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Substance Abuse

Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) Web site

Publisher: 
University of Maryland at College Park

CESAR aims to inform policymakers, practitioners, and the general public about substance abuse

Child health USA 2010

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This annual report provides information on the health status and needs of infants, children, adolescents, children with special health care needs, and women of childbearing age.

Smokeless tobacco use, initiation, and relationship to cigarette smoking: 2002 to 2007

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

According to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, smokeless tobacco use among males ages 12-17 increased between 2002 and 2007.

States in Brief Report

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed 51 new short reports providing key information about the level of substance abuse and mental health problems pre

Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses

Publisher: 
National Institute on Drug Abuse

This report gives an overview of what current research says about comorbidity of drug use disorders and other mental illnesses.

Lives Saved in 2007 by Restraint Use and Minimum Drinking Age Laws

Publisher: 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

This fact sheet provides a brief statistical summary of the number of lives saved by minimum drinking age laws, seat belts, child restraints, air bags, and motorcycle helmets in the United States a

How Do We Know We are Making a Difference? A Community Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Indicators Handbook

Publisher: 
Join Together

This handbook is designed to assist community leaders in using indicator reporting programs to identify their most important local substance use problems,

Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention: Evidence and Implications

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

This document focuses on the current state of knowledge at the intersection of suicide and substance abuse.

Teen Online Exposure: A Snapshot of Data

Publisher: 
Office of National Drug Control Policy

This analysis by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) found that parents should also be concerned about the number of online videos promoting dangerous behaviors such as drug use. The study found that teens are exposed to a vast amount of explicit content online—ranging from videos that promote extreme drug and alcohol use to videos depicting self-mutilation.