Substance Abuse
Friday's Progress Notes - August 10, 2001
Mental Health Information - Vol. 5 Issue 17
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CONTENTS
1. National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
2. Binge drinking on college campuses
3. Substance abuse and sex
4. Alcohol and child-rearing stress
5. Alcohol use among older women
6. Club drugs
7. Marijuana use - a continuing concern for pediatricians
8. Adolescent substance abuse
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Dear Colleagues,
According to a recent report published by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, substance abuse causes more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities in the U.S. than any other preventable health problem today. It is estimated that between 13 - 16 million people are in need of substance abuse treatment. Today's newsletter focuses on this healthcare crisis.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. SAMHSA
September - National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
The purpose is to educate the public that substance abuse is a national health crisis, that addiction is a treatable disease, and that recovery is possible. http://www.recoverymonth.gov/
2. HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE ALCOHOL STUDY
Binge Drinking on America's College Campuses
The College Alcohol Study defines binge drinking and describes how it harms students and others. The study offers a twelve-step program to help colleges address the problem.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/monograph_2000/cas_mono_2000.pdf
3. NATIONAL CENTER ON ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Dangerous Liaisons: Substance Abuse and Sex
This report is a comprehensive look at the complex connections between substance abuse and sexual activity, function, pleasure, and violence, with particular attention to the consequences of such connections to teenagers.
http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=246&print=yes
4. ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
Can Your Children Drive You To Drink?
This article first reviews the relationship between childhood behavior problems and subsequent adult drinking behavior, and then explores the effects of child behavior on parental drinking.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/adhdparents.html
5. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
Use and Misuse of Alcohol Among Older Women
Many of the acute and chronic medical and psychiatric conditions that lead to high rates of health care use by older people are influenced by the consumption of alcohol.
6. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Club Drugs
MDMA (ecstasy), Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine are among the drugs used by teens and young adults who are part of a nightclub, bar, rave, or trance scene.
7. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Marijuana: A Continuing Concern for Pediatricians
Marijuana is an addictive, mind-altering drug capable of inducing dependency.
www.aap.org/policy/re9915.html
8. ATHEALTH.COM
Adolescent Substance Abuse: An Interview with Howard A. Liddle, EdD
Dr. Liddle answers questions about the "state of the science" of adolescent substance abuse research and talks about the practical aspects of assessing and treating adolescent substance abuse.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/particles/interview_howardliddle.html
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