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SAMHSA Announces National Survey on Drug Use and …

(4 days ago) About the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Conducted by the federal government since 1971, the NSDUH is a primary source of statistical information on substance use and mental health of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population 12 or older. The NSDUH measures: Use of illegal drugs, … See more

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/01/04/samhsa-announces-national-survey-drug-use-health-results-detailing-mental-illness-substance-use-levels-2021.html

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SAMHSA Announces National Survey on Drug Use and Health …

(2 days ago) WEB2021 NSDUH report includes selected estimates by race, ethnicity, and age and is the most comprehensive key findings report to date. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of its annual National Survey on Drug …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20230104/samhsa-announces-nsduh-results-detailing-mental-illness-substance-use-levels-2021

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Bidenharris Statement of Drug Policy Priorities - The White …

(3 days ago) WEBThese drug policy priorities—statutorily due to Congress by April 1 Harm-reduction organizations provide a key engagement opportunity between people who use drugs (PWUD) and health care

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BidenHarris-Statement-of-Drug-Policy-Priorities-April-1.pdf

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2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) …

(1 days ago) WEBThe 2022 NSDUH Detailed Tables present national estimates of substance use, mental health, and treatment in the United States. They present indicators for youths aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 18 or older (separately or combined) on drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, risk and availability of substance use, substance initiation, substance use

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/release/2022-national-survey-drug-use-and-health-nsduh-releases

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2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: …

(9 days ago) WEBThe estimates of the prevalence of substance use and mental health issues from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) are designed to describe the target population of the survey—the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 years or older living in the United States. This population covers residents of households (people

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35330/2020NSDUHMethodSummDefs092421/2020NSDUHMethodsSummDefs092421.htm

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Persistent Criminalization and Structural Racism in US Drug Policy…

(7 days ago) WEBThe US overdose crisis continues to worsen and is disproportionately harming Black and Hispanic/Latino people. Although the “War on Drugs” continues to shape drug policy—at the disproportionate expense of Black and Hispanic/Latino people—states have taken some steps to reduce War on Drugs–related harms and …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307037

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Toward Healthy Drug Policy in the United States — The Case of …

(Just Now) WEBInt J Drug Policy 2017;46:156-159. Crossref. PubMed. ISI. Google Scholar. Preventing Overdose and Reducing Health Inequities among People Who Use Drugs, Substance Use & Misuse,

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1913448

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Employee Substance Abuse Policy Template Workable

(1 days ago) WEBThe Substance Abuse Policy aims to ensure a safe and productive work environment by prohibiting drug and alcohol misuse. It addresses the risks of substance abuse affecting job performance and safety. The policy outlines testing procedures, permissible behaviors, and disciplinary actions for violations. This Substance Abuse …

https://resources.workable.com/substance-abuse-company-policy

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National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

(9 days ago) WEBThe NSDUH series, formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, is the leading source of statistical data on alcohol, tobacco, drug use, mental health, and other health-related issues in the United States among the general population. In January 2024, an updated 2021 PUF file was released. This file has an updated weight that allows the

https://www.datafiles.samhsa.gov/dataset/national-survey-drug-use-and-health-2018-nsduh-2018-ds0001

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Harm Reduction Framework - SAMHSA

(1 days ago) WEBThe Biden-Harris Administration has identified harm reduction as a federal drug policy . priority. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in the . 2022 National Drug Control Strategy, notes that harm reduction is a public health approach designed to advance policies and programs in collaboration with people who use drugs

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/harm-reduction-framework.pdf

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EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCE GUIDE SERIES - Substance …

(4 days ago) WEBNational Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory (Policy Lab), is pleased to fulfill the charge of the 21st Century Cures Act to disseminate information on evidence-based practices and service delivery models to prevent substance misuse and help people with substance use disorders (SUD), serious mental illnesses

https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep21-06-01-001.pdf

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Opioid Overdoses Policy Brief CSELS Rural Health CDC

(2 days ago) WEBThe Data. Drug use and drug overdoses continue to be a critical public health issue across the United States. Drug overdose is now the leading cause of injury death. [1] While the rate of drug use is lower in rural …

https://www.cdc.gov/ruralhealth/drug-overdose/policybrief.html

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Agenda for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment in …

