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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Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth
January 28, 2011 | Program Result Report
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior conducts research on how laws, policies, practices, programs and other environmental influences at the state, community and school levels affect youth behaviors.
Using Media to Prompt Social Change: Lessons Gleaned From the Million Mom March
July 23, 2009 | Story
Wallack used his 2000 Innovators award to capture the story and lessons of the Million Mom March social movement that organized the May 2000 Million Mom March on Washington.
Researcher Brings the Science of Nicotine Addiction to the Attention of Policy-Makers
July 23, 2009 | Story
Jack E. Henningfield, PhD, had conducted extensive research to establish that nicotine is an addictive drug and that tobacco use is strongly driven by nicotine addiction.
Legal Gambling and Problem Gambling as Mechanisms of Social Domination?
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors consider the social, structural and symbolic effects of the recent and rapid spread of legal gambling in the United States. They contend that problem gambling is not randomly distributed throughout the population and tha ...
Smoking in Context
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the extent to which smoking prevalence varies across geographic areas, specifically communities, health regions, and provinces/territories in Canada, independent of individual characteristics. Geography contributed to the total variation in smoking at 8.4 percent.
Prevalence and Correlates for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Among Urban and Rural Residents
July 21, 2012 | Journal Article
Although the prevalence and risk factors related to the nonmedical use of opioids are similar among rural and urban U.S. residents, there are differences in the drugs used, as well as notable demographic patterns. Abuse of prescription drugs, i.e., ...
Primary Care Providers Advising Smokers to Quit
August 22, 2011 | Journal Article
A study to determine the effectiveness of primary care provider (PCP) smoking cessation counseling for people with alcohol, drug or mental (ADM) disorders found that PCPs can help smokers with ADM disorders successfully quit smoking.
Rebecca Project for Human Rights Expands Advocacy
May 3, 2011 | Program Result Report
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
Systematic Review
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article studies the misuse of opioid analgesia for outpatients with chronic, noncancer pain.
What Drives Frequent Emergency Department Use in an Integrated Health System? National Data From the Veterans Health Administration
April 11, 2013 | Journal Article
The sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with frequent ED use within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are examined in this study.