SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 This webinar summary (available in the PDF link above) describes the first in a three-part series, the webinar explores strategies for preventing prescription drug misuse that focus on reducing...
Substance Use Prevention/Mental Health Promotion
Drugs of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide 2017 Edition
U.S. Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 2017 The Drugs of Abuse guide is released on a periodic basis and designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States. The guide provides important...
State- and Community-level Partners to Engage in Opioid Overdose Prevention Efforts
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 Preventing opioid overdose requires collaboration with a diverse range of partners—some familiar and some new to the prevention field. This resource is designed to help prevention practitioners...
Opportunities for Engaging Partners to Prevent Opioid Overdose-related Deaths
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 Preventing opioid overdose requires collaboration with a diverse range of partners—some familiar and some new to the world of prevention. This resource presents different sectors prevention...
Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use
National Academy of Sciences, 2017 This consensus study report discusses the benefits and potential harms of prescription opioids in contemporary society. The Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse performed a...
Rhode Island Youth Marijuana 2015
Rhode Island State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), May 2017 This data brief was created by the SEOW on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). It focuses on data gathered through the...
The Journal of Adolescent Health
The Journal of Adolescent Health has published a supplemental journal on adolescent health and teen pregnancy prevention. There is free access to all of the articles.
Recovery Support Line Now Available 24/7
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, March 16, 2017 The State’s dedicated recovery support phone line – 401-942-STOP (7867) –now connects Rhode Islanders with treatment and recovery supports at any time, day or night, 365 days...
Five Agencies Named as Regional Prevention Task Forces
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH), February, 2017 The Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) has made awards to create five Regional...
Association Between The Real Cost Media Campaign and Smoking Initiation Among Youths
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, January 2017 In the United States, approximately 900,000 youths smoke their first cigarette each year (1). Health communication interventions are evidence-based strategies for preventing the initiation of tobacco use,...