News in the Field

General Interest to the Field

Evidence Report Integration of Mental Health Substance Abuse and Primary Care
Adults represent a majority of inhalant treatment admissions
Justice Reinvestment Report Ohio Policy Framework
Behavioral Health Funding Study 2011
Dual Eligibles Fact Sheet
What is Drug Abuse?
The Science of Addiction
The Recovery Bill of Rights
OF-1-MIND Stigma Survey in Ohio
Bi-Partisan Support for Improving Access to Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment
Socioeconomic Evaluations of Addiction Treatment
Public Attitudes towards Addiction Survey
Substance Use Treatment Need among Uninsured Workers
The Damaging Effect of Stigma on Older Ohioans
Twenty Years of Growing Ohio's Network of Alcohol and other Drug Services

Costs of Substance Abuse and the Benefits of Treatment

Only 1 in 10 Addicts Getting Needed Help
Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice System
School System Referrals to Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and Cents: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
What is it going to take to get all Ohioans and State leaders to understand that the wisest and most responsible choice to make is to fund alcohol, drug addiction and mental health services adequately?
Costs of Substance Abuse in Ohio
A Patient's Perspective of the Cost Effectiveness of the COMBINE Study
COMBINE Study Social Costs of Alcohol Dependence

2008-2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

SAMHSA released results of the 2008-2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
2007 Estimates of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in Ohio
2006 Estimates of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in Ohio
2005 Estimates of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in Ohio
2004 Estimates of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in Ohio
2006 Estimates of Depression & Serious Psychological Distress in Ohio
NSDUH Table of Contents subState Estimates
OH (subState) Estimates Drug Use and Health 2006-2008 Treatment Planning Areas

Prescription Drug Abuse

Epidemic of Prescription Drug Overdose in Ohio
Illegal Prescription-Drug Trade Now Epidemic
Substance Use Disorders and the Person-Centered Healthcare Home

Telehealth

Telehealth For Behavioral Health Care
Insurers Target 60% of Telehealth Initiatives to All Members
Biotechnology for Your Health, HealthGrades (December 2007)
HIMSS E-Health SIG White Paper
mHealth Taking the Pulse
Technology as the Next Disruptive Innovation in Behavioral Health
Telemedicine Defined by American Telemedicine Association
Telecare, telehealth and assistive technologies, do we know what we are talking about?
What is Telecare ?

Tool Kits

CDC's Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit
Map of America's Poor where Poverty is Rising in America

Underage Drinking

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking
Keep The Minimum Legal Drinking Age 21
too Smart to Start Underage Drinking
Binge Drinking-4 Reasons Its A Public Health Problem
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