| Title | Description | Year Added | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service to Science Programs Highlight the Role of Parents in Preventing Substance Abuse |
Parents play an important role in their children's substance use, but few prevention programs teach parenting and communication skills that could help parents be a positive force in their child's life. To fill this gap, a small number of programs are focusing on ways to help parents develop these skills—including three innovative programs participating in SAMHSA's Service to Science Initiative. |
2013 | |
| Accessing Data the Minnesota Way! |
“Substance Use in MN (SUMN)” is a public data warehouse that provides information on 81 indicators of ATOD consumption and consequences. |
2011 | |
| Alaska's SPF SIG Addresses the Behavioral Health Consequences of Underage and Binge Drinking |
Alaska is using its SPF SIG, to address the impact of substance abuse on related behavioral health problems, including intimate partner violence and suicide. |
2012 | |
| Colorado Video Highlights Role of Adults in Underage Drinking |
The video project is based on the idea that every time someone under the age of 21 drinks, an adult is involved in some way. |
2010 | |
| Connecting to Culture Helps Young People Resist Substance Use |
During September’s National Prevention Network conference in Pittsburgh, PA, representatives from Service to Science will present a workshop that showcases four of these programs. |
2012 | |
| Kentucky Meets the Gold Standard for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs | NEW |
More states are turning to prescription drug monitoring programs, or PDMPs, to help stem the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. Kentucky, which launched its PDMP in 1999, has strengthened its monitoring system by requiring participation by all doctors and pharmacies, improving the timeliness of prescription data reporting, and ensuring high levels of cooperation among stakeholders. |
2013 |
| Massachusetts Prevention Efforts Target Opioid Overdoses |
When Massachusetts received its second federal prevention infrastructure grant, state officials anticipated using the money to fight underage drinking, drunk driving, or tobacco use. |
2011 | |
| Nevada's State-Tribal Partnership Thrives |
Two-way communication between the state and its 27 tribal entities, facilitated by the Statewide Native American Coalition, increases cooperation and helps meet the prevention needs of tribes. |
2012 | |
| New Jersey Shores Up Its Data on Older Adults and Substance Abuse |
For several decades, New Jersey, like other states, has focused most of its substance abuse prevention efforts on young people. But recently an unexpected population has emerged with its own set of pressing substance abuse problems. |
2012 | |
| Service to Science: What's In It for States? Tennessee, New York, and Wisconsin Share Their Stories |
Tennessee, New York, and Wisconsin provide examples of diverse motivations for recruiting and nominating programs for participation in Service to Science. |
2012 |
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