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Join Together indexes hundreds of helpful publications, online documents, and other resources available from other organizations. Below are the most recent resources we've added to the system. Find more with the search tools on the right, and in "related resources" lists throughout the website.

Power of Parents: It's Your Influence
This new website from MADD gives parents the communication tools they need to stop teen alcohol use. 2009

Non-Medical Marijuana III: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette?
Despite reported declines in teen marijuana use, this report from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found that in 2007 almost 11 million teens reported having used marijuana. 2008

The Importance of Family Dinners V
This report from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found, among other things, that teens who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three per week), compared to those who have frequent family dinners (five or more per week) are twice as likely to use tobacco or marijuana; more than one and a half times likelier to use alcohol; and twice as likely to expect to try drugs in the future. 2009

National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents
This annual survey conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University shows that teens who have seen their parent(s) drunk compared to those who have not, are more than twice as likely to get drunk in a typical month, and three times likelier to use marijuana and smoke cigarettes. 2009

National Drug Control Strategy 2009
This report presents the 2009 National Drug Control Strategy of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2009

Talk Kit for Parents of Military Families
Designed specifically for military parents of tweens and teens, this kit provides ideas on how to start the conversation about drugs and alcohol, scripts to help you find the right words, and tips for answering tough questions and getting support from other adults around you. 2009

Policy Brief on Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Addiction
This policy brief produced by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) explores two medications used in substitution therapy: methadone, which has long been viewed as the gold standard for substitution therapy, and buprenorphine, a newly approved and effective alternative. 2009

How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents
This new book by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. offers a comprehensive, straightforward, readable and usable guide to keeping kids drug free during their formative pre-teen, teen, and college years. 2009

Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap
This website offers resource sections with impact briefs on key issues, along with links to various studies relevant to the addiction treatment community, the health care debate, and more. 2009

State Estimates of Substance Use and Mental Health from the 2006-2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
This 2009 report provides state-by-state analyses of substance abuse and mental illness patterns, and reveals that there are wide variations in the levels of problems like illicit drug use found among the states, but that every state suffers from these problems. 2009

National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009
This resource analyzes current nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs and discusses their distribution, the impact of diversion and abuse, and monitoring programs. 2009

Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets
A major report from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University shows that state governments spend almost 15 percent of their entire budgets on the consequences of substance abuse and addiction -- and just a tiny fraction on prevention and treatment programs to reduce it.

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