ADAI News

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journals were recently received by the ADAI Library. Click on links to connect to tables of contents.

Addiction 104(4)
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 9(1)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 36(2)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 36(3)
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 11(1)
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 23(1)
Substance Abuse 30(1)

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journals were recently received by the ADAI Library. Click on links to connect to tables of contents.

Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 33(4)
Counselor Magazine 10(2)
Crosscurrents: Journal of Addiction & Mental Health 12(3)
Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education 53(1)
Journal of Drug Education 38(4)
Journal of Drug Issues 38(4)
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (SARC suppl 5)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 69(6)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 36(1)
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 11(1)

Costs and Frequency of Mental Health-Related Hospitalizations Increasing in Washington

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy released a report in April describing the increase in costs and frequency of mental health-related hospitalizations in Washington. The report examines the relationship between public mental health services and mental health-related hospitalizations and emergency departments. In 2007, one out of five adult hospital stays involved a mental health or substance abuse (MHSA) diagnosis in Washington State. A greater percentage of MHSA-related hospitalizations come from the emergency department and a disproportionate number are paid for by Medicare or Medicaid. Among Medicaid clients, those with frequent or high-cost emergency department visits are more likely to have an MHSA diagnosis.

Download the report. (.pdf)

Trends in Washington State Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use for 2008

Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drug Abuse Trends in Washington State - 2008 Report is published annually by the Washington State Division of Alcohol & Substance Abuse, and can be used to measure progress in the state's effort to prevent and treat substance abuse. 

The 2008 Trends Report contains information about the economic costs of substance abuse, substance abuse prevalence and trends, impacts of substance abuse, the effectiveness of prevention and treatment, and policy issues confronting the state.

Some noteworthy trends for 2008:

• Smoking prevalence among adults is declining.
• The percentage of students, both in Washington State and nationally, who have tried alcohol is relatively constant.
• Treatment admissions for methamphetamine have fallen for the first time in a decade.

But it's not all good news:

• Adult binge drinking in Washington State is at its highest rate in a decade.
• WA has among the highest rates of non-medical use of prescription pain relievers in the nation.
• Almost one-fifth of Washington State 10th and 12th graders reported being drunk/high at school in the past year.

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journals were recently received by the ADAI Library. Click on links to connect to tables of contents.

Addiction Messenger: Prescription Med Abuse, Pt. 1 12(1)
Addiction Professional 7(2)
Addictive Behaviors 34(5)
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 33(3)
American Journal of Public Health 99(4) and Suppl 99(Suppl)
Drug & Alcohol Dependence 101(1-2) and 101(3)
International Journal of Drug Policy 20(3)
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling 29(2)
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 18(1)
Journal of Dual Diagnosis 5(1)
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 8(1)
Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery 4(1-2)
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 40(4) and 41(1)