When a severe storm is on the horizon, communities focus on safety and emergency response. However, communities must also prepare for and respond to the impact and aftermath of severe weather on behavioral health. SAMHSA […]
The U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, recently released a groundbreaking report, Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. This report identifies drug and alcohol addiction as […]
According to combined 2002 to 2012 data from SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 1 in 16 veterans used marijuana in the past year, while 1 in 13 non-veterans did. The […]
Meet MATx, SAMHSA’s latest resource to improve access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. MATx was developed to support practitioners who currently provide MAT, as well as those who plan to do so […]
Every year Recovery Month is celebrated to recognize that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover. Recovery Month also marks the annual release of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Here are some highlights… […]
Heather Shotton, University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Native American Studies, has been named Educator of the Year by the National Indian Education Association. The Educato…
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) students enrolled in institutions of higher education increased 127% between 1976 and 20…
SAMHSA recently released a publication that highlights effective treatments and services for woman who are pregnant or are parenting infants. The resource serves as a guide to collaborative approaches to support pregnant and parenting women with […]
Medicare and Medicaid funding is on the line for Native American … at Sioux San Hospital, or it won’t get reimbursed for the care given to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Longstanding health dispari…
But he didn’t know any doctors like him, a Native American. At UW School of Medicine and Public … Nationwide, 0.4 percent of doctors were American Indian or Alaska Native in 2013, according to the […]
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