Publications

Alcohol and Other Drug Screening of Hospitalized Trauma Patients Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP)
SAMHSA's TIP 16 provides protocol for instituting alcohol and other drug screening of hospitalized trauma patients. Published in 1995.

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care [pdf]
This manual introduces the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) and describes how to use it to identify persons with hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption. Written by Thomas F. Babor, John C. Higgins-Biddle, John B. Saunders and Maristela G. Monteiro. Published by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization, 2001.

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Trauma Patients: COT Quick Guide [pdf]
A guide to assist Level I and II trauma centers incorporate alcohol screening and brief intervention as part of routine trauma care.

Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse Treatment, Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP)
SAMHSA's TIP 34 provides protocol for brief interventions and brief therapies for substance abuse treatment. Published in 1999.

Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinking: A Manual for Use in Primary Care [pdf]
This manual was written by Thomas F. Babor and John C. Higgins-Biddle to help primary care workers and others deal with persons whose alcohol consumption has become hazardous or harmful to their health. It links scientific research to clinical practice by describing how to conduct brief interventions for patients with alcohol use disorders and those at risk of developing them. Published by the World Health Organization, 2001.

The Change Book: A Blueprint for Technology Transfer [pdf]
Designed for administrators, staff, educators, and policy makers, The Change Book provides an overview of integrating best practices into systems. An accompanying workbook provides a step-by-step guide. Published by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) National Office, 2004.

Clinical Guideline for the Treatment of Depression in the Primary Care Setting [pdf]
Guideline to aid in the detection and treatment of depression in the primary care setting. Published by Tufts Health Plan, 2004.

Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2004: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits [pdf]
SAMHSA report presenting national estimates of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for 2004, based on data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Estimates for 2004 are based on data submitted by 417 hospitals. In each participating hospital, ED medical records are reviewed retrospectively to find the ED visits that were related to recent drug use. Published by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies, April 2006.

Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery
Six evidence-based practice implementation resource kits to encourage the use of evidence-based practices in mental health. The kits were developed as one of several SAMHSA/CMHS activities critical to its science-to-services strategy. Published by SAMHSA and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Evidence-Based Principles for Substance Abuse Prevention
Principles and guidelines drawn from literature reviews and guidance supported by the federal departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services, and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Published by ONDCP.

Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Physicians Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP)
SAMHSA's TIP 24 provides guidance to substance abuse services for primary care physicians. Published in 1997.

Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much. A Clinician's Guide
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's guide for primary care and mental health clinicians. Published in 2005.

Identification of At-Risk Drinking with Women of Childbearing Age: A Guide for Primary-Care Providers
This guide provides clinicians with office-based screening and intervention protocols to reduce drinking in women of childbearing age and to prevent maternal alcohol use during the perinatal period. A protocol is also provided for the detection of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD), and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND). The guide is specifically designed for obstetricians, family physicians, internists, advanced-practice nurses, and physician assistants who care for women. Produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Office of Research on Minority Health.

Monitoring the Future Monographs: The Annual Volumes on Trends in Drug Use and Related Factors
This is an ongoing survey of substance use and abuse among high school and college-aged populations. It includes the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) annual report on college students and adults ages 19-45.

2005 National Survey on Drug Use & Health: National Results
This report presents the first information from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The survey is the primary source of information on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. The survey interviews approximately 67,500 persons each year.

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide
NIDA's guide based on results of an extensive body of research and designed to foster more widespread use of scientifically based treatment components. The guide summarizes basic overarching principles that characterize effective treatment, elaborates on these principles by providing answers to frequently raised questions, describes the types of treatment, and gives examples of scientifically based and tested treatment components. Published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1999.

Promising New Treatment Options for People with Co-Existing Alcohol-Use and Psychiatric Disorders
Translation of symposium proceedings published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research that examines treatment options for people with co-existing alcohol-use and psychiatric disorders, with a focus on social anxiety disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. An Addiction Science Made Easy project produced by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center National Office with funding from SAMHSA, CSAT.

Research Report Series
National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) series of reports translating the science of research findings related to drugs and drug use for the educated lay public, legislators, educational groups, and practitioners.

Serious Mental Illness and Its Co-Occurrence with Substance Use Disorders, 2002
Report presenting national estimates from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health of the prevalence and treatment of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and of co-occurring SMI and substance use disorders among adults aged 18 or older. Published by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Science, June 2004.

Service Planning Guidelines: Co-Occuring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders [pdf]
Practice guidelines on evidence-based and consensus-based best practice models for the treatment of individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance disorders. Developed by Kenneth Minkoff, M.D, for the Behavioral Health Recovery Management project, March 2001.

Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking
In its first Call to Action against underage drinking, the U.S. Surgeon General's Office appeals to Americans to do more to stop America's 11 million current underage drinkers from using alcohol, and to keep other young people from starting.

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