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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
In 2008, adolescents made 23,124 visits to the emergency department (ED) for drug-related suicide attempts, and young adults made 38,036 such visits; of these visits, 23.0 percent (5,312 visits) among adolescents and 17.6 percent (6,700 visits) among young adults involved antidepressants. Among ED visits for suicide attempts involving…
Descriptors: Suicide, Young Adults, Adolescents, Substance Abuse
Chiauzzi, Emil; Trudeau, Kimberlee J.; Zacharoff, Kevin; Bond, Kathleen – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Introduction: Primary care physicians (PCPs) treat a high proportion of chronic pain patients but often lack training about how to assess and address issues associated with prescribing opioids when they are an appropriate component of therapy. The result may be that they may avoid treating these patients, which can lead to an undertreatment of…
Descriptors: Expertise, Concept Mapping, Pain, Physicians
Watson, Laura; Parke, Adrian – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
In addiction research it is imperative to explore, not only motivations that precipitate drug use and abuse, but also the changes which take place in the social environment that enable individuals suffering from an addictive disorder to "break the cycle" and reach a position of recovery. Therefore the main aims of the study were to explore the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Females, Narcotics
Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2010
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of substance abuse among people age 12 and older. The survey is conducted every year by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 2009 NSDUH, released September 16, 2010, shows…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Substance Abuse, Drug Use, National Surveys
Kaminer, Yifrah; Goldberg, Pablo; Connor, Daniel F. – Substance Abuse, 2010
The majority of youth with substance use disorders (SUDs) manifest one or more co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Consequently, many of these youths are being prescribed with psychotropic medications. As prescribing rates continue to increase for early-onset psychiatric disorders, potential risk for substance of abuse-psychiatric medication…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2009
Preventing and treating inhalant use problems, as well as raising awareness about the dangers of inhalant use, are important ongoing goals of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Monitoring trends in inhalant use is vital to assessing policies intended to reduce inhalant use. This issue of "The NSDUH Report"…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, Inhalants, Adolescents
Isralowitz, Richard; Reznik, Alexander – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This article aims to examine specific substance use profiles among former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrant and native-born women in Israeli therapeutic treatment facilities. Individuals were sampled at drug treatment facilities and assessed using the Addiction Severity Index. ASI scores suggest differences between the two groups. Among the findings…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Narcotics, Drug Addiction
Grana, Rachel A.; Black, David; Sun, Ping; Rohrbach, Louise A.; Gunning, Melissa; Sussman, Steven – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: The physical environment influences adolescent health behavior and personal development. This article examines the relationship between level of school disrepair and substance use among students attending regular high school (RHS) and alternative high school (AHS). Methods: Data were collected from students (N = 7058) participating in…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Substance Abuse, High School Students, Smoking
Quintero, Gilbert – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: Using a qualitative methodology, the author examined the sociorecreational use of pharmaceuticals in a collegiate setting. Participants: In all, 91 college students from a public, 4-year institution for higher learning in the Southwest participated in this study. Methods: The author conducted semistructured interviews between May 2004…
Descriptors: College Students, Leisure Time, Narcotics, Drug Use
Kolek, Ethan A. – NASPA Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore recreational prescription drug use among undergraduate students. Although anecdotal accounts on this subject abound, empirical research is extremely limited. Data from a survey of a random sample of 734 students at a large public research university in the Northeast were examined. Results indicate that a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Drug Abuse, Drug Therapy, Student Behavior
Tomas-Rossello, Juana; Rawson, Richard A.; Zarza, Maria J.; Bellows, Anne; Busse, Anja; Saenz, Elizabeth; Freese, Thomas; Shawkey, Mansour; Carise, Deni; Ali, Robert; Ling, Walter – Substance Abuse, 2010
Key to the dissemination of evidence-based addiction treatments is the exchange of experiences and mutual support among treatment practitioners, as well as the availability of accurate addiction training materials and effective trainers. To address the shortage of such resources, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) created…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Substance Abuse, Needs Assessment, Narcotics
Moiseeva, Viktoriia Vladimirovna; Pozniakova, Margarita Efimovna – Russian Education and Society, 2009
The activities of religious organizations have been the cause of numerous disputes first and foremost because it was only relatively recently that these organizations came to be involved as active agents in antinarcotics policy, and there is little if any unanimity of opinion as regards how "useful" or "harmful" they are in…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Abuse, Religious Organizations, Mass Media Effects
Stagman, Shannon; Schwarz, Susan Wile; Powers, Danielle – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2011
Adolescence is an important period of physical, social, psychological, and cognitive growth. No longer children and not yet adults, adolescents make significant choices about their health and develop attitudes and health behaviors that continue into adulthood. Substance use disorders among adolescents can impede the attainment of important…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Health Behavior, Adolescents, Adolescent Development
Baldwin, Jeffrey N.; Bartek, Jean K.; Scott, David M.; Davis-Hall, R. Ellen; DeSimone, Edward M., II – Substance Abuse, 2009
Statewide nursing student alcohol and other drug (AOD) use attitudes and behaviors were assessed. Response was 929/2017 (46%) (practical nursing [n = 173/301] 57.3%; diploma and associate degree in nursing [n = 282/417] 67.6%; bachelor of science in nursing [n = 474/1299] 36.5%). Nearly 44% reported inadequate substance abuse education. Past-year…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Substance Abuse, Smoking, Marijuana
Baker, Amy J. L.; Ashare, Caryn; Charvat, Benjamin J. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
Fifty-three adolescent girls residing in community-based group-living child welfare programs were administered a standardized measure (SASS-2) in order to assess probability of a substance use/dependency disorder in this highly vulnerable population. Findings revealed that one third of the sample, and one half of the nonpregnant/parenting girls,…
Descriptors: Females, Narcotics, Child Welfare, Pregnancy