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This guide provides practical, evidence-based information that first responder agencies, their partners, and communities can use to implement or expand practices and programs for linking people to substance use services.
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This TIP supports learning about the key aspects, functions, and uses of Peer Support Services (PSS) in recovery from problematic substance use, which will help providers, supervisors, and administrators in SUD treatment programs better understand and respond to these changes.
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This practical guide updates and expands the discussion presented in SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Resource from 2014. The primary goal of this guide is to provide implementation strategies across multiple domains based on the original publication.
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This guide focuses on research supporting adaptations of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for under-resourced populations. Adaptations involve tailoring care, programs, and services to the cultural, social, gender, and demographic contexts of the people served to yield positive outcomes.
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This Advisory reviews the evidence on prescription stimulant misuse among youth and young adults. It establishes prescription stimulant misuse as a public health problem, identifies associated risk and protective factors, and provides programs and action steps for stakeholders to prevent misuse.
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This CDC Resource offers Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and evidence ratings on regulation of alcohol outlet density, taxes, dram shop liability, sales, electronic screening, and minor sales.
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This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent vaping. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.
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This manual provides guidelines in screening and assessing teens for substance use conditions. It covers confidentiality laws, and screening and assessment in juvenile justice settings. The manual also includes screening and assessment tools.
View ResourceThe focus of this guide is on evidence-based treatment approaches—those that have been scientifically tested and found to be effective in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse.
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This document provides state by state information on implementation of intensive care coordination using a wraparound approach for children and youth with complex mental and substance use disorders.
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This document evaluates states’ use of best practices in preventing underage drinking, as required by the STOP Act.
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This guide provides school leaders and administrators with key information regarding a broad range of student assistance services. It addresses school connectedness, substance use, mental health promotion, and violence prevention. The guide includes information about effective planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of student assistance programs in disparate settings.
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This SAMHSA kit focuses on the consequences of substance misuse among college students, including the misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. It includes current data about drinking among college students explores the causes of misuse, including peer pressure, stress, social norms, and advertising messages.
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This guide includes various approaches and considerations in measuring alcohol outlet density and the pros/cons of each strategy.
View ResourceThis guide developed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides healthcare providers with instant access to current guidelines in a clear concise format.
This pocket guide was produced by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) guide.
View ResourceThe ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management is intended to aid clinicians in their clinical decision-making and management of patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
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