Hospital emergency department visits involving underage drinking double for males during the Fourth of July holiday weekend according to a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)…
Compared to other common psychiatric disorders, the diagnostic reliability of alcohol dependence (AD) as determined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) is relatively high…
The latest survey of Ontario adults from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows increasing rates of daily drinking and cannabis use and high levels of psychological distress. The results of the 2009 CAMH Monitor survey, the longest running survey tracking mental health and addiction indicators among adults in Ontario, were published 13 June, 2011…
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Ontario adults are drinking more alcohol, consuming increasing amounts of cannabis and are experiencing high levels of psychological distress, according to the 2009 CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) Monitor Survey, which was published on June 13th. Alcohol – 5.3% of Ontario adults in 2002 reported daily drinking, this figure rose to 9% in 2009…
May is Mental Health Month, and Mental Health America is raising awareness about the 1 in 4 American adults who live with a diagnosable, treatable mental health condition and the fact that they can go on to live full and productive lives…
Prescription drug abuse in America has become an epidemic – the number of people in the USA abusing pain relievers aged 12 years plus rose by 20% between 2002 and 2009, according to SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The Obama administration would like pharmaceutical companies to develop education programs for prescribers about the safe use of opioids…
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published its strategic initiatives paper – an overview of SAMHSA’s goals, priorities and action steps for accomplishing its mission of reducing the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities…
Teens like to party, and the popular use of an MDMA hybrid, commonly known as ecstasy, is on the rise in teens and young adults again, according to a new Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) study release released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
A new study shows that the most commonly abused substances among those 18 and older referred to substance abuse treatment from parole or probation was alcohol, followed by marijuana and methamphetamines. The study, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), also shows that more than half (59…
Friday, December 31, 2010
On New Year’s Day 2009, there were an estimated 1,980 emergency department visits involving underage drinking, compared to 546 such visits on an average day.