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Authors: Mohammad Jalali, PhD
Harvard University
Wayne Wakeland, PhD
Portland State University

Abstract:
The opioid crisis is one of the most pressing public health issues in the U.S. today. Opioid overdoses are the proverbial “tip of the...

CADCA event

El fentanilo es un fuerte opioide sintético similar a la morfina, pero entre 50 y 100 veces más potente. Es un fármaco recetado que a veces también se usa en forma ilegal. Al igual que la morfina, por lo general se receta a pacientes con...

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. It is a prescription drug that is also made and used illegally. Like morphine, it is a medicine that is typically used to treat patients...

September 21, 2022, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare

This webinar features experts from CREOKS Health Services in Oklahoma and Hushabye Nursery in Arizona. Panelists and NCSACW staff highlight the importance of...

February 17, 2022

Mixing drugs, also known as polysubstance use, occurs when two or more drugs are taken together or within a short time period, intentionally or unintentionally. Even if someone has mixed drugs before, or mixes drugs often...

The N‑SUMHSS is a voluntary annual survey of all active substance use and mental health facilities in the United States, its territories, and D.C. The annual report presents findings on the general profile of substance use and mental health...

Opioid Facts and Figures, recorded 3-June-2022. Presented by Lauran Wirf, DO: Addiction Medicine Fellow; University of Colorado School of Medicine; Denver, Colorado. With the increasing prevalence of illicit fentanyl, it is important for...

Participants will review major social and biological factors of adolescent development and implications for ways to approach substance use prevention/intervention.

Objectives Include:

- Describe prevalence rates for adolescent...

Abstract: Adolescent suicide continues to be an urgent, public health concern. This presentation discussed selected studies from a research program focused on developing evidence-based strategies for suicide risk screening, suicide risk...

Short Takes with National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Learn about the definition of alcohol use disorder (AUD), signs of AUD, and what you can do to get help.

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) Video Programs are highly sustainable, interactive video adaptations of our original manual-based programs that can be provided online and in classrooms.  

PPW Video Programs provide the same content and...

Join us for this free virtual summit featuring Ms. Giovanna Campello, Chief, UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and Dr. Robert DuPont, President, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. and First Director, U.S. National...

Our recently released short video, The Impact of Drugs in the Workplace, is now available in Spanish!

Our recently released The Environmental Impact of Drugs... Know the Truth short animated video is now available in Spanish!

Our recently released Protective Factors video is now available in Spanish!