158077 **SESSION ABSTRACT** Using population and facility data to understand emerging drug abuse and mental health phenomena: New findings from SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 8:30 AM

Anna L. Marsh, PhD , Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD
Joseph Gfroerer, BA , Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD
     
The Office of Applied Studies (OAS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) collects a broad spectrum of data on substance abuse and mental health using general population surveys and facility-based reporting. This session will highlight new OAS findings on emerging drug abuse and mental health phenomena including the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, misuse of over-the-counter cold and cough medications, emerging trends in treatment admissions involving older adults as the baby-boom generation ages, and facility data on pharmacotherapeutic treatment for substance abuse problems. Findings will be based on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), and the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS). In addition, the session chair will discuss the types of data available, current and forthcoming OAS publications, how to obtain additional tabulations from OAS systems and surveys, and ways of accessing OAS microdata files to conduct secondary analysis (15 mins.).

Presentations in this session include: (1) Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their Aftermath on Substance Use and Mental Illness (15 mins.); (2) OTC Cold and Cough Medications: New Data from NSDUH (15 mins.); (3) Morbidity and Mortality Associated with the Use of Dextromethorphan (15 mins.); (4) Older Adult Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: Findings from the Treatment Episode Data Set (15 mins.); and (5) Use of Pharmacotherapies by Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities (15 mins.)

Learning Objectives:
1. Name the major surveys and data systems from SAMHSA’s Office of Applied Studies and describe their general characteristics 2. Articulate 3 new findings from OAS data sets 3. Describe ways of obtaining access to data and findings from OAS

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