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Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
Treatment Page
Offers information, publications and other resources on substance abuse treatment.
National Priorities II: Healing America's Drug Users (February 2002)
An excerpt from the 2002 National Drug Control Strategy that provides an overview of federal efforts to treat America's drug users.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment and policy.
Treatment Research
Contains links to NIDA news releases, publications and research briefs focused on various aspects of substance abuse treatment.
Approaches to Drug Abuse Counseling
Reviews the basic component of most treatment programs - group and individual counseling.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

http://prevention.samhsa.gov/
CSAP is the sole Federal organization with responsibility for improving accessibility and quality of substance abuse prevention services.
The National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study
A Congressionally-mandated five-year study of the impact of drug and alcohol treatment.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Office of Applied Studies

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/
Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment (June 2004)
This National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report discusses the number of individuals who need but do not receive substance abuse treatment for a drug or alcohol problem.
Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) Cost Study (May 2004)
This report from the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) provides national estimates for cost, revenue, counseling activities, and staffing among various types of substance abuse treatment facilities.
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), Highlights – 2002 (May 2004)
Tracks the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.9 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
Treatment Admissions in Urban & Rural Areas Involving Abuse of Narcotic Painkillers (January 2004)
This Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) report describes the dramatic rise of treatment admission rates related to the abuse of prescription drugs. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Reasons for Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment (November 2003)
This National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report looks at the barriers that keep people from receiving drug treatment.
National and State Estimates of Drug Abuse Treatment Gaps (July 2002)
Presents information from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) on the number and percentage of the population in the nation and in each state who need but do not receive treatment for an illicit drug use problem.
Substance Dependence, Abuse and Treatment (July 2002)
Gives national estimates of the extent of substance dependence, abuse and treatment.
Growth of Managed Care in Substance Abuse Treatment (October 2001)
Examines trends in the number of substance abuse treatment facilities that contract with managed care organizations.
Hazelden
http://www.hazelden.org/
Founded in 1949 in Minnesota, Hazelden provides high quality, affordable rehabilitation, education, prevention and professional services for men, women and young people.
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