national survey on drug use and health

Health Agency Laments 'alarming' Substance Abuse Among US Teens

...  agency laments 'alarming' substance abuse among US teens … SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health and National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services. The report also included estimates of how many teens use an illicit drug or… Continue reading

Tinker, Tailor, Model, Spy

...  father warned me about men and booze,” Bankhead liked to tell people, “but he never said anything about women and cocaine.”) … Toto and Max used the cash to shack up in a luxe penthouse on Portman Square and… Continue reading

LSD, Other Psychedelics Not Linked With Mental Health Problems in New Study

...  other psychedelics not linked with mental health problems in new study The researchers relied on data from the 2001-2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in which participants were asked about mental health treatment and symptoms of… Continue reading

How Americans Said 'No' to Cocaine After Years-Long Addiction

...  Americans Said 'No' To Cocaine After Years-Long Addiction But cocaine use in America has dropped by almost half since 2006, The Christian Science Monitor reports. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that .5 percent of the… Continue reading

Feedback From Social Networks Can Help Fight Drug Addiction

...  from social networks can help fight drug addiction According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 23.2 million people (9.4 percent of the U.S. population) aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or… Continue reading

Smartphones "as Addictive as Cocaine"

...  "as addictive as cocaine" Smartphones are “as addictive as cocaine or any other drug,” according to psychotherapist Steve Pope, who has been helping a man cope with the addiction that cost him his relationship and job. Read more on… Continue reading