Email UpdatesNIH HEAL Initiative
The Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, is an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis.
Adolescents
Developed for or that offer specific considerations for the screening and treatment of adolescents and substance use disorders.
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
Based on 2020 and earlier NSDUH data, this report contains findings on a wide variety of key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States.
After High School: Talking With Your Young Adult about Underage Drinking (Spanish Version)
This Spanish language fact sheet is to inform parents how to effectively talk to their young adult about the risks of underage drinking.
Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report
This research report provides information on the state of the science in the comorbidity of substance use disorders with mental illness and physical health conditions.
One Degree: Shift the Influence
An update to AHRQ's systematic review protocol on outpatient pharmacotherapy for adults with alcohol use disorder in April 2022
Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
This systematic review synthesizes the literature on behavioral, pharmacologic, and combined interventions for adolescents ages 12 to 20 years with problematic substance use or substance use disorder.
Improving Substance Use Services for Youth: Policy Opportunities for State Medicaid/CHIP Programs
This report describes policy priorities for Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that States could implement to improve services and care for adolescents and young adults with substance use disorders, with a focus on prevention and early intervention.
Implementing Adolescent SBIRT: Findings from the FaCES Project
Evaluates the implementation of adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in 13 different primary care clinics, which involved training and technical assistance and incorporated use of the electronic health records
Getting Candid: Framing the Conversation Around Youth Substance Use Prevention
This guide and toolkit was created to support and empower youth-serving providers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage youth in substance use prevention conversations, including what not to say, and how to help young people connect with services when needed.
Costs and Implementation Effectiveness of Generalist Versus Specialist Models for Adolescent Screening and Brief Intervention in Primary Care
Study analyzing the marginal service and program costs of two models of implementation of adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment finding the generalist setting to be more cost-effective than specialist care