(7 days ago) WEBFor instance, recently the Department of Health and Human Services publicly proposed a rule to make permanent COVID-era policies that permit take-home doses of methadone, as well as the use of telehealth as a pathway to accessing buprenorphine prescriptions. 7 These policy proposals are now out for public comment and, once finalized, their

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2801405

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National Survey on Drug Use and Health SAMHDA

(1 days ago) WEBThe NSDUH series, formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, is the leading source of statistical data on alcohol, tobacco, drug use, mental health, and other health-related issues in the United States among the general population. In January 2024, an updated 2021 PUF file was released. This file has an updated weight that allows the

https://www.datafiles.samhsa.gov/data-sources/national-survey-drug-use-and-health

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Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Drug Policy Facts

(9 days ago) WEBSanta Monica, CA: Drug Policy Research Center, RAND Corporation. 1994. This study investigated drug use, health and psychosocial outcomes in 1 796 English drug users attending a range of different types of treatment service. Follow-up interviews were conducted between 3 and 13 months after baseline (soon after initial treatment …

https://www.drugpolicyfacts.org/chapter/treatment

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Prescription Drug Abuse: From Epidemiology to Public …

(3 days ago) WEBThe National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimated that more than 16.7 million people age 12 and older in the United States abused prescription drugs in 2012, and adjustments to policy to provide public health level supports (e.g., drug buy-backs). Such interventions must be accompanied by assessment of their impact to maximize

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4250400/

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Ending the Epidemic: Drug User Health Advisory Group

(6 days ago) WEBObjective. The objective of the Drug User Health Advisory Group is to eliminate the spread of HIV transmission in New York within the community of PWUD utilizing the expertise of drug users, their social networks, peers, service providers and other experts. PWUD deserve high quality healthcare, social service systems and a community that is

https://health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/ending_the_epidemic/docs/drug_user_health_advisory_group.pdf

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The Responsible Control of Drugs - The Global Commission …

(7 days ago) WEBdo not prevent a country from implementing policies necessary to protect public health, ease access to essential medicines, decriminalize drug use and possession, or establish alternatives to punishment for minor offences, according to “to its constitutional principles and the basic concepts of its legal system”.

https://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ENG-2018_Regulation_Report_WEB-FINAL.pdf

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Substance Misuse - American Public Health Association

(5 days ago) WEBSubstance Misuse. Substance misuse is a serious public health challenge. It includes the use of illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of legal substances, such as alcohol and tobacco. Whether through overindulgence in alcohol, misuse of prescription medication, or use of illegal drugs, such misuse is harmful to our health.

https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/substance-misuse

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Saving Lives with Harm Reduction - Drug Policy Alliance

(6 days ago) WEBThe Drug Policy Alliance works to reduce harms associated with both drug prohibition and drug use. Learn more. The federal response to the overdose crisis and drug user health has been shameful, offering scant resources to proven interventions. In 2021, Congress funded harm reduction services for the first time ever through the American

https://drugpolicy.org/saving-lives-with-harm-reduction/

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Harm Reduction - AIDS United

(Just Now) WEBAIDS United’s policy team is dedicated to building and strengthening relationships that elevate the importance of and support for harm reduction within the HIV community and among our federal, state and local governmental partners. Through a harm reduction approach, we can affirm the rights, health, and dignity of people who use drugs and

https://aidsunited.org/about/our-initiatives/harm-reduction/

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20 years of Portuguese drug policy - BioMed Central

(2 days ago) WEBPortugal decriminalized the public and private use, acquisition, and possession of all drugs in 2000; adopting an approach focused on public health rather than public-order priorities. Arguing that the Portuguese Drug Policy Model has not proven influential enough to emancipate drug use from the stigma that associates it either with …

https://substanceabusepolicy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13011-021-00394-7

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Legislation signed to protect public health and combat opioid …

(Just Now) WEB“The increase in drug overdose deaths is a public health crisis that requires immediate action and novel strategies,” Assemblymember John T. McDonald III, RPh (D-Cohoes) said in the release.

https://www.saratogian.com/2023/12/11/legislation-signed-to-protect-public-health-and-combat-opioid-addiction/

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Public Health Strategies for Opioid Overdoses Policy Brief

(7 days ago) WEBDrug overdoses are one of the leading causes of injury death in adults and have risen over the past several decades in the United States. 1. This policy brief focuses on opioid use and overdose in rural America. The brief explores policy options and other strategies that may help prevent opioid overdoses and reduce overdose deaths in rural …

https://www.cdc.gov/rural-health/php/public-health-strategy/public-health-strategies-for-drug-overdose.html

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Substance Misuse in Adults: A Primary Care Approach AAFP

(5 days ago) WEBSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) releases. Accessed March 10, 2024. Int J Drug Policy. 2010;21(3):202-207.

