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[ 23 Nov 2011 | 2 Comments ]
Stop Underage Drinking

With turkey, football games, and getting together with family and friends, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is exceptionally busy.  This is also a time when there are more opportunities for binge drinking to become a problem for underage youth, young legal drinkers home for the holidays getting together with friends, and adults.
According to SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH):

There were an estimated 10.0 million underage (aged 12 to 20) drinkers in 2010, including 6.5 million binge drinkers and 2.0 million heavy drinkers.

Among young adults aged 18 to 25 in 2010, the …

Featured, Headline, Prevention, tobacco, Treatment, Uncategorized »

[ 15 Nov 2011 | 4 Comments ]
Help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays

Written By: Doug Tipperman, M.S.W., Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Tobacco cessation involves many resources at multiple levels to reach millions of people.  Thus, SAMHSA is pleased to highlight the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout on November 17, 2011, which encourages smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step toward a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk.
SAMHSA’s eight Strategic Initiatives identify SAMHSA’s …

evolve, Featured, Headline, Open Government, Public Awareness and Support »

[ 14 Nov 2011 | 2 Comments ]
Picture of budding plant to signify the website improvement Project Evolve

Written By: Andrew Wilson , SAMHSA’s Office of Communications
Several years ago, I listened to a keynote speech at the annual SXSW Interactive Festival where the presenter talked about how their corporate org chart had their customers located at the center of the diagram. This implied that customers were not only important to the organization but that customers had a role and a voice in shaping the organization and the way it conducted business.
Change is Coming – Catch the Wave
Not long ago, applying this philosophy to government websites would have seemed …

Featured, Headline, Military Families »

[ 10 Nov 2011 | One Comment ]
American Flag

In the 10 years since the September 11th attacks, more than 2 million United States troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan[1].  As we approach Veteran’s Day it is important to remember that although most of our returning service men and women successfully reintegrate into civilian life, many are unable to transition easily as a result of frequent deployments, separations from family, exposure to combat and sustained injuries.
Historically, military members, veterans and their families have relied on the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) …

Alcohol, Featured, Headline, Prevention, Uncategorized »

[ 10 Nov 2011 | One Comment ]
Pamela Hyde, SAMHSA Administrator

Cross-posted from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation blog
The recent first-ever Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on mental health issues in America, found that half of all Americans have a mental health issue at some point in their lives. Pamela Hyde, Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) a keynote speaker at this year’s APHA annual meeting, focused on what public health can do to identify these issues and improve prevention, treatment and recovery.  Watch her opening session speech here, and read an APHA Q&A with …