Bill Davis: Substance abuseSelected studies, reports, articles, major news stories and Internet resources on substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.2003 Survey Found Teens Hear Prevention Messages- August 1, 2005 SAMHSA press release - "The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today released data showing that youth who reported seeing or hearing media messages on preventing drug and alcohol use are significantly less likely to report substance use. While 10.3 percent of youths who reported seeing or hearing media prevention messages in the past year reported binge alcohol use in the past month, 12.5 percent of youth who were not exposed to media prevention messages...http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/050729_teens.html Clinical Support System Available to Assist Physicians who Treat Patients Dependent on Opiates- August 1, 2005 SAMHSA press release - "The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the availability of the Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS) to assist physicians who prescribe or dispense buprenorphine to their patients dependent on heroin or prescription drugs containing opiates. SAMHSA, in collaboration with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and other specialty addiction medicine, psychiatric, pain and general medicine societies,...http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/050727_PCSS.htm |