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2024/0500/substance-misuse-adults.html

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Alcohol and Substance Misuse Workplace Health Resources

(7 days ago) WEBThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Drug Free Workplace Kit: Develop a Policy website provides information on drug-free workplace laws and regulations, basic elements of an effective policy, and resources for developing a policy. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA

https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/tools-resources/workplace-health/alcohol-substance-misuse.html

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Responsible drug use - Wikipedia

(Just Now) WEBSince the drug policy of the Netherlands considers substance use a social and health-related issue and not a legal one, the government has opened clinics where drug users may consume their substances in a safe, clean environment. Users are given access to clean needles and other paraphernalia, monitored by health officials and are given the

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_drug_use

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Hospital Policies for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: A Policy …

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. The hospital is an important part of the opioid use disorder (OUD) care continuum. 1 During hospitalization, patients with OUD should have access to opioid withdrawal management, opioid agonist therapy ([OAT]; buprenorphine and methadone), patient-centered trauma-informed care, and linkage to treatment upon discharge. 2 Yet …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8127397/

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KFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: The Public’s Use and Views of …

(1 days ago) WEBPolling. KFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s views and use of an an increasingly popular class of prescription drugs used for weight loss and to treat diabetes or prevent

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2024-the-publics-use-and-views-of-glp-1-drugs/

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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

(5 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), DEA’s comprehensive strategic assessment of illicit drug threats and trafficking trends endangering the United States. For more than a decade, DEA’s NDTA has been a trusted resource for law …

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/05/09/dea-releases-2024-national-drug-threat-assessment

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Drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 but remain high

(4 days ago) WEBBut the toll from the overdose crisis in 2023 remained devastatingly high, claiming 107,543 lives. That compares with 111,029 overdose deaths in 2022. Drug deaths in 2023 remained above the

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/15/1251239829/us-drug-overdose-deaths-provisional-2023

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Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Drug Policy Alliance

(6 days ago) WEBThere are 3 medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat opioid use disorder. These are methadone, buprenorphine (e.g., Suboxone), and naltrexone (e.g., Vivitrol). Methadone is seen as the “gold standard” treatment for opioid use disorder. Research has shown for decades that it helps people to cut down on street

https://drugpolicy.org/substance-use-disorder-treatment/

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Substance Abuse and Drug Free Workplace Policy

(Just Now) WEBIV. Policy statement. In compliance with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the New Hampshire Drug-Free Workplace for Licensed Health Care Facilities and Providers Act (NH RSA 151:41), D-H has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment consistent with the standards of the …

https://gme.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/policies/substance-abuse

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Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years

(7 days ago) WEBDrug overdoses overall in 2023 were estimated at 107,543, down from 111,029 in 2022, a 3 percent drop. Opioid deaths fell 3.7 percent while deaths from cocaine rose 5 percent and deaths from meth

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/health/drug-overdose-deaths.html

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The usage and costs of national drug price - BMC Public Health

(7 days ago) WEBThe National Drug Price Negotiation (NDPN) policy has entered a normalisation stage, aiming to alleviate, to some extent, the disease-related and economic burdens experienced by cancer patients. This study analysed the use and subsequent burden of anticancer medicines among cancer patients in a first-tier city in northeast …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18820-3

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Substance Use and HIV Risk HIV.gov

(2 days ago) WEBYes. Using drugs affects your brain, alters your judgment, and lowers your inhibitions. When you use drugs, you may be more likely to make decisions that increase your chance of getting or transmitting HIV. These include having anal or vaginal sex without HIV prevention tools, such as HIV prevention and treatment medications or condoms, …

https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/hiv-prevention/reducing-risk-from-alcohol-and-drug-use/substance-use-and-hiv-risk

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