Health Resource in Action, 2016 Since 1997, HRiA has managed the MA Substance Abuse Education and Information Helpline on behalf of the MA Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services. The Helpline is a comprehensive call center and website that...
Caregivers & Community Members
Effect of a “pill mill” law on opioid prescribing and utilization: The case of Texas
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2016 This study is one of the first to consider the effect of “pill mill” laws on opioid prescribing and use. “Pill mills” are pain management clinics whose providers prescribe large quantities of opioids and other controlled substances...
Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use
The New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 The studies shows: The transition from prescription opioid non-medical use to heroin use appears to be part of the progression of opioid addiction in a subset of opioid users. Increased heroin use among non-medical users of...
Preventing a Bad Trip: Marijuana Related injury in the Era of Retail Pot
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment A report about marijuana related injuries by Rebecca Hebner, MPH.
The Power of Prevention (APHA)
American Public Health Association, 2015 Highlights from APHA’s 2015 Annual Meeting
Prevent Impaired Driving
CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America) An online toolkit for preventing impaired driving in your communities.
Don’t Forget the Families
Search Institute, 2015 Family Relationships are Key to Kids' Character Strengths What families do together to build strong relationships in their everyday lives is the foundation for children developing the character strengths they need for success in school, work,...
Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic
National Center for Biotechnology Information Substance abuse, particularly of alcohol and prescription drugs, among adults 60 and older is one of the fastest growing health problems facing the country. Yet, even as the number of older adults suffering from these...
Prescription and Illicit Drug Abuse: Improper Use of Medications
National Institute on Aging
Prescription Drug Abuse: Older Adults
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014 Persons aged 65 years and older comprise only 13 percent of the population, yet account for more than one-third of total outpatient spending on prescription medications in the United States. Older patients are more likely to be...