National Resources

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids (2018) - This document consists of all opioid-related information from Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health and provides updated data on the prevalence of substance use, opioid misuse, opioid use disorders, opioid overdoses, and related harms.

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (2016) - A comprehensive review of the science of substance use, misuse, and disorders. This report is the first ever issued by the Surgeon General which speaks to the importance of the issues related to substance abuse. Previous reports of the Surgeon General, including those on tobacco (1964), AIDS (1987), and mental health (1999), have helped to create understanding and urgency to address critical public health challenges.

Data & Reports

(for more data resources, visit our Alaska Resources page):

• American Community Survey (ACS)
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
• Medicaid Open Data
• National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
• National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS)
• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
• SAMHSA Uniform Reporting System (URS)
• Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS)
• Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
• Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)

Resources by theme:

American Indian and Alaska Native-Specific Resources:

• Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA)
• Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center, SAMHSA
• Indian Health Service
-Youth Regional Treatment Centers
-Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative

• Alaska Native Health Board
• National Indian Health Board
• Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Heath
-Evidence-Based Practices and Substance Abuse Treatment for Native Americans

Children & Adolescent
• Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study
• Healthy Children – Emotional Wellness
• National Adolescent Information Center
• National Center on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments
• National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI)
• Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents (In Brief)
• Substance Abuse Prevention for Children and Families
General Mental Health
• Institute for Psychological Health
• Mental Health America
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• National Empowerment Center
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance Program
General Substance Use Disorder
• Centers for Disease and Control – Violence Prevention
• Drugs, Brains, Behavior: The Science of Addiction (NIDA)
• Inhalant Abuse Prevention Information and Kit
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Opioids
• Harm Reduction Coalition
• Narcan Nasal Spray
• SAMHSA Overdose Toolkit
• Awareness, Education, and Collaboration: Promising School-based Opioid Prevention Approaches
Suicide
• American Association of Suicidology
• Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO)
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs