Recovery Month has a variety of resources and information available on many topics related to addiction, treatment and recovery. Every year,
Recovery Month develops resources as part of the Toolkit. Current Toolkit Resources are listed in the first section below. You can also find previous year’s resources, as well as other materials that provide information on mental and substance use disorders, by using the search tool on the bottom section of the page.
In the
Toolkit Resources section, you will find:
- Single-State Agency (SSA) Directory: Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders – A list of State offices that can provide local information and guidance about substance use and mental disorders, treatment, and recovery in your community.
- Planning Partners Directory - A list of organizations that meet regularly throughout the year to plan Recovery Month celebrations. These groups could be potential collaborators or resources as you plan your own activities.
- Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Resources – An extensive substance use and mental disorder treatment and recovery resource list that covers a wide range of support services.
The Recovery Month Toolkit also has a variety of other resources to assist you with event planning, raising awareness about prevention, treatment, and recovery, and other audience-specific resources.
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Alcohol and drug use disorders, which include misuse, dependence, or addiction to alcohol and/or legal or illegal drugs, can isolate children and adolescents from their peers, family, and community, making it difficult for them to lead a normal, healthy childhood. This is true not only for those who are dependent on drugs and alcohol, but also for those with parental figures or siblings who have drug and alcohol problems. Preventing and overcoming these problems requires awareness, education, and dedicated support from family, mentors, schools, and the entire community.
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Substance use disorders affect millions of Americans, many of whom are under 21 years old. Approximately 8.8 percent of people aged 12 to 17 (or 2.2 million) and 21.2 percent of people aged 18 to 25 (or 6.8 million) suffer from substance dependence or abuse. Overall, as many as 74 percent of Americans in general say that addiction to alcohol has had some impact on them at some point in their lives, whether it was their own personal addiction, that of a friend or family member, or any other experience with addiction.
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Substance use disorders affect almost 69 percent of people in this country, whether it is their own or someone else's problem. To raise awareness, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is celebrating the 20th annual
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) this September. This year’s theme is "Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal."
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About 7.5 million American children under the age of 18 live with a parent who's struggled with alcohol abuse over the past year, a new government report finds.
That's equal to 10.5 percent of children across the country, say researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which issued the report.
"The enormity of this public health problem goes well beyond these tragic numbers as studies have shown that the children of parents with untreated alcohol disorders are at far greater risk for developing alcohol and other problems later in their lives," SAMHSA Administrator Pamela Hyde said in an agency news release.
According to the report, 6.1 million of children living with an alcohol-abusing parent live in two-parent households, while the remaining 1.4 million reside in single-parent homes where that parent has struggled with alcohol over the past 12 months. About 1.1 million children living in a single-parent home live with a mother; the remainder live with a father, the SAMHSA report said.
The report is based on data from SAMHSA's 2005-2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey involving 65,000 people nationwide aged 12 and older.
Hyde said that help is available for people with drinking problems, and her agency and other groups "are promoting programs that can help those with alcohol disorders find recovery not only for themselves, but for the sake of their children."
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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and treatment admissions for substance use among people age 12 and older. The survey is conducted every year by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is the largest government survey of its kind.
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In the first large-scale comprehensive analysis exploring the link between children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and future drug abuse, researchers reveal that those diagnosed with ADHD are two to three times more likely to experience serious substance abuse problems throughout their teen and adult years than those without the disorder.
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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), asks respondents aged 12 or older to report on their symptoms of dependence on or abuse of alcohol. This report focuses on the characteristics of respondents aged 18 or older who reported that they have at least one child living in the home with them. These individuals are referred to as parents throughout this report.
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Alcohol use by youths has been linked to delinquent behaviors, such as stealing, illicit drug use, and problems in school. Research also indicates that early drinkers are more likely than nondrinkers to engage in delinquent behaviors. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks persons aged 12 or older to report their alcohol use in their lifetime, the past year, and the past 30 days, as well as binge drinking in the past 30 days.
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Recovery-oriented systems supports person-centered and self-directed approaches to care that build on the strengths and resilience of individuals, families, and communities to take responsibility for their sustain health, wellness, and recovery from alcohol and drug problems. The following presentation attempts to provide an overview of a recovery-oriented systems approach; to discuss the benefits this emerging approach; to engage you in the system change process; and to answer your questions.
