New Report : State Mandates for Treatment for Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

Source: SAMHSA eNetwork email,  4/2/08

A new report is available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). The report focuses on state-mandated benefits, state laws regulating mental health and addiction treatment workers, and state-recognized mental health clinicians with authority to prescribe psychotropic medications.

The report is divided into three main sections. The first section describes the current status of state-mandated insurance coverage and identifies those states that require insurance companies to provide coverage for those they insure who have mental or substance use disorders. The second section outlines the type of coverage and diagnostic conditions to which the insurance applies. Finally, the third section provides an in-depth analysis of the authority granted by states to nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe psychotropic medications.

Download/View the Report:
State Mandates for Treatment for Mental Health Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders  (536 KB)
Order Your Free Copy Now! (SMA07-422

SAMHSA online course for Tx providers re: Acamprosate

SAMHSA’s Knowledge Application Program (KAP) Launches E-Learning Courses

Acamprosate: A New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorders
<http://www.kap-elearning.samhsa.gov/>

The course is based on the acamprosate Substance Abuse Treatment
Advisory published in fall 2005. Users who successfully complete the
course will receive one NAADAC-approved continuing education unit (CEU)
at no cost and can print out their CEU certificate. The course is
self-paced so that users can log out of the course and return at a later
time to continue where they left off. If unsuccessful, users can take
the course again.

Other e-learning courses in development include:

Prescription Medications: Misuse, Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction
Organizational Development: Marketing for Referral Development
Organizational Development: Finance
Organizational Development: Governance
Anger Management

To access the “Acamprosate: A New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorders”
e-learning course, go to http://www.kap-elearning.samhsa.gov

SAMHSA Launches New Web Page for Veterans and Their Families

Source: SAMHSA Bulletin, 5/10/2007

A new section of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Web site at http://www.samhsa.gov  has been launched for veterans and their families.  The Web site provides critical information on prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental and substance use disorders.

Publications, fact sheets, and links to relevant agencies are provided along with information on SAMHSA-funded programs, agency activities, and training and technical assistance opportunities.  Individuals seeking substance use and mental health services can easily find information about local programs by using SAMHSA’s treatment facility locator.

Also today, SAMHSA convened a meeting with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and veterans service organizations to better understand the needs and to identify ways local community-based substance abuse and mental health service organizations can best be prepared to assist veterans and their families.  The discussion will help inform the development of guidance materials for states, local communities, and providers to ensure a coordinated approach to providing mental health and substance use services.

For more information, please visit Resources for Returning Veterans and Their Families at http://www.samhsa.gov/vets/ .

Forty Percent or More of Youths Admitted to U.S. Hospitals for Alcohol or Drug Dependence Do Not Receive Treatment During Their Stay

Source: CESAR Fax, 15(49), 12/11/2006

Forty percent or more of the youths ages 20 or younger admitted to U.S. hospitals for substance dependence or related psychoses in 2000 had no documentation of receiving alcohol or drug treatment during their stay, according to an analysis of data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Read the complete Cesar Fax overview.

Nearly Half of all Patients in Treatment for Both Alcohol and Drugs

Source: SAMHSA Advisory, 11/29/06

The proportion of patients in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse made up nearly half of all clients (47 percent) according to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2005, released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The survey showed that on March 31, 2005, 1.08 million people were enrolled in substance abuse treatment, an 8 percent increase from 1 million in 2000. Of them, 34 percent were in treatment for drug abuse only, up from 29 percent in 2000. In contrast, clients enrolled in treatment only for alcohol abuse declined from 23 percent in 2000 to 19 percent in 2005.

Click here for the complete SAMHSA Advisory
Click here for the N-SSATS 2005 Survey

ADAD Treatment Directory is Back

The ADAD treatment directory is available once again. The directory allows you to locate licensed treatment programs within the state of Colorado. Search by city, judicial district, type of service, Managed Service Organization (MSO), or program name.

The directory also provides searching by special needs and/or populations: DUI/DWAI offenders, minors, women, emergency and involuntary commitments, and offender education and treatment.

To access the directory visit the ADAD homepage at http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/adad/ and then click on the left side column where it says Treatment Directory on the left side column, or bookmark the direct link, which is http://69.67.96.57/ohr/adad/treatment/Directory.asp

Dramatic Increase in National Treatment Admissions for Methamphetamine

Source: Center for Substance Abuse Research, CESAR Fax 6/07/06

The number of national treatment admissions reporting methamphetamine as the primary substance of abuse increased dramatically from 1992 to 2004, according to data from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). In 1992, 14,570 treatment admissions reported methamphetamine as the primary substance of abuse (comprising 1% of all admissions), compared to 129,079 in 2004 (7% of all admissions). At the same time, the proportion of methamphetamine treatment admissions that were referred by the criminal justice system also increased, from 38% to 51%. Referrals from individuals (including self-referrals) decreased over this period (from 34% to 24%) as did those from substance abuse care providers (from 9% to 5%; data not shown). Caution should be used in utilizing treatment admissions data as an indicator of use or dependence since treatment admissions may also be influenced by changes in law enforcement and sentencing practices as well as changes in legislation which divert drug offenders to treatment.

FREE ADAD Forum on Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine: Effects of Abuse and Treatment Strategies
Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m

Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan
Main Auditorium
3550 West Oxford Avenue (at South Lowell Blvd.)
Denver, Colorado
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, CDHS and The Rocky Mountain Institute

AND live video broadcast at several locations.

See the registration form for more information.

National Treatment Admissions for Primary Alcohol and Cocaine Abuse Decrease While Admissions for Marijuana Double and Stimulants Triple

Source: Center for Substance Abuse Research, CESAR Fax4/17/06
“The percentage of admissions to state-funded substance abuse treatment facilities for primary* alcohol abuse declined from 1993 to 2003, according to data from the national Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). While alcohol continues to be the substance most frequently cited as a primary substance of abuse, primary alcohol abuse accounted for less than one-half (41%) of all admission in 2003 (the most recent year for which data are available), down from 57% in 1993. The percentage of admissions for primary cocaine abuse also decreased, from 17% to 14%. At the same time, the percentage of admissions for primary abuse of stimulants (including methamphetamine and prescription stimulants) tripled and marijuana more than doubled while primary opiate admissions also increased (from 13% to 18%).”

February Focus: Addicton and Families

Our focus for February is on addiction and it’s impact on families. Below are a couple of the resources available from the PIC that address this important topic. Please feel free to contact the PIC for further information on these or other items available for loan through the library.

VIDEO:

Drinking Apart: Families Under The Influence
Provides valuable insights into both the devastating effects of drug and alcohol dependence on different types of relationships.
Circulation Number: 10599

BOOKS:

The Alcoholic Family in Recovery: A Developmental Model
This book explores the process of recovery from addiction as it affects the entire family, presenting a new model for understanding and treating families navigating this difficult period.
Circulation Number: 11110

Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment: Working with Family Members
A research-based approach to empowering concerned significant others and family members to take charge of their lives, and manage their side of the relationship with a substance abuser.
Circulation Number: 11533