National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey, 2003-2005
May 1, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This two-year longitudinal telephone survey interviewed tobacco smokers aged 16 to 24 years at baseline about their smoking cessation activity and related topics.
Addiction and Substance Abuse
Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.
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Join Together: A National Resource Center
November 16, 2012 | Program Results Report
For two decades Join Together served as a national resource center for local substance abuse initiatives, and promoted policies that enhance prevention and treatment. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is now the portal for these resources.
Health Care for Communities
March 19, 2012 | Program Results Report
Under Healthcare for Communities, researchers tracked changes in the organization and financing of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services, and the impact of those changes on individuals' access to care and the quality and cost of that care.
Problem Drinking Among Mexican-Americans
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Two measures of problem drinking among Mexican Americans in Texas City, Texas were studied examining the relationship of nativity and concentration of Hispanics living in the neighborhood. A total of 1,435 Mexican Americans ages 25 years and older w ...
Addiction is a Chronic Disease, Says HBO ADDICTION Project
October 1, 2009 | Program Results Report
HBO’s Addiction Project increased awareness that addiction is a chronic brain disease through a 90-minute documentary, supplementary films and documentaries, a book, an interactive Web site and podcasts - all promoted with a national outreach campaign.
RWJF Supports PRISM Awards for Entertainment Industry's Accurate Portrayal of Substance Abuse and Addiction
March 12, 2006 | Program Results Report
The PRISM Awards recognize accurate depiction of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse and addiction in feature films, television, music, comics and other entertainment media.
A Center Fights the Battle Against Addiction
April 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
From 1992 to 2002 staff at Columbia University, New York established and sustained the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A 2002 report from the Institute of Medicine, Unequal Treatment, found that minorities in the United States generally receive inferior health care and have worse health outcomes than Caucasians. Since then, there have been several efforts to understand and address racial and ethnic health disparities and respond to Congress' goal of reducing these inequities by 2010.
Syringe Access Interventions
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Despite substantial evidence that expanded syringe access benefits public health without causing other harms, state laws on syringe distribution and possession, law enforcement practices, and actions by the U.S. Congress that limit federal funding for SEPs may be inhibiting the potential of syringe access programs to prevent HIV.
Educational Program and Toolkit Aim to Build Problem-Solving Skills for State Judges Dealing with Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Issues in Their Courts
December 28, 2007 | Program Results Report
The National Center for State Courts helped to organize an educational program on using a comprehensive problem-solving approach to address substance abuse, domestic violence, mental health and other complex and difficult issues in court.