SAMHSA, 2020 This SAMHSA briefing looks at recent reports that indicate the current pandemic disproportionately impacts communities of color, compounding longstanding racial disparities. Click here to access this briefing.
Data Resources
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); What is the VA doing?
US Department of Veteran Affairs, 2020 VA has implemented an aggressive public health response to protect and care for Veterans, their families, health care providers, and staff in the face of this emerging health risk. We are working directly with the CDC and other...
Smoking Cessation; A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2020 This report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the general direction of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health...
COVID-19 Resources for Prevention Providers
The Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we all are working to adjust to a new normal. This pandemic has presented us with numerous challenges such as transitioning to remote working, finding ways to adapt our work to...
State of Tobacco Control 2020
The American Lung Association, 2020 The 18th annual American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control” report evaluates states and the federal government on actions taken to eliminate the nation’s leading cause of preventable death — tobacco use — and save lives...
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2020 Three decades after the first Surgeon General's report on smoking cessation, the Surgeon General has released a new report that reviews and updates evidence on the importance of quitting smoking. The report finds that...
2019 DEA National Drug Threat Assessment
Drug Enforcement Administration, December 2019 The 2019 NDTA is a comprehensive assessment of the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs. The report provides strategic analysis of the domestic drug situation during 2018, based...
Cannabis Use Among Drivers in Fatal Crashes in Washington State Before and After Legalization – 2020 Research Brief
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, January 2020 Washington State Initiative 502 (I-502), effective Dec. 6, 2012, legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use by adults aged 21 years and older. It also included a prohibition against driving...
2018 Rhode Island Student Survey Summary
BHDDH, RIDOH, RIDE, 2018 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 Island...
Smoke Free Media Guide
Reality Check, 2020 Television, movies, the Internet and other forms of media, offer the tobacco industry direct and sometimes unregulated access into teens’ daily lives. That’s why we’ve written this Smoke Free Media Guide for Reality Check (RC) coordinators, where...