Previous This Week! Features

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February 5, 2010Sexual Assault Awareness Month Resources Now Available
January 29, 2010HHS’ SAMHSA Report Finds Adolescents Perceive Greater Risk to Using Tobacco Products than Illicit Drugs or Binge Drinking
January 22, 20102008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Now Available for Analysis
January 15, 2010Monitoring the Future Study Releases 2009 Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Data
January 8, 2010Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act Signed into Law
December 11, 2009FDA to Look into Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
December 4, 2009New Study Indicates That College Athletes on Performance-Enhancing Drugs More Likely to Abuse Alcohol, Other Drugs
November 20, 2009APIS Announces Update of Alcohol Policy Information: New Resource Available on State Underage Drinking Policies
November 13, 2009WHO and Liverpool John Moores University Launch Violence Prevention: The Evidence
November 6, 2009New Study Indicates That More Alcohol Ads Air When Children Are Watching
October 29, 20092007 and 2008 Monitoring the Future Data Volumes Are Now Available
October 22, 2009Higher Education Center Announces New Service: e-Fact Sheets
October 15, 2009Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings
October 8, 20092010 NASPA Mental Health Conference and NASPA Strategies Conference: Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention
October 1, 2009FERPAnar: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Webinar
September 24, 2009National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents
September 18, 2009New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published
September 10, 2009SAMHSA Financing Center of Excellence (COE) Web Site Launched
August 27, 2009New Evaluation Web pages Posted to the Higher Education Center's Web site
August 20, 2009Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets
August 13, 2009National Database of Local Policies: University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Alcohol Epidemiology Program
August 6, 2009American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition: Session on College Drinking Research
July 30, 2009Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Support 21 Toolkit
July 23, 2009State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2006–2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
July 16, 2009American Public Health Association Publication: Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention: A Guide for Public Health Practitioner
July 9, 2009New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published
June 25, 2009Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Releases College Drinking Supplement
June 18, 2009U.S. Dept. of Education’s OSDFS’s Grants for Coalitions to Prevent and Reduce Alcohol Abuse at Institutions of Higher Education
June 11, 2009Marin Institute Releases Alcohol Tax Calculator Tool
June 4, 2009OJJDP Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center 2009 National Leadership Conference: Call for Presentations
May 21, 2009The NSDUH Report: Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007
May 14, 2009Report: Tough Alcohol Laws Save Lives
May 7, 2009The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Adderall® among Full-Time College Students
April 30, 2009Funding Opportunity: STOP Act Grants
April 23, 2009New NIAAA Web Site Offers Tools to Assess and Address Drinking Risks
April 16, 2009The Silver Gate Group’s Prevention File Spring 2009 Special Edition: Prevention in Higher Education
April 9, 2009Funding Opportunity: Zeta Tau Alpha Award for Innovation in Campus Hazing Prevention & Education
April 2, 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 19, 2009SAMHSA Report: Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse Increases Among Young Adults
March 12, 2009Reports Say Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Return $10 per Dollar Invested
March 5, 2009FERPA: A Brief, Annotated History
February 26, 2009Study: Heavy Drinking College Students Aided by Personalized Feedback and Comparison with Peers
February 19, 2009U.S. Department of Education’s OSDFS Releases Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutions of Higher Education
February 12, 2009SAMHSA’s Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment Training Manual
February 5, 2009NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Launches Redesigned Web site
January 29, 2009Call for Applications for SAMHSA's 2009 Science and Service Awards
January 22, 2009NHTSA Report Shows Drinking Age Laws Saved 4,441 Lives Over Five Years
January 15, 2009New Monograph Published: Collegiate Drug Use: A New Look at an Old Issue
January 8, 2009New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published
January 1, 2009Study: College Freshmen Weigh Relative Risks of Prescription Drugs
December 18, 2008Now Available: Applications for ED’s Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students
December 11, 2008The NSDUH Report: Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Get Alcohol?
December 4, 2008FERPA-HIPAA Joint Guidance Issued
November 20, 2008DrugPubs: New NIDA Research Dissemination Center
November 13, 2008APIS Announces Update of Alcohol Policy Information
November 6, 2008SAMHSA Awards $1.5 Million to Advance Studies of Behavioral Health Services in Historically Black Colleges and Universities
October 30, 2008Funding Opportunity: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Returning Combat Veterans in the Community
October 23, 2008Updated Resource: SAMHDA Web site
October 16, 2008NIAAA Resource: Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines
October 9, 2008ONDCP Releases 2008 Marijuana Sourcebook
October 2, 2008New Research: Negative Childhood Experiences Could Precipitate Earlier Drinking
September 25, 2008New DASIS Report: First-Time and Repeat Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment
September 18, 2008Resources from SAMHSA for Returning Veterans and Their Families
September 11, 2008New Research: University Students with a Dense Family History of Alcoholism Are Most at-Risk for Alcohol Use Disorders
September 4, 2008September Is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
August 28, 2008New NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Substate Regions: 2004 to 2006
August 21, 2008Report Finds Older Drinking Age Saves Lives
August 14, 2008A Matter of Degree Initiative to Reduce High-Risk Drinking at Colleges and Universities
August 7, 2008New Research Finds Adolescent Drinkers and Drug Users Die Younger
July 31, 2008New Findings on Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use among Underage Drinkers
July 24, 2008Models of Exemplary, Effective, and Promising Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Programs on College Campuses Grant Program
July 17, 2008Funding Opportunity: Pharmacotherapy Clinical Trials Funding
July 10, 2008Researchers Call for New Classification of Alcohol Misuse
July 2, 2008New CAMY Report: Alcohol Advertisements Seen by Youth on TV on the Rise
June 26, 2008New Nationwide Report Estimates that 40 Percent of Underage Drinkers Received Free Alcohol from Adults Over 21
June 19, 2008Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Webcasts
June 12, 2008Screening Works: Update from the Field Regarding Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
June 5, 2008New Findings on Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use
May 29, 2008Funding Opportunity: UMADD Mini-Grants
May 22, 2008New Report on Estimates of Older Teens Driving Under the Influence
May 15, 2008The Jeanne Clery Act: A Collaborative Approach to Compliance Regional Training Opportunities
May 8, 2008APIS Announces Update of Alcohol Policy Information
May 1, 2008Funding Opportunity: CSAT Grant: HBCU-Center for Excellence
April 24, 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 10, 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