The 2014 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse estimated that more than 16% of respondents in the United States have used illicit drugs in the past year. Other statistics from the survey include that more than 22% of Americans over 18 years of age have engaged in binge drinking in the pa...
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) says that 'abuse' is no longer used because of its negative connotations and associations with punishment and judgment.1 Substance abuse is typically defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. Substances can include...
HOSPITAL CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONDITIONS - HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-based Care in the United States, 2008 - NCB... Dementia and other cognitive disorders are excluded because they are often characterized by multiple cognitive problems that result from a ...
SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACING THE FACTSBarbara F. Meltz, Globe Correspondent
1 These facts underscore a growing need to understand how to reduce drug-related harms. Towards this end, a large body of work has shown that policies targeting the supply of illicit drugs are rarely effective.2 In contrast, recent work indicates that expanding access to substance-abuse-...
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It has been over 70 years since alcohol prohibition was swept off the books in the United States, but the mindset behind it is definitely alive and kicking. Since the 1950s, when research into substance abuse and addiction formally became part of the P
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Trends in the use of methadone, buprenorphine, and extended-release naltrexone at substance abuse treatment facilities: 2003-2015 (update). In: The CBHSQ Report. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2013:1-8. 7. Larochelle MR, Wakeman SE, Ameli O, et al. ...