Alcohol Use

Alcohol is the Cause of More than Half of Russian Deaths

More College Students Are Dying from Drinking

More Than 1 in 5 Young Adults Need Treatment for Alcohol or Drug Use

Illicit Drug Use

Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Juvenile Confinement

Justice Policy Institute Study:  Costs of Confinement

National Treatment Admission by Drug

Admission for Opiate Abuse Continues to Increase (PowerPoint file)

Prescription Drugs

Hospitalization for Unintentional Prescription Drug Poisoning (download PDF)

Increase in Fatal Poisonings (download PDF)

National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009

Prescription Drug Overdose: State Health Agencies Respond

Treatment Admission for Prescription Painkillers is Up

Unintentional Drug Poisoning (download PDF)

Prevention Programs

Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Provide a $10 Return for Every $1 Invested

Substance Abusing Parents and Characteristics of Problem Parents

Almost 12% of Children are Living with a Substance Abusing Parent

National CASA Report Identifies Characteristics of Problem Parents (download PDF)

Youth Substance Use

A Day in the Life of American Adolescents

Substance Use and Sex

Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2009