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Addiction

What Is Addiction?

PBS Series on Addiction

"Addiction as a Disease" article provides an easy-to-understand overview of the addiction process and includes links to animations of various aspects of addiction, interviews with experts, true life stories and more. Home page of this website, which is based on PBS's award-winning "Close to Home" series with Bill Moyers offers an array of other useful information on treatment, recovery, prevention, etc.

Addiction Science Made Easy

Taken from the journal, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, these cutting-edge research articles are read and interpreted by a science writer, and then rewritten in lay terms. Follow the links to access the articles or enter a keyword to narrow your search for articles containing information on a particular topic, such as "adolescents", "other drugs", "women," "HIV", etc.

"Oops…How Casual Drug Use Leads to Addiction"

Brief article by former NIDA Director Alan Leshner, MD, this is a good layperson's summary of how brain and other physiological changes can lead from casual use to addiction.

Addiction Slide Teaching Packets

Series of downloadable presentations developed by NIDA covers the following topics: The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijuana; The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction; Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: What Science Says; The Neurobiology of Ecstasy (MDMA); Bringing the Power of Science to Bear on Drug Abuse and Addiction

Addiction Messenger

NFATTC's free monthly publication for treatment providers translates the latest field and academic research into practical information clinicians can use. Electronic or hard copy versions are available.

Addiction Information for Journalists

Adolescents

Adolescent Resource Links

Raising Teens:

A report from Dr. Rae Simpson of the Harvard School of Public Health summarizing the research on adolescent development and effective parenting strategies that correspond to adolescent development.

Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Bibliography (PDF)

African American

Veiw our Resources for African Americans

Aging

Substance Use by Older Adults: Estimates of Future Impact on the Treatment System

Downloadable Dec. 2002 Report from SAMHSA

Substance Abuse Among Aging Adults: An Annotated Bibliography (PDF)

Downloadable Sept. 2002 bibliography developed for CSAT.

Promoting Older Adult Health: Aging Network Partnerships to Address Medication, Alcohol and Mental Health Problems (PDF)

Downloadable report provides concrete, practical guidance for mental health, substance abuse, primary care and aging services providers to help them join together to provide education, prevention, screening, referrals, and treatment for seniors experiencing or at risk for substance abuse and mental health problems

Alaskan Native

Learn More About Substance Abuse Among American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIAN)

Alcohol

Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS):

The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) is an electronic resource that provides authoritative, detailed, and comparable information on alcohol-related policies in the United States, at both State and Federal levels

Helping Patients With Alcohol Problems - A Health Practitioner's Guide

National Insitute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism webpage

Rutger's Center on Alcohol Studies Library Online Resources Page

American Indian

Learn More About Substance Abuse Among American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIAN)

ASAM

American Society of Addiction Medicine webpage

ASAM is an association of physicians dedicated to improving the treatment of alcoholism and other addictions, educating physicians and medical students, promoting research and prevention, and enlightening and informing the medical community and the public about these issues.

Assessment Tools

ADAI (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute) Library's Collection of Assessment and Screening Instruments

B

Best Practices

See: Evidence-Based Practices page

Brain

Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine Training Resources

Rural Opiate Treatment Reprt(PDF)

National Poll of Physicians on Barriers to Widespread Buprenorphine Use

Addiction Treatment Report Buprenorphine

SAMHSA's official website Includes information for providers on certification requirements and training option, information for consumers on how to find a certified provider, research and information on buprenorphine, links to further resources, and more.

Buprenorphine Awareness Curriculum

Business Practices

Latest strategies for improving access, retention and other business practices

C

Counselor Certification Standards: searchable national database

NATTC Certification Page

Change (see also Technology Transfer)

Change Book/Technology Transfer Powerpoint Presentation

download fyi: there are 51 graphics-heavy images in this set

The Change Book page

Innovation and Systems Change (PDF)

Annotated bibliography of resources on systems change developed by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Reclaiming Futures project.

