Drug problems are increasingly common in a world where illicit substances have become widely available. Thankfully, the increased focus on drug problems in recent years has led to the introduction of a wide range of treatment methods that have proven
The opioid overdose epidemic is one of the most urgent public health issues in the United States today, killing nearly 50,000 people every year and contributing to a variety of other health complications. Opioid agonist treatment (
In 2018, opioid overdoses in the United States caused one death every 11 minutes, resulting in nearly 47,000 fatalities.1 The most effective treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) are three medications approved by the Food and Drug Admini
On October 5, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 13594, Saving Lives Through Increased Support for Mental and Behavioral Health Needs. It reflects the Administration’s dedication to preventing the tragedy of suicide,
SAMHSA has released the “Behavioral Health Workforce Report,” which documents effective mental and substance use disorder treatment models and pertinent staffing needs – as part of the agency’s goal to increase access to evidence-based mental
In this analysis, we sought to begin to identify how the opioid crisis is affecting children in families touched by problem drug use; how parents or caregivers could be better supported; and how service providers and systems—and the policies underpin
Pre-COVID-19, only 10 percent of those with SUDs received treatment, contributing to the 70,000 annual deaths from drug overdose, of which more than two-thirds are opioid-related. In the current context, the opioid crisis is being acutel
The United States is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of prescription and illicit opioid misuse, use disorder, and overdose. In 2018, nearly 47,000 Americans died from an overdose involving opioids [174]. In 2018, 10.3 million people aged 12 y
SMART Recovery stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training. Like AA, the goal of SMART Recovery is to support individuals that choose to give up and abstain from alcohol and substance use. The program is based on current
Inpatient rehab is one of the three most common types of treatment for substance or alcohol use disorders. Patients eat, sleep, and undergo all of their treatments at the inpatient treatment facility.
This report summarizes key findings from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for national indicators of substance use and mental health among people aged 12 years old or older in the civilian, noninstitutionalized pop
