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.
Please email us at osa.ircosa@maine.gov if you need assistance accessing any information. We are here to assist you.
DHHS Offices will be shut down on Friday, March 12, 2010 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
2010 Report Card on Maine Substance Abuse Services from the Maine Substance Abuse Services Commission
OSA Annual Report 2009 (PDF)
Studies
show cost savings associated with provision of substance abuse treatment - Cost Offset of Treatment Services - July 2009, SAMSHA (PDF)
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
Reports:
[More OSA Reports]
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