Previous This Week! Features

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June 26, 2009Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Releases College Drinking Supplement
June 19, 2009U.S. Dept. of Education’s OSDFS’s Grants for Coalitions to Prevent and Reduce Alcohol Abuse at Institutions of Higher Education
June 12, 2009Marin Institute Releases Alcohol Tax Calculator Tool
June 5, 2009OJJDP Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center 2009 National Leadership Conference: Call for Presentations
May 22, 2009The NSDUH Report: Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007
May 15, 2009Report: Tough Alcohol Laws Save Lives
May 8, 2009The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Adderall® among Full-Time College Students
May 1, 2009Funding Opportunity: STOP Act Grants
April 24, 2009New NIAAA Web Site Offers Tools to Assess and Address Drinking Risks
April 17, 2009The Silver Gate Group’s Prevention File Spring 2009 Special Edition: Prevention in Higher Education
April 10, 2009Funding Opportunity: Zeta Tau Alpha Award for Innovation in Campus Hazing Prevention & Education
April 3, 2009Healthy People 2020 Objective Development Comment Period
March 27, 2009SAMHSA Report: Highlights of Important Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Treatment, and Grant Information for Each State and D.C.
March 20, 2009SAMHSA Report: Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse Increases Among Young Adults
March 13, 2009Reports Say Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Return $10 per Dollar Invested
March 6, 2009FERPA: A Brief, Annotated History
February 27, 2009Study: Heavy Drinking College Students Aided by Personalized Feedback and Comparison with Peers
February 20, 2009U.S. Department of Education’s OSDFS Releases Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutions of Higher Education
February 13, 2009SAMHSA’s Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment Training Manual
February 6, 2009NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Launches Redesigned Web site
January 30, 2009Call for Applications for SAMHSA's 2009 Science and Service Awards
January 23, 2009NHTSA Report Shows Drinking Age Laws Saved 4,441 Lives Over Five Years
January 16, 2009New Monograph Published: Collegiate Drug Use: A New Look at an Old Issue
January 9, 2009New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published
January 2, 2009Study: College Freshmen Weigh Relative Risks of Prescription Drugs
December 19, 2008Now Available: Applications for ED’s Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students
December 12, 2008The NSDUH Report: Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Get Alcohol?
December 5, 2008FERPA-HIPAA Joint Guidance Issued
November 21, 2008DrugPubs: New NIDA Research Dissemination Center
November 14, 2008APIS Announces Update of Alcohol Policy Information
November 7, 2008SAMHSA Awards $1.5 Million to Advance Studies of Behavioral Health Services in Historically Black Colleges and Universities
October 31, 2008Funding Opportunity: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Returning Combat Veterans in the Community
October 24, 2008Updated Resource: SAMHDA Web site
October 17, 2008NIAAA Resource: Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines
October 10, 2008ONDCP Releases 2008 Marijuana Sourcebook
October 3, 2008New Research: Negative Childhood Experiences Could Precipitate Earlier Drinking
September 26, 2008New DASIS Report: First-Time and Repeat Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment
September 19, 2008Resources from SAMHSA for Returning Veterans and Their Families
September 12, 2008New Research: University Students with a Dense Family History of Alcoholism Are Most at-Risk for Alcohol Use Disorders
September 5, 2008September Is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
August 29, 2008New NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Substate Regions: 2004 to 2006
August 22, 2008Report Finds Older Drinking Age Saves Lives
August 15, 2008A Matter of Degree Initiative to Reduce High-Risk Drinking at Colleges and Universities
August 8, 2008New Research Finds Adolescent Drinkers and Drug Users Die Younger
August 1, 2008New Findings on Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use among Underage Drinkers
July 25, 2008Models of Exemplary, Effective, and Promising Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Programs on College Campuses Grant Program
July 18, 2008Funding Opportunity: Pharmacotherapy Clinical Trials Funding
July 11, 2008Researchers Call for New Classification of Alcohol Misuse
July 3, 2008New CAMY Report: Alcohol Advertisements Seen by Youth on TV on the Rise
June 27, 2008New Nationwide Report Estimates that 40 Percent of Underage Drinkers Received Free Alcohol from Adults Over 21
June 20, 2008Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Webcasts
June 13, 2008Screening Works: Update from the Field Regarding Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
June 6, 2008New Findings on Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use
May 30, 2008Funding Opportunity: UMADD Mini-Grants
May 23, 2008New Report on Estimates of Older Teens Driving Under the Influence
May 16, 2008The Jeanne Clery Act: A Collaborative Approach to Compliance Regional Training Opportunities
May 9, 2008APIS Announces Update of Alcohol Policy Information
May 2, 2008Funding Opportunity: CSAT Grant: HBCU-Center for Excellence
April 25, 2008New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published
April 18, 2008The Silver Gate Group's Prevention File Spring 2008 Special Edition: Prevention in Higher Education
April 11, 2008New Report Provides Substance Use and Mental Health Information for Each State
April 4, 2008New ED Grant Competition: Models of Exemplary, Effective & Promising Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Programs on College
March 28, 2008New NSDUH Report: Use of Specific Hallucinogens: 2006
March 21, 2008Funding Opportunity: Alcohol Research Education Project Grants
March 14, 2008Study: The Role of Drinking Motives in Social Anxiety and Alcohol Use
March 7, 2008New Department of Justice Report: Campus Law Enforcement, 2004–05
February 29, 2008New NSDUH Report: Misuse of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications among Persons Aged 12 to 25
February 22, 2008New SAMHSA Electronic Resource: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practices on the Web
February 15, 2008Special Collection on Researching Violence Against Women Online
February 8, 2008New NIAAA Report: What Colleges Need to Know Now: An Update on College Drinking Research
February 1, 2008California Higher Education Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Conference
January 25, 2008Monitoring the Future Releases 2007 Data for Adolescent Substance Abuse
January 18, 2008SAMHSA Announces “eNetwork” E-Mail Alerts
January 11, 2008Alcohol Policy Experts to Convene in San Diego—Alcohol Policy 14: Engaging States and Local Communities in Prevention Policies
January 4, 2008Invitation to Comment on ED's Models Programs Grant Competition