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This webinar presentation discusses mental illness and substance use in the criminal justice system and SAMHSA's efforts to reduce their impact. It examines prevalence among inmates, adolescents, prevention programs, trauma, opportunities for change, and health care reform.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Watching a lot of movies that feature alcohol doubles the likelihood that young teens will start drinking, and these teens are more likely to progress to binge drinking, according to a new study.
The researchers said their findings suggest that U.S. movie makers should adopt the same restrictions for alcohol-product placement as they have for tobacco.
The study included more than 6,500 U.S. kids, aged 10 to 14, who were asked about their consumption of alcohol, and potentially influential factors such as movie viewing and marketing, their home environment, peer behavior and personal rebelliousness.
During the two-year study, the proportion of kids who started drinking alcohol more than doubled from 11 percent to 25 percent, and the proportion of those who started binge drinking (five or more drinks in a row) tripled from 4 percent to 13 percent, the investigators found.
Having parents who drank and availability of alcohol at home were associated with kids starting to drink, but not with progression to binge drinking, according to the study published online Feb. 21 in the journal BMJ Open.
However, watching movies that featured alcohol use, owning alcohol-branded merchandise, having friends who drank, and rebelliousness were all associated with both starting to drink and progression to binge drinking, the findings showed.
After they adjusted for a number of factors, the researchers concluded that teens who watched the most movies featuring alcohol were twice as likely to start drinking and 63 percent more likely to progress to binge drinking than teens who watched the fewest of such movies.
Watching movies featuring alcohol use accounted for 28 percent of the kids who started drinking and for 20 percent of those who moved on to binge drinking, the researchers noted in a journal news release. The association was not only seen with movie characters who drink but also with alcohol product placement.
"Product placement in movies is forbidden for cigarettes in the U.S.A., but is legal and commonplace for the alcohol industry, with half of Hollywood films containing at least one alcohol-brand appearance, regardless of film rating," James Sargent, of Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, N.H., and colleagues wrote in the report.
While the researchers uncovered an association between alcohol use in movies and teen drinking, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Research has documented that children with substance-abusing parents are more at risk than their peers for alcohol and drug use, delinquency and depression, as well as poor school performance. Therefore, good population estimates of the number of such children are critically important. This report takes advantage of nationally representative data from the 1996 NHSDA to obtain estimates of the number of children potentially affected by parental substance use and abuse.
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The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) asks respondents aged 12 or older to report on their alcohol or illicit drug use, as well as their symptoms of substance abuse or dependence during the past year. This report focuses on biological, step, adoptive, and foster children younger than 18 years of age who were living with one or both parents at the time of the survey interview.
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Although studies have begun to explore the impact of the current wars on child well-being, none have examined how children are doing across social, emotional, and academic domains. In this study, we describe the health and well-being of children from military families from the perspectives of the child and nondeployed parent. We also assessed the experience of deployment for children and how it varies according to deployment length and military service component.
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(Premiered: 06/04/2012)
It is well understood that prevention, treatment, and recovery in behavioral health requires a multifaceted approach in which individuals, families, schools, and communities all play a vital role. This show will focus on one of these critical success factors—families. Whenever a family member is experiencing the mental or substance use health problem—parent or child—the response should involve the entire family. A strong family support environment is a proven protective factor in the prevention of mental or substance use disorders just as strong family support is critical in treatment and recovery. How can we break the cycle of addiction in which the child follows the parent into addictive behavior? Many children in foster care are in the foster home because of parental addiction; how can these children be best supported in leading healthy and productive lives? How can we break the cycle of intergenerational trauma and mental health outcomes? How can we educate families to provide the best support for a loved one experiencing a mental disorder? This show will cover a range of family-based approaches and programs that demonstrate the importance of families being on the frontline of behavioral health for all family members.
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(Premiered: 06/06/2012)
Ask the Expert:
Dr. Nancy K. Young is the Director of Children and Family Futures, a California-based research and policy institute whose purpose is to improve outcomes for children and families affected by substance use disorders. Dr. Young also serves as the Director of the federally-funded National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, which provides technical assistance to states, communities, and tribes to enhance cross-system approaches for the benefit of affected families.
