Providing leadership in substance abuse prevention, intervention and
treatment.
Welcome to the Office of Substance Abuse
Whether you are someone seeking services for yourself or a loved one, an employer looking for workplace solutions, a school system looking at your community’s latest student data, or a student doing research for a paper, we hope you will find this web site useful and informative.
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DHHS Offices will be shut down on Monday, July 6 2009 as part of the State's cost savings measures.
For details on shutdown policy and essential services, visit our Shutdown policy page.
What's New at OSA
New state-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) shows that Maine residents did not report significantly more misuse of prescription pain relievers than either the national or the northeast population.
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7state/MapNonMedPR.pdf
Additionally,
- Maine had significant declines in the percent of 12-17 year olds needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug abuse between 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 (from 6.33% to 4.79%).
- Maine had a significant decrease in underage past month alcohol use between 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 (from 32.30% to 29.60% among 12-20 year olds).
- Maine is in the top fifth of states for past month marijuana use among all age groups (12 and older, 12-17 year olds, 18-25 year olds, 26 and older).
The full report is available at: http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7state/2k7State.pdf
Substance Abuse Treatment Block Grant: State Positions and Data Trends (PDF)
(Maine/National data and
how Maine measures up to other federally funded substance abuse treatment systems)
Press Release: Survey Shows Youth Alcohol Use Continues to Decrease in Maine
OSA Annual Report 2008 (PDF)
Press Release: Educating Parents about Dangers the Goal of National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
2008 MYDAUS Technical Report Word | PDF
Health Care Provider's Guide to Address Underage Drinking
Problem Gambling Information
Reports:
- Substance Abuse Trends in Maine: January - June 2008 Word | PDF
- Maine School Policy Guide
- The Cost of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Maine, 2005 Word (2.2 MB) | PDF (440 kb)
- Executive Summary: Cost, 2005 Word | PDF
- Funding the Efficient and Effective Delivery of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs LD 1838/RESOLVE Chapter 142
[More OSA Reports]
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