Monthly Archives: January 2008

Admissions aged 50 or older accounted for about 184,400 (10 percent) of the 1.8 million treatment admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) in 2005. Alcohol was the most frequently reported primary substance of abuse for all admissions aged 50 or older, but the highest proportions of admissions reporting alcohol as the primary substance were among those aged 65 to 69 and 70 or older (76 percent each). Admissions aged 50 to 64 had more extensive substance abuse treatment histories than admissions aged 65 or older.

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: DASISRPT07-1108
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In 2005, over half (52 percent) of substance abuse treatment admissions aged 25 to 44 had never married, 28 percent were formerly married, and 20 percent were currently married. By contrast, in the Nation as a whole, data from the 2000 Census for this age range show 25 percent had never married, 14 percent were formerly married, and 61 percent were currently married. Admissions who had never married were more likely than those who were formerly or currently married to report daily use of the primary substance (44 percent vs. 39 and 36 percent). Substance abuse treatment admissions who had never married were more likely to have extensive treatment histories and less likely to be entering treatment for the first time than other admissions aged 25 to 44 in 2005.

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: DASISRPT07-1025
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This TIP discusses the relationship between aging and substance abuse and offers guidance on identifying, screening, and assessing substance abuse and disorders such as dementia and delirium that can mask or mimic an alcohol or prescription drug problem.

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: BKD250
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Volume 23 helps policymakers and practitioners plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate programs that effectively integrate substance abuse treatment in the pretrial processing of criminal cases. It encourages agencies creating and participating in these programs to share information about their successes and failures so substance abuse treatment will be integrated effectively into pretrial case processing.

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: BKD205
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This CD-ROM contains a wealth of information on various aspects of disaster response related to the substance abuse treatment community. There are numerous lessons learned documents from recent disasters, sample panflu plans, selected PowerPoint presentations, as well as basic knowledge dissemination.

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: AVD227
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It describes the benefits of dialogue meetings and provides easy-to-follow detailed specific action steps on how states, local communities, providers, managed care organizations, advocates, family members and consumers can organize meetings to develop working partnerships to improve mental health service delivery. The goal is to bring all stakeholders together on a level playing field and to develop the kinds of partnerships that are needed to improve mental health services.

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: SMA00-3472
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As a local partner in mental health anti-stigma efforts, you know the important role acceptance plays in recovery. These public service announcements (PSAs) can help. Created by SAMHSA and Ad Council, the ads encourage 18-25 year olds to be the first step in a friend’s recovery. They have already been distributed to more than 25,000 public service directors around the country, but you can help spread the word locally!

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: SMA07-4312
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Reviews effectiveness of programs that use a strength-based family approach to promoting mental wellness and preventing mental health problems among at-risk children and youth and makes recommendations related to the expanded uses of such programs.

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Date Added: 01/01/08
Inventory #: SVP07-0186
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