of initiating and engaging in risky behaviors, including alcohol and other substance use. To examine substance use patterns...

Drugs of Abuse, Updated Edition

This updated edition of “Drugs of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide” outlines the appearance, effects, and street names of fentanyl, cocaine, and dozens of other drugs. The guide is also...

Health, United States, 2020-2021: Annual Perspective

This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brief annual report integrates selected analyses on health trends reported online by the Health, United States program. The focus of the 2020–2021 issue...

Drug Abuse Warning Network: Findings from Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2021

This report provides an analysis of final 2021 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) data, including: (1) nationally representative weighted estimates, including percent and unadjusted rates per 100,000, for all drug-related...

Meeting Substance Use and Social Service Needs in Communities of Color

This data brief, produced by the HHS Office of Minority Health and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, describes findings from a joint study that examined the...

Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse

This evidence-based SAMHSA guide serves as a compendium of key policies for the prevention of alcohol misuse that have been identified as evidence-based by robust scientific literature. The guide provides...

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide

This guide is designed to help health care professionals quickly identify youth at risk for alcohol-related problems.

Sleep Problems Associated with Alcohol and Cannabis Use

Researchers examined the association between sleep problems and alcohol and cannabis use across six annual waves of data from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Participants were 3,265 youth from California (ages...

Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations

This guide focuses on research supporting adaptations of evidence-based practices for under-resourced populations that experience obstacles in obtaining healthcare services because of their sociodemographic characteristics. Adaptations involve tailoring care, programs,...

NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator

The Navigator helps adults find alcohol treatment for themselves or an adult loved one, as well as healthcare professionals and faith leaders who often see people in need. Included are...

Alcohol's Effect on Health: NIAAA brochures and fact sheets

This webpage provides links to NIAAA products, publications, and information about alcohol basics for the public, as well as information for special populations. Links are also provided to NIAAA resources...

Underage Drinking Fact Sheet (NIAAA)

Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s youth, and drinking by young people poses enormous health and safety risks. Not only are adolescents at increased risk of injuries...

MyHealthfinder

MyHealthfinder is a prevention and wellness resource that health professionals can recommend to individuals and families. The site includes evidence-based health information in English and Spanish that’s actionable and easy...

Alcohol Treatment and Physical Distancing

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's (NIAAA) Alcohol Treatment and Physical Distancing resource outlines tips and methods of treatment during uncertain times, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource...

Giving a brief intervention in English versus Spanish.

In this study, researchers tried to determine whether the language in which a brief intervention is delivered affects drinking behavior among Mexican-origin young adults. They used data from an emergency...

Laboratory and life experience with wearable alcohol biosensors.

Wearable alcohol biosensors are a developing, important technology in the alcohol treatment field. A team of researchers from Yale examined two newer devices in the field and the laboratory. They...

Substance Abuse Treatment Locator

This searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows the location of facilities around the country that treat alcoholism and alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems. The Locator includes...

Study finds tens of millions of Americans drink alcohol at dangerously high levels

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism edits and produces a biannual journal called Alcohol Research: Current Reviews that publishes scientific reviews on a single topic related to alcohol.

How COVID-19 affects people using substances

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for persons facing substance misuse. In an editorial article, Dr. Nora Volkow, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, discusses three unique...

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health.

The 2016 Surgeon General's Report is the first report to be dedicated to substance misuse and related disorders.

Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking

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