Children

National Child Welfare Resource Center Best Practice/Next Practice Site

Clinical Supervision

National Addiction Technology Transfer Center's compilation of resources on Clinical Supervision

Club Drugs

See: Drug Information

Co-Occurring Disorders

COCE: SAMHSA’s Co-Occurring Centers of Excellence

National Addiction Technology Transfer Center's compilation of resources on co-occurring disorders

National GAINS Center for People With Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System

SAMHSA 2002 Report To Congress on the Prevention and Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Disorders and Mental Disorders

The DASIS Report:

Admissions of Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders, 2000

Iowa Practice Improvement Collaborative (PIC) Focus: Co-Occurring Disorders

Strategies for Developing Treatment Programs for People with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders

National Mental Health Association: Best (& Worst) Practices In Private Sector Managed Mental Healthcare

National Addiction Technology Transfer Centers Co-Occurring Disorders Webpage

SAMHSA's Report to Congress on the Prevention and Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Disorders and Mental Disorders

Strategies for Developing Treatment Programs for People With Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders

When Addiction and Mental Disorders Co-Occur - Archived version of a SAMHSA Recovery Month Web Cast

CSAT’s Treatment Improvement Exchange Special Topic: Dual Disorders

CSAT's Treatment Improvement Exchange - Co-Occurring Dialogues Electronic Discussion List

Public Policy Statement on Co-Occurring Addictive and Psychiatric Disorders from the American Society of Addiction Medicine

National Governor's Association on Best Practices

Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders: A Guide for Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils

Arizona Practice Improvement Collaborative

Training resources for treating people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Includes videos, pre- and post-tests, interactive exercises, handouts and continuing education credit

The DASIS Report: Admissions of Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders 2000

PULSE

Studies, reports, articles, major news stories and Internet resources on substance abuse and co-occurring disorders

Iowa PIC Focus Publication on Co-Occurring Disorders

Comorbidity of Alcoholism and Psychiatric Disorders: An Overview 2002

Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Coexisting Mental Illness and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment Improvement Protocol

Dual Diagnosis Website

Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network

The Dual Network - A quarterly publication on co-occurring mental health and substance related issues

Terence T. Gorski

An internationally recognized expert on substance abuse, mental health, violence and crime

Ken Minkoff, MD

A leader in integrated treatment approaches for dually diagnosed individuals

Dual Diagnosis Clinical Guidelines

From Behavioral Health Recovery Management

NIDA Publication: Part A - Comorbidity of Mental Disorders with Drug Abuse/Dependence

Annotated Bibliography - 1998 by Barry S. Brown, PhD

NIDA Publication: Part B - Comorbidity of Mental Disorders with Drug Abuse/Dependence

Annotated Bibliography - 1998 by Barry S. Brown, PhD

Evidence Supporting the Public Funding of Addiction Treatment

Addiction Treatment: When Knowing the Facts Can Help

Addiction Treatment: Public Funding/Cost Effective/Tx Gap

Cocaine

See: Drug Information

Cost; Cost-Benefit

The ADSS Cost Study: Costs of Substance Abuse Treatment in the Specialty Sector

Counseling Skills and Competencies

TAP 21: Addiction Counselor Competencies:

The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice

Guidelines for Supervised Field Experiences in Addiction Treatment

Performance Assessment Rubrics for the Addiction Counseling Competencies

Criminal Justice

Re-entry Issues

See: Juvenile Justice

SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Exchange Criminal Justice section:

Faye Taxman article reviewing what works in offender substance abuse treatment:

TCU Correctional Treatment Evaluations:

Marc Gornick paper on changing offender behavior:

Taxman article on protecting public safety through substance abuse treatment:

Federal Bureau of Prisons Report on TRIAD project outcomes

Listing for National Institute of Corrections (PDF)

Treatment programs currently in use (description, contact people, etc)

Cultural Issues

See: Our Cultural Resource Sections

D

Data

See: Statistics

Detoxification

SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 19 Detoxification from Alcohol and Other Drugs

ASAM Policy Statement: Opioid Antagonist Agent Detoxification Under Sedation or Anesthesia (OADUSA)

ASAM Access to Detoxification Services for Persons Incarcerated in Prisons and Jails

NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment A Research-Based Guide statement on detoxification

Disease Concept

See: Addiction section

Drug Courts

National Association of Drug Court Professionals and National Drug Court Institute website offers publications, facts and research, links, resources

National Criminal Justice Information Center Drug Court section

Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice March 2003

US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs website

Drug Courts in the US article from Democracy, May 2003

ADAI Bibliography on Drug Courts

Treatment Drug Courts: Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment with Legal Case Processing TIP 23

