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This report provides methodological information on how to obtain estimates of behavioral health outcomes for populations living on and off tribal lands and provides some initial estimates using NSDUH 2005 to 2014 data.

for example, 12th grade aged dropouts were more likely to be current cigarette users (55.9 vs. 20.2 percent), be alcohol users (41.1 vs. 33.7 percent), engage in binge alcohol use (31.8 vs. 22.1 percent), engage in any illicit drug use (31.4 vs. 18.1 percent), engage in marijuana use (27.5 vs...

This report uses NSDUH data from 2002 to 2007 on Prescription Pain Relievers. In 2007, 2.1 percent of persons aged 12 or older (an estimated 5.2 million persons) reported using prescription pain relievers nonmedically in the past month; this rate does not differ significantly from that in 2002.

This short report uses 2011 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess substance initiation and substance use among part-time and full-time college students aged 18 to 22.

With growing recognition of the impact of trauma exposure on behavioral health outcomes, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is interested in evaluating associations between potentially traumatic events (PTEs) with mental health and substance use issues. The 2008-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Mental...

This report uses combined 2002 to 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess the average number of full-time college students aged 18 to 22 using substances for the first time per day for the year as a whole and for each month of the year. Substances...

This spotlight uses 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to assess race/ethnic differences in the past year nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers among those aged 12 or older.

This Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) short report shows the estimated number of emergency department visits involving misuse or abuse of the pain medication tramadol between 2005 and 2011. The report specifically talks about age groups, gender, trends over time and other drugs such as narcotic pain relievers, anti-anxiety and...

This report presents an evaluation of the coverage, overlap, biases, strengths, and weaknesses of three sources of data on the receipt of specialty substance use treatment: the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), and the Treatment Episode Data Set...

This report describes the results of data collection efforts conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to the behavioral health (mental health and substance use) of residents of the Gulf Coast affected by the Deepwater Horizon...

The 27 national maps presented here show the 2010-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimates for 363 substate regions. Topics covered include past month substance use (e.g., illicit drugs, marijuana, cocaine, pain relievers, alcohol, tobacco), substance dependence, abuse, and treatment need, past year serious mental illness (SMI)...

This spotlight presents 2012 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data on serious thoughts of suicide in the past year among adults aged 18 or older by whether the person with serious thoughts of suicide has also used illicit drugs in the past year.

This report uses 2008 to 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess past year alcohol use disorder and illicit drug use disorder among persons aged 12 or older for Arizona overall and for substate regions within Arizona. Topics covered include past month substance use (e.g., illicit...

This short report uses data on drug-related emergency department (ED) visits to examine the involvement of zolpidem in ED visits that are related to overmedication. Zolpidem is a medication used to treat insomnia. Overmedication may occur when a patient takes too much of their own medications (i.e., exceeds the prescribed...

This issue of The CBHSQ Report presents facts about substance use among young adults, including initiation, receipt of treatment, and emergency department visits for substance use \