It is well understood that prevention, treatment, and recovery in behavioral health requires a multifaceted approach in which individuals, families, schools, and communities all play a vital role. This show will focus on one of these critical success factors—families. Whenever a family member is experiencing the mental or substance use health problem—parent or child—the response should involve the entire family. A strong family support environment is a proven protective factor in the prevention of mental or substance use disorders just as strong family support is critical in treatment and recovery. How can we break the cycle of addiction in which the child follows the parent into addictive behavior? Many children in foster care are in the foster home because of parental addiction; how can these children be best supported in leading healthy and productive lives? How can we break the cycle of intergenerational trauma and mental health outcomes? How can we educate families to provide the best support for a loved one experiencing a mental disorder? This show will cover a range of family-based approaches and programs that demonstrate the importance of families being on the frontline of behavioral health for all family members.
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A large percentage of young people who suffer from severe mental disorders are not receiving adequate care, according to data from a survey of more than 10,000 teens (ages 13-18), funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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(Premiered: 04/08/2010)
Ask the Expert:
H. Westley Clark , M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The discussion surrounding addiction and treatment usually revolves around alcohol and illegal drugs. Often overlooked but equally important are prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications (OTCs). When used in accordance with instructions, prescription drugs and OTCs are safe and effective. However, when these are used improperly, they can be extremely dangerous and addictive. This episode will examine why it is important to use medications properly, how certain populations (e.g., teens, senior citizens) may be at special risk, what treatment and recovery options are available, and why we need to increase public understanding through education about this issue.
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About 70 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds see great risk in smoking a pack of cigarettes or more daily, compared to 40 percent who saw great risk in binge drinking and about 34 percent who perceived great risk in smoking marijuana monthly, according to research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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Six percent of 8th-graders surveyed in Oregon said they had taken part in a dangerous game where kids choke each other to produce a sense of euphoria, and researchers said that adolescents with addiction or mental-health problems are among those most likely to play, the Associated Press reported Jan. 14.
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Da a los jugadores adolescentes la oportunidad de jugar a tomar decisiones acerca del alcohol y las drogas pidiéndoles que contesten preguntas acerca de sentimientos, conocimientos y situaciones. Contiene recursos para los padres acerca de la comunicación familiar, fijar límites y dar buen ejemplo.
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(Easy Reader for 5- to 6-year-olds)
This Easy Reader features the familiar Building Blocks characters and encourages children to play outside and exercise, eat healthy meals and snacks, and discover the world around them. Activities throughout the book let children show all of the things that they can do, too! Use this oversized, colorful book in the classroom or at home to engage young children in reading, problem-solving, and making healthy decisions.
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Monitoring the Future (MTF) is a long-term study of American adolescents, college students, and adults through age 50. It has been conducted annually by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research since its inception in 1975 and is supported under a series of investigator-initiated, competing research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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(Premiered: 05/02/2012)
Ask the Expert:
Justin Luke Riley managed his first adult rehabilitation center for drugs and alcohol that housed ninety-six men when he was 20 years old. From there he started consulting with both men and women's adult rehabilitation centers. Currently, he is the Director of Development and Public Relations for a national nonprofit consulting firm, The C4 Group, and also has his own consulting company. Mr. Riley is also an at-large board member of Faces and Voices of Recovery, sat on the board for Advocates of Recovery in Colorado, is on the Advisory Committee for the Association of Recovery Schools, and is part of the Project Management Team and Steering Committee of the Young People in Recovery movement.
The field of behavioral health has increasingly recognized the importance of addressing the needs of specific age groups with respect to both mental and substance use disorders. Teenagers (ages 12–17) and young adults (ages 18–24) are two age groups for which sensitivity to age is especially important in the practice of prevention, treatment, and recovery. What are the most effective approaches to preventing underage drinking and use of illicit drugs—including the nonmedical use of prescription medications—among youth? What mental, emotional, and behavioral problems are most commonly found in both teenagers and young adults and what are the most effective approaches to prevention and treatment? What are the specialized needs of youth in recovery from substance use, a mental health problem, or both? This show will address these important questions, examining the role of family, schools, and community. More and more, adults working in the field of behavioral health are listening to and partnering with youth in finding better ways to connect and help. This show will highlight innovative and evidence-based approaches to prevention of mental and substance use disorders in youth and young adults. Age-appropriate approaches in treatment and recovery such as recovery schools, recovery homes, and student assistance programs will also be presented.
