State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH), October 2021 The State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), on behalf of the Rhode Island...
Data Resources
2020 Rhode Island Student Survey
BHDDH, RIDOH, RIDE, November 2021 The Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) is a collaboration among the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (RI BHDDH), the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Rhode...
Learn the Law: Preventing and Reducing Underage Drinking Series 1-24
SAMHSA: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, 2021 Alcohol remains the most widely used substance by young people. To address this public health issue, the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage...
2020 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), 2020 The Rhode Island Young Adult Survey (RIYAS) was administered in 2020 to adults aged 18-25 years, residing in Rhode Island. The results of the 2020 RIYAS are...
Communities Talk to Prevent Underage Drinking Initiative
SAMHSA, 2021 Communities Talk to Prevent Underage Drinking (Communities Talk)supports the work of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to prevent and reduce underage and problem drinking among 12- to 25-year-olds in the United States....
Cannabis Concentration and Health Risks Report
Washington State Prevention Research Subcommittee (PRSC), November 2020 Across the State of Washington, individuals, families, communities, and health care systems are struggling to cope with substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Fortunately, we have...
Substance Use Disorders Linked to COVID-19 Susceptibility
National Institutes of Health, September 2020 A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications. The research, published in Molecular Psychiatry, was co-authored by...
Alcohol-Related Disparities Among Women: Evidence and Potential Explanations
Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, September 2020 Although research on alcohol-related disparities among women is a highly understudied area, evidence shows that racial/ethnic minority women, sexual minority women, and women of low socioeconomic status (based on...
Health Information National Trends Survey Brief: E-Cigarettes
National Cancer Institute, June 2020 The latest HINTS Brief, titled “E-cigarette Perceptions and Experimentation Among US Adults”, [protect2.fireeye.com] examines e-cigarette perceptions and whether perceived harm and addictiveness are associated with trying...
The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African American Population: An Urgent Issue
SAMHSA, 2020 This newly released SAMHSA report presents data on the prevalence of opioid misuse and death rates in the Black/African American population; contextual factors and challenges to prevention and treatment; and innovative community-based strategies to...