Last month, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) called on public health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers to help make sure patients who are negative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stay that way, and that those who are HIV‐...
Are you or a loved one struggling with a mental health or substance use disorder? If so, one of the first steps you can take is to seek help at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). From educational tools and treatment locators to 24/7 national helplines,...
Peer support in mental health is expanding as a service, and many mental health–criminal justice initiatives use forensic peer specialists as part of their service array. What matters most with peer support is the mutual experience — of combat, of mental illness, or of substance abuse (...
that advocates for the needs of people with serious brain disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder—urges the Biden Administration to appoint a person with a doctoral degree in medicine, osteopathic medicine, or psychology as the Assistant Secretary fo...
It found that past-month use of illicit drugs ranged from a low of 6.1 percent in Iowa to a high of 12.4 percent in the District of Columbia for people ages 12 or older. The State Estimates of' Substance Use from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), estimates ...
SAMHSA Proposes Changes to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Confidentiality RegulationsJennifer S. GeetterScott Weinstein
In two separate proposals, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) last month proposed radical changes to the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records under 42 CFR Part 2. Both were in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and were published...
The article focuses on the report on state estimates of substance use released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) which found that Utah has the lowest rate of past month use of illicit drugs in the nation, as well as the lowest rate for binge drinking ...
SAMHSA Modernizes Regulations Governing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder RecordsVincenzo CarannanteJoan W. FeldmanStephanie M. GomesGanhãoWilliam J. Roberts
At Long Last, SAMHSA Issues Final Rule Regarding Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder RecordsKathleen Gleason HealyCecilie H. MacIntyre