Drug Information

A Madness Called Meth

DEA Drug Descriptions

List of Federal Drug Data Sources

Web of Addictions Drug Fact Sheets

US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Drug Photo Library

NIDA Factsheets on Common Drugs of Abuse

Street Terms

DSM IV-R

American Psychiatric Publishing Website for ordering DSM products

American Family Physician article Using DSM IV Primary Care Version: A Guide to Psychiatric Diagnosis in Primary Care

Dual Disorders

See: Co-Occurring Disorders

DUII

National Commission Against Drunk Driving website; reports, statistics, resources, links to state DUI laws and more

DUI treatment effectiveness review

E

Effectiveness

Oregon Research Brief on Addiction Treatment Effectiveness (PDF)

Treatment Effectiveness

IRETA staff have put together a series of brochures and handouts based on a review of the scientific literature that demonstrates treatment effectiveness, cost-offsets, and sustainability.

Engagement

Engagement and Retention: Addiction Messenger Bibliography

Ethics

NAADAC (National Assoc of Addiction Professionals) Code of Ethics

National Addiction Technology Transfer Center compilation of products and information on ethics

SAMHSA Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 21 chapter on "Professional and Ethical Responsibilities"

SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 13 chapter on "Ethical and Legal Issues"

SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 14 chapter on "Ethical Issues and Outcomes-Based Accountability"

Evaluation

SAMHSA's National Leadership Insititute website for treatment program directors information on program evaluation

Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Non-profit Organizations with very Limited Resources

"What Can We Expect from Substance Abuse Treatment?" article from CDC (Feb 2002)

NIDA Manual "Measuring and Improving Costs, Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

See: Effectiveness

Evidence-Based Practice

Children's Program Kit
Add Text Here SAMHSA Website

See Our Evidence-Based Practices Page

F

Faith-Based

Counseling Competencies for Clergy

Faith Matters Report

Faith Based Resource Links

Family

Fetal Effects

See Pregnancy

Fidelity

NY program page on fidelity scales (various)

Ohio mental health/substance abuse program sample fidelity scale (PDF) and definitions (PDF)

CSAP prevention program fidelity scale

Measuring the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices

Follow this link To download the PowerPoint Presentation

If this does not work, you may need to click and hold (Mac) or right click on the link (PC), then choose "Download to Disk,", "Save Target As...," or the equivalent.

G

Gambling

The Wager

Free research-based weekly newsletter on problem gambling from Harvard Medical School's Division on Addictions; archive of past articles covers a wide variety of problem gambling topics.

Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming

University of Nevada, Reno program website.

National Council on Problem Gambling

Gay, Lesbian Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT)

National Mental Health Association materials "What Does Gay Mean?"

National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals:

The National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals is a membership organization founded in 1979 dedicated to the prevention and treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictions in lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender communities.

IAC - International Advisory Council of Homosexual Men and Women in Alcoholics Anonymous.

Meeting directory, newsletter, more.

Substance Abuse Resource Guide: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations

A Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) bibliography of information on substance abuse issues in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. The guide also examines the linkages between substance abuse and the consequences of use, including HIV/AIDS. Brochures, videos, abstracts, books, etc., and an extensive list of organizations to contact for more information.

Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Problems & Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Individuals (PDF)

Overview of LGBT substance abuse issues

Pride

A National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), site featuring a variety of resources for the GLBT community; substance abuse, suicide, social support, violence prevention, more.

Pride Institute

A commercial organization which specializes in the treatment of GLBT community with alcohol or drug abuse problems. Five locations: Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York/New Jersey.

A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals. (PDF)

A SAMHSA/CSAT publication

Grantwriting

Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications

SAMHSA Funding Opportunities

Grant Awards by State

Group Therapy

Insitute of Behavioral Research at TCU Workshop Manual:

Time Out for Me! An Assertiveness and Sexuality Workshop for Women

Insitute of Behavioral Research at TCU Workshop Manual:

Time Out for Men! Communication Skills and Sexuality Workshop for Men

Insitute of Behavioral Research at TCU Workshop Manual:

Straight Ahead: Transition Skills for Recovery

Insitute of Behavioral Research at TCU Workshop Manual:

Partners in Parenting

H

Hepatitis

See: Infectious Diseases

Heroin

See: Drug Information

HIV

Outspoken January 2002: HIV Risk Assessment (PDF)