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(Premiered: 05/01/2012)
The field of behavioral health has increasingly recognized the importance of addressing the needs of specific age groups with respect to both mental and substance use disorders. Teenagers (ages 12–17) and young adults (ages 18–24) are two age groups for which sensitivity to age is especially important in the practice of prevention, treatment, and recovery. What are the most effective approaches to preventing underage drinking and use of illicit drugs—including the nonmedical use of prescription medications—among youth? What mental, emotional, and behavioral problems are most commonly found in both teenagers and young adults and what are the most effective approaches to prevention and treatment? What are the specialized needs of youth in recovery from substance use, a mental health problem, or both? This show will address these important questions, examining the role of family, schools, and community. More and more, adults working in the field of behavioral health are listening to and partnering with youth in finding better ways to connect and help. This show will highlight innovative and evidence-based approaches to prevention of mental and substance use disorders in youth and young adults. Age-appropriate approaches in treatment and recovery such as recovery schools, recovery homes, and student assistance programs will also be presented.
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(Premiered: 05/01/2012)
The field of behavioral health has increasingly recognized the importance of addressing the needs of specific age groups with respect to both mental and substance use disorders. Teenagers (ages 12–17) and young adults (ages 18–24) are two age groups for which sensitivity to age is especially important in the practice of prevention, treatment, and recovery. What are the most effective approaches to preventing underage drinking and use of illicit drugs—including the nonmedical use of prescription medications—among youth? What mental, emotional, and behavioral problems are most commonly found in both teenagers and young adults and what are the most effective approaches to prevention and treatment? What are the specialized needs of youth in recovery from substance use, a mental health problem, or both? This show will address these important questions, examining the role of family, schools, and community. More and more, adults working in the field of behavioral health are listening to and partnering with youth in finding better ways to connect and help. This show will highlight innovative and evidence-based approaches to prevention of mental and substance use disorders in youth and young adults. Age-appropriate approaches in treatment and recovery such as recovery schools, recovery homes, and student assistance programs will also be presented.
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National studies and published reports indicate that the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to get high is a growing concern-- particularly among teens-- in the United States. In fact, more young people ages 12-17 abuse prescription drugs than any illicit drug except marijuana-- more than cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
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Mental health and substance use disorders among children, youth, and young adults are major threats to the health and well-being of younger populations which often carryover into adulthood. The costs of treatment for mental health and addictive disorders, which create an enormous burden on the affected individuals, their families, and society, have stimulated increasing interest in prevention practices that can impede the onset or reduce the severity of the disorders. Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People updates a 1994 Institute of Medicine book, Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders, focusing special attention on the research base and program experience with younger populations that have emerged since that time.
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(Premiered: 06/02/2010)
Scientific research has concluded that the human brain is developing until about the age of 25. For young people who experience the disease of addiction before the age of 25, it is critical they receive help early before there are serious, lifelong consequences to their development. This episode will examine environmental and/or biological factors that can lead to addiction, how drugs and alcohol can affect a youth’s development, and the role of modern technology (e.g., social networking, texting) options available to adolescents and young people receiving treatment and recovery services. Some of those services are in-person; others are using new technologies and social networking. This episode will highlight available supports such as recovery high schools and colleges and other educational supports for young people in recovery; and discuss other support networks available such to youth such as family, faith and community to help them live healthy and productive lives in long-term recovery.
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(Premiered: 06/05/2010)
Ask the Expert: Greg Williams , Co-Director, Connecticut Turning to Youth and Families
Scientific research has concluded that the human brain is developing until about the age of 25. For young people who experience the disease of addiction before the age of 25, it is critical they receive help early before there are serious, lifelong consequences to their development. This episode will examine environmental and/or biological factors that can lead to addiction, how drugs and alcohol can affect a youth’s development, and the role of modern technology (e.g., social networking, texting) options available to adolescents and young people receiving treatment and recovery services. Some of those services are in-person; others are using new technologies and social networking. This episode will highlight available supports such as recovery high schools and colleges and other educational supports for young people in recovery; and discuss other support networks available such to youth such as family, faith and community to help them live healthy and productive lives in long-term recovery.
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Youths from substance-abusing families frequently have serious emotional and behavioral problems, including a tendency to choose risky behavior, such as alcohol or other drug use. Substance abuse is a factor in at least three quarters of all foster care placements, and recent studies indicate high rates of lifetime substance use and substance use disorders for youths in the foster care system.
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Details trends in sales of tobacco to minors, and the success of State compliance with the Synar Amendment requiring laws against the sales of tobacco to youths. Identifies common characteristics of States that reach compliancy goals and stresses the importance of prevention in decreasing teen tobacco use.
