Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.
Addiction and Substance Abuse
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Housing and Employment Key to Beating Addiction for Blacks and Hispanics
January 10, 2013 | Story
Socioeconomic status may stand in the way of successful substance abuse treatment—even when the treatment is low-cost or free.
NIATx: The Network for Improvement of Addiction Treatment Establishes Itself
March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report
From 2007 to 2011, the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) established itself as a national resource center for addiction treatment providers, sustaining the work of two previous RWJF national programs.
Let’s Get Serious about Substance Abuse Treatment – Starting with Payment Reform
January 3, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
Join Together: A National Resource Center
November 16, 2012 | Program Result Report
For two decades Join Together served as a national resource center for local substance abuse initiatives, and promoted policies that enhance prevention and treatment. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is now the portal for these resources.
Health Care for Communities
March 19, 2012 | Program Result Report
Under Healthcare for Communities, researchers tracked changes in the organization and financing of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services, and the impact of those changes on individuals' access to care and the quality and cost of that care.
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth
January 28, 2011 | Program Result Report
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior conducts research on how laws, policies, practices, programs and other environmental influences at the state, community and school levels affect youth behaviors.
Factors Associated with Complicated Buprenorphine Inductions
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article reports factors that cause complications in buprenorphine treatment for opioid addictions. Buprenorphine induction, the first few days of treatment, has caused severe withdrawal symptoms in some patients. The study took place at a South Bronx community health center.
Paths to Recovery: Changing the Process of Care for Substance Abuse
April 28, 2010 | Program Result Report
Paths to Recovery: Changing the Process of Care for Substance Abuse Programs used process improvement strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of substance abuse treatment at the provider level.
States Learn the State of Their Substance Abuse Problem
March 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1994 to 1999, Drug Strategies, Washington, produced and disseminated profiles of substance abuse problems and prevention and treatment efforts in five states and created a how-to guide to aid other states interested in creating their own profiles.
Employees with Substance Abuse Problems Have Higher Medical Costs than Those with Other Chronic Problems, Three-Year Study Finds
February 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Brandeis University analyzed the impact of managed care on the costs of substance abuse treatment in the private sector.