Sphere's Forum for HIV Education

Outspoken Spring 2003: Harm Reduction Opportunities

Sphere's Forum for HIV Education

See: Infectious Diseases

ATTC HIV/HCV Resources Guide (free downloads)

Homeless

SAMHSA's PATH

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness - Project website

National Alliance to End Homelessness

The DASIS Report:

Characteristics of Homeless Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2000

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness website

Providing Treatment for Homeless People With Susbtance Use Disorders

Substance Abuse Among People Who Are Homeless:

Report from the National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness

Substance Abuse Treatment: What Works for Homeless People (PDF)

A Review of the Literature (June '02)

ADAI Bibliography: Treating Homeless Substance Abusers

ADAI Bibliography: Homeless and Street Youth Substance Abuse

HRSA Bibliography

I

Infectious Diseases

Hepatitis B and HIV Co-Infection An Update

Division of TB Elimination website

American Lung Association website

(TB)

Project Inform website

(TB)

NIDA NOTES - Infectious Diseases and Drug Abuse website

What You Need To Know About: HIV/AIDS

Top 10 Myths

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) website:

Depression and HIV/AIDS

AIDSMEDS.COM

Nutrition & Diet Tips for People With HIV And Feeling Tired (Fatigue & Anemia)

Inhalants

See: Drug Information

J

Juvenile Justice

National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice

The Center provides practical assistance to all persons interested in mental health and juvenile justice issues. Available resources include: a comprehensive database of the best available research and information; a compendium of effective and innovative programs and policies; a list of experts and technical assistance resources, and publications that synthesize existing knowledge.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This website contains abundant resources and links on juvenile justice, including publications, state-by-state contacts in the field, information on grants and funding, facts and figures on juvenile justice as well as timely information on new initiatives, findings, conferences, etc.

Reclaiming Futures: Robert Wood Johnson funded project with two sites in our region:
Portland, OR and Seattle, WA - The projects promote new opportunities and standards of care in juvenile justice by bringing communities together to improve drug and alcohol treatment, expand and coordinate services, and find jobs and volunteer work for young people in trouble with the law. From this site you can also access several relevant pdf articles on juvenile justice.

Adolescent Girls with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Juvenile Justice System (PDF)

Report (1997) from the National GAINS Center

Improving Policy and Practice for Adolescent Girls with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Juvenile Justice System

(PDF) - (1998) Report from the National GAINS Center

K

L

Leadership

National Leadership Institute

SAMHSA website designed to help treatment programs manage the business of treating clients. Site contains nuts-and-bolts information for treatment program managers, including business plan development, working with boards, etc.

See our additional leadership resources

M

Marijuana

See: Drug Information

Media (see also: Public Awareness Campaigns

Men's Issues

Mental Health

Teen Mental Health Research and Information

Methadone

Methamphetamine

See: Drug Information

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing Website from the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network

Enhancing Motivation for Substance Abuse Treatment

(TIP 35)

N

Narcotics

See: Drug Information

Nicotine

Nicotine/Tobacco Control Recommended Resources: Evidence-Based and Best Practices

O

Offender Treatment

See: Criminal Justice

See: Juvenile Justice

Opiates

See: Drug Information

Outcomes

See evaluation; cost/cost benefit

P

Parity

SAMHSA Report: Effects of the Vermont Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Law (2003) 119pp.

National Conference of State Legislatures Report

Substance Abuse Parity: State Actions (2002)

National Mental Health Association Parity Homepage

Bazelon Law Center

Mental Health advocacy programs' Insurance Parity pages

NAMI Policy Pages on Parity Issues

Chapter 6 of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health

"Toward Parity in Coverage of Mental Health Care"

Substance Abuse Parity: A Guide for Advocates from the National Mental Health Association (2002) 14 pp.

The Costs of Covering Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care at the Same Level as Medical Care in Private Insurance Plans

Patient Placement Criteria

See ASAM

Table of patient placement criteria (National Library of Medicine)

PPC Second Edition, Revised ordering information

SAMHSA TIP on Placement Criteria (1995)

Pharmacotherapy

Psychotherapeutic Medications 2006: What Every Counselor Should Know

Policy

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

Drug Policy Alliance (formerly Lindesmith Center- Drug Policy Foundation)

Marin Institute

Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) - (PDF

The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) is an electronic resource that provides authoritative, detailed, and comparable information on alcohol-related policies in the United States, at both State and Federal levels

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Canada