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California researchers who compared the brains of teen drinkers to non-drinkers found that young alcohol users suffered damage to nerve tissues that could cause attention deficits among boys and faulty visual information processing among girls.
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Teens with hard-to-treat depression who reach remission after 24 weeks of treatment are still at a significant risk for relapse, according to long-term, follow-up data from an NIMH-funded study published online ahead of print November 16, 2010, in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The long-term data reiterate the need for aggressive treatment decisions for teens with stubborn depression.
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Six-packs of beer come cheap, but the cost of underage drinking can add up.
An analysis by researchers at the Mayo Clinic estimates hospitalization charges alone for incidents related to underage drinking at $755 million in 2008.
That covers an estimated 39,619 admissions for conditions such as alcohol intoxication, withdrawal, abuse and dependence, and alcohol-induced mood problems, says Terry Schneekloth, an author of the study and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Mayo.
It’s also likely an underestimate, since it doesn’t include the kind of uncomplicated alcohol-intoxication cases that show up in the emergency room but don’t result in an admission, he says. And some alcohol-related cases may not be coded as such when the patient is discharged, he says.
(The $755 million covers hospital charges, or the sticker price of services. Actual payment will be lower, depending on the reimbursement from insurance companies.)
Some 79% of the cases included acute intoxication — in other words, the patient was really drunk when he or she got to the hospital. More than 24% of the cases involved some kind of injury, most commonly a traffic accident. Those injury-related cases racked up a disproportionate chunk — an estimated $505 million — of the total charges.
The average age of the hospitalized underage drinkers in the study was 18, and 61% were men. While men made up the majority of cases, there’s a “cultural shift” going on that includes more women engaging in the kind of binge drinking that can land them in the hospital, says Schneekloth. “Young men and young women are doing this,” he says.
Demographically, more than 70% were white. In general, African Americans, Hispanics and Asian/Pacific Islanders had lower rates of hospitalization than did whites. People of Native American and mixed-race descent had higher rates than whites, but the number of hospitalizations was small, making those estimates imprecise, the study authors write.
The study drew from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample data, which cover all payers, and calculated estimates for the entire country. It appears online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Last year a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pegged the cost of heavy boozing at $220 billion in 2006.
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The goal of this study was to identify policies and practices that States have implemented to offer high-quality services for children whose parents enter treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs). This study also describes the ways that Single State Agencies (SSAs) for Alcohol and Drugs and SUD treatment providers are able to collaborate with other agencies to provide cost-effective services to children whose parents enter SUD treatment. Toward this goal, this report reviews (1) how States have defined therapeutic services for children; (2) what services States offer for children under this requirement; (3) how a State determines whether and what type of therapeutic services a child should get; and (4) how States ensure that children have access to such services.
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This series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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The Tips for Teens series of brochures provides facts and dispels myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications. These brochures were updated and reprinted in 2009.
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Too Smart to Start is a public education initiative sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Through this initiative, SAMHSA provides research-based strategies and materials to professionals and volunteers at the community level to help them conduct an underage alcohol use prevention program. The materials are designed to educate youth about the harms of alcohol use and to support parents and caregivers as they participate in their children’s activities.
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This computer program's game-style format helps parents influence their children's decision-making skills, promoting the ability to make smart, healthy choices. Players get to choose their own characters to answer approximately 200 randomly selected questions. The game tests knowledge and encourages discussion in a fun, engaging way.
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The 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asked past month alcohol users aged 12 to 20 how they obtained the last alcohol they drank and where they were when they consumed it. This issue of The NSDUH Report examines age-related changes in the locations where male and female underage drinkers use alcohol. It also examines differences by college enrollment and living situation for those aged 18 to 20.
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This issue of The NSDUH Report examines how current (i.e., “past month”) drinkers aged 12 to 20 obtain alcohol, by age group and gender. The 2006 and 2007 NSDUHs included items that asked past month alcohol users aged 12 to 20 how they obtained the last alcohol they drank. This report also presents data on the prevalence of current underage alcohol use and findings on the average number of drinks that underage drinkers had on their last occasion of alcohol use, depending on where they obtained alcohol.
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This brochure outlines common myths teens and pre-teens may hold about alcohol use. It corrects misconceptions with facts about the prevalence of alcohol use among youth and the effects of alcohol on the body and brain of a teen or pre-teen. In addition, it provides a resource guide.
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