CSUF Healthcare Experts Collaborating to Tackle Substance Abuse

A team of CSUF nursing, social work and human services faculty are working together to train students to screen for Substance Use Disorders (SUDs).Through a $258,823 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a federal agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the program's first year will fund a "SBIRT" (screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment) training program, a standardized procedure developed by SAMHSA to identify drug and alcohol abuse.Continue reading in the Orange County Register.

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President Obama names October National Substance Abuse Prevention Month

President Obama names October National Substance Abuse Prevention MonthFiled under NewsHang on for a minute...we're trying to find some more stories you might like.CloseEmail This StorySend Email CancelOn Oct. 3, President Barack Obama deemed October to be the National Substance Abuse Prevention Month.Back in 2011, October was the National Youth Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Prevention month.

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Natural Disasters May Increase Substance Abuse Risk, Study Finds

The dangers of hurricanes, earthquakes and floods can seem clear, with high winds, rising waters or powerful tectonic movements understandably drawing the most concern.But a new study published today found that a natural disaster can also cause lasting damage to a population in another way: through an increased risk of substance abuse.Researchers from multiple institutions, including the University of Miami, examined data from New Orleans to understand if residents were more at risk for substance abuse after living through the trauma of Hurricane Katrina.

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