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Posted 1/22/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
… For much of the past century, scientists studying drugs and drug use labored in the shadows of powerful myths and misconceptions about the nature of … to drug use, treating it as a moral failing rather than a health problem, which led to an emphasis on punishment rather …
Posted 12/2/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Developed for the Puerto Rico Department of Health, this toolkit discusses how to screen pregnant women for substance use, screen infants for prenatal exposure to substances, recognize the signs of NAS, utilize validated screening tools, understand the importance of provider education, and engage pregnant women in the process of treatment and referral.
Posted 9/4/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has created a toolkit for National Recovery Month 2023 to support people in recovery from mental and substance use disorders. The toolkit includes social media content material, resources for recovery, and recovery promotional materials.
Posted 9/25/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now added American Sign Language (ASL) services to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. An ongoing effort of the HHS is to expand accessibility to behavioral health care for underserved communities, which includes individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.