Reports & Research...

Monitoring the Future. This is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of approximately 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991). In addition, annual follow-up questionnaires are mailed to a sample of each graduating class for a number of years after their initial participation.

To read the 2007 results, go to: www.monitoringthefuture.org

Breaking the Cycle of Addiction. Childhood can and should be a time of wonder and discovery, when parents nurture, protect, and care for the precious gifts of life they have brought into the world. But for children of alcoholic parents, life often is filled with shame, suffering, and fear. These children may find themselves trapped by the same disease that affected their parents and grandparents unless there is outside intervention from caring adults in their lives.

For more information: www.samhsa.gov

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Connecticut School Health Survey CSSH Fact Sheet 2007: http://www.preventionworksct.org/docs/GPPmain/CSHS_Fact_Sheet_2007.pdf

Connecticut State Epidemiological Work Group Source of Local, Regional and State Substance Abuse Data  http://commed.uchc.edu/healthservices/sew/default.htm

Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) www.cesar.umd.edu  CESAR conducts policy-relevant research and evaluation studies, disseminates statistical and other information, assists in training students in substance abuse research methods and policy analysis, and provides technical assistance to agencies and organizations working in substance abuse related fields.

Study Predicts Big Increase in Addiction Among Older Americans. A new survey predicts that the number of Americans age 50 or older who are addicted to alcohol or other drugs will double by2020.

Link to Full Article: www.jointogether.org

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Report: $7 Gain for Every $1 Spent on Treatment. A recent study concludes that society earns $7 in benefits for every $1 spent on addiction treatment, including savings on medical care, mental-health services, and welfare payments, increased employment, and reductions in criminal activity.

Link to Full Article: www.jointogether.org

Misuse of Pharmaceuticals Sends Half Million to ER Each Year. A new federal study shows that more emergency-room (ER) visitsare caused by misuse of pharmaceuticals -- including over-the-counter and prescription drugs -- than by cocaine, marijuana, or other illicit drugs.

Link to Full Article: www.jointogether.org

One in Five Teens Misuse Prescription Drugs For the Third Straight Year. A Partnership for a Drug-Free America study has found that about 20 percent of U.S. teens havemisused prescription painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin,even as smoking and drinking decline.

Link to Full Article: www.jointogether.org

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