SAM HSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is concerned with facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.
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Articles by this Author
15 Percent Say They Drive Under The Influence
- By SAM HSA
- Published 04/24/2008
- Alcohol News
- Unrated
A first-of-its-kind national report reveals that 15.1 percent of the
nation’s drivers age 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol
at least once in the past year. The report says that in some states the
levels are far higher – about one in four drivers.
Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders
- By SAM HSA
- Published 12/12/2007
- Addiction Research
- Unrated
New areas of expertise include the relevant pharmacology, neurobiology, psychiatric and psychological manifestations, and appropriate treatment approaches for stimulant abuse and dependence.
Counselor's Manual for Relapse Prevention
- By SAM HSA
- Published 12/11/2007
- Relapse Prevention Theory
- Unrated
This publication is based on information that has had better than average results in treating chemically dependent criminal offenders. Relapse prevention therapy is based on experience with patients who generally fail in traditional treatment.
Depressed Youth More Likely to Smoke, Drink, Use Drugs
- By SAM HSA
- Published 11/20/2007
- Helping a child or adolescent
- Unrated
Young adults who have recently battled depression are at increased risk of starting to smoke cigarettes or initiating alcohol and other drug use, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14.6 million people ages 12 and older had smoked marijuana in the preceding month. It is estimated that approximately 4.3 million people used marijuana at levels consistent with abuse or dependence in the past year.
Matrix Handbook for Stimulant Use Disorders
- By SAM HSA
- Published 07/16/2007
- Key ideas and recovery tools
- Unrated
Selections from the Client's Handbook: Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorder. Includes material on dealing with both drug and alcohol problems.
What families can do about underage alcohol use
- By SAM HSA
- Published 05/29/2007
- Helping a child or adolescent
- Unrated
While many teens drink alcohol, underage alcohol use is not inevitable. Families are not helpless to prevent it. Focus your efforts on the factors that protect teens from alcohol use.
Treatment for Older Adults: What Works Best?
- By SAM HSA
- Published 03/2/2007
- What Options Do You Have To Help
- Unrated
“My generation has great fears about mental illness,” said Ms. Persky, in her eighties. As a result of this fear and other problems, many older adults don’t get the mental health or substance abuse treatment they need.
Underage Alcohol Use among Full-Time College Students
- By SAM HSA
- Published 01/25/2007
- Alcohol News
- Unrated
Based on 2002 to 2005 combined data, 57.8 percent of full-time college students aged 18 to 20 used alcohol in the past month, 40.1 percent engaged in binge alcohol use, and 16.6 percent engaged in heavy alcohol use.
How Families Can Help Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety
- By SAM HSA
- Published 11/24/2006
- Helping a child or adolescent
- Unrated
Whether tragic events touch your family personally or are brought into your home via newspapers and television, you can help children cope with the anxiety that violence, death, and disasters can cause.
