Substance Abuse

SAMHSA Funding to Focus More on Violence, Veterans
   The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is taking steps to implement two new priorities which will be supported by the agency's discretionary grant opportunities.
posted 2/17/12 10:58 AM  read complete story

(TOBACCO) MO Agency Funds Cessation Programs with $75K Each
   In 2003, the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) identified tobacco use as a major health issue affecting residents of its service region. MFH committed $40 million over nine years to implement the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative. Funding up to $75,000 disbursed over a 12-month period...
posted 8/31/10 1:14 PM  read complete story

(SUBSTANCE ABUSE) Study: Kids Use Inhalants More than Drugs
   More 12-year-olds have used common household products as inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, according to data released today (March 11) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. in conjunction with the 18th annual Nat'l. Inhalants &...
posted 3/11/10 3:58 PM  read complete story

(SUBSTANCE ABUSE) Study: Environment Harms 'Cocaine Babies'
   Children exposed to cocaine in the womb can later exhibit learning, language and behavioral problems -- that's nothing new. What is new is research that seems to show these impairments are more attributable to the troubled environment the children of cocaine users live in than to the drug. As repor...
posted 3/9/10 2:38 PM  read complete story

(SUBSTANCE ABUSE) SAMHSA Allocates $10.5M for Teens, Families
   Agency: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin.; Program: Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants for Adolescents and their Families (CFDA Number: 93.243) (Funding Opportunity Number: TI-10-002); Eligibility: domestic public and private nonprofit entities, state and local govern...
posted 3/8/10 3:32 PM  read complete story

(SUBSTANCE ABUSE) Environment Harms 'Cocaine Babies' Says Study
   Children exposed to cocaine in the womb can later exhibit learning, language and behavioral problems -- that's a fact. However, new research seems to show that these impairments are more attributable to the troubled environment the children of cocaine users live in than to the drug. As reported by ...
posted 3/8/10 3:27 PM  read complete story

SUBSTANCE ABUSE: SAMHSA Updates Buprenorphine Rules
   Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin. (SAMHSA) proposes to amend the federal opioid treatment program regulations by modifying the dispensing requirements for buprenorphine and buprenorphine combination products.
posted 6/19/09 09:17 AM  read complete story

Report: Substance Abuse/Mental Illness Vary Substantially by State
   State by state, there are "substantial" disparities in levels of substance abuse and mental illness problems--with some states having levels twice as high as others in certain areas--finds a new report.
posted 6/4/09 11:39 AM  read complete story

Study: About 12 Percent of Kids Live with a Parent Who Abuses Drugs
   Nearly 12 percent of the nation's children live with a parent that abuses drugs, say experts at the federal Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin. (SAMHSA), who surveyed over 87,000 parents aged 18 and older about their substance dependence and abuse.
posted 6/3/09 08:24 AM  read complete story

SAMHSA Plans Evaluation of Substance Abuse Recovery Support Services
   The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin.'s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will conduct a data collection on the helpfulness of recovery support services for young people and their families after leaving substance abuse treatment. Specifically, the Recovery Serv...
posted 5/18/09 10:12 AM  read complete story