According to the National Household Survey, nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population has a diagnosable substance use disorder. Abuse of alcohol and other drugs affects the fabric of our families, our communities, and the nation, causing untold social costs and resulting in more than $360 billion annually in expenditures and lost productivity. Substance misuse and dependence and the complex (more…)

We know from definitive studies that only a small fraction of those who might benefit from addiction care get the treatment they need. Access to treatment is limited and few treatment programs are based on practices known to produce the best results. In 2006 the Foundation continued to support efforts to improve community systems of careby helping youth deal with substance-use issues through (more…)

MISSION To promote, maintain and improve the health of Nova Scotians by providing specialized addiction prevention, intervention and treatment services to individuals, families and communities. VISION Healthy people, healthy communities through quality service. GUIDING PRINCIPLES •Addiction Services’ Health Risk Continuum and Program Response Categories serve to guide the delivery of a comprehensive (more…)

The purpose of this paper is to outline the major issues facing the provision of mental health services and addiction treatment in Canada, to present potential policy options to address some of these issues, and to launch a public debate to enable Canadians to provide input on how the issues should be addressed. Two companion reports are being released, along with this Issues and Options paper, that summarize (more…)

These guidelines are intended to support the planning and development of mental health and addiction services for children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities (DD) and co-occurring mental health disorders in British Columbia. There is wide acknowledgment that people with a developmental disability are susceptible to the full range of psychiatric illnesses. The most commonly occurring (more…)

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A lack of gender analysis in research, programs, and policies in women’s mental health and illness has been a central focus of feminist critique for the past century. This critique has included a discussion of the ways in which women have been pathologized and over-medicated as well as the ways in which the specific mental health concerns of women have been under-recognized resulting in a lack of access (more…)

NEED HELP WITH A MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ADDICTION ISSUE? NEED MORE INFORMATION? The Child and Youth Mental Health Referral Line: central intake number for children and youth 604-709-4111 D-Talks: toll-free number to access youth detox treatment services 1-866-658-1221 Access Central: toll free number to access withdrawal management services and addiction (more…)

INTRODUCTION The presentations at the Conference on Drug Addiction Research and the Health of Women reveal much information about what has been learned over the past few decades. NIDA can be proud of its more than 20 years of accomplishments; however, much remains to be done. Many of the conference speakers described areas of need and suggested strategies and methods to address them. Beginning with a major concern for pregnant, drug-addicted (more…)

These days, it seems everyone from our parents to our presidents have a confession related to “experimentation” with drugs. But relatively few people who try drugs—only about 1 in 7, according to national surveys—actually become addicted. Thanks to new imaging devices and sophisticated computer tests, scientists hope to have techniques within the next few years that will help individuals determine if they are at high risk of addiction, or of relapse if they are (more…)