Bill Davis: Substance abuseSelected studies, reports, articles, major news stories and Internet resources on substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.Journal of Dual Diagnosis- June 22, 2005 Information on a new journal from Hawthorne Publications - "The Journal of Dual Diagnosis examines the latest research in the co-occurrence of mental health disorders and substance abuse disorders. This important new publication provides you with current trends in research and practice as well as case studies from treatment programs internationally. This journal will serve clinicians, research neuroscientists, mental health services researchers, and health service administrators, as well..http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JDD/ Data on Drug Deaths in 32 Cities and Six States Released by SAMHSA- June 10, 2005 SAMHSA press release - " The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today unveiled findings on drug-related mortality from the 2003 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) that provide a picture of deaths involving recent drug use in six states and 32 metropolitan areas. Among the metropolitan areas, Baltimore and Albuquerque had the highest rates of drug misuse deaths, exceeding 200 deaths per one million population. Another 14 areas had drug misuse death rates that exceeded.http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/050606DAWN_mortality_%202003.htm New Performance Measure and Management Tool Available Online- June 6, 2005 SAMHSA press release - "The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the online availability of SAMHSA&146;s National Outcome Measures (NOMS) &150; a data resource to help federal and state substance abuse and mental health managers facilitate evidence-based decision making and ultimately improve services in the communities they serve. 'This new web-based tool is the very beginning of a data reporting system that ultimately will provide a...http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/050603nr_NOMS.htm |