8th Annual Native American Prevention Program Sharing Conference: Joining Voices

July 16-18, 2007

Shooting Star Casino, Hotel & Event Center

On May 1 and 2, 2000 the first Native American Prevention Program Sharing Conference was held in Bloomington, Minnesota. It was an opportunity for individuals and agencies from throughout the Central CAPT states and the Red Lake Nation to share what they were doing in the areas of prevention.

This Eighth Annual Native American Prevention Program Sharing Conference: Joining Voices will help participants develop a better understanding of prevention programs and principles that are effective. This conference has been designed to provide both youth and adult participants an opportunity to:

• Learn about specific prevention programs and strategies that are being implemented with Native American youth audiences.
• Learn about evidence-based programs, principles, and practices.
• Talk with others who are interested in making prevention programs work efficiently and effectively.
• Strengthen a good path of life for youth.
  Strengthen connections among prevention programs throughout the Native American Nations.
• Prepare youth to become good elders.
• Learn about wellbriety programs and strategies for Native American youth.

The conference has been scheduled for July to accommodate youth and adult participation. The conference will be held at Shooting Star Casino, Hotel & Event Center in Mahnomen, MN.

The planning committee would like to give a special thank you to the Minnesota Department of Human Services Chemical Health Division, American Indian Section for their generous support of this conference.

Conference Registration - Now open! Register online at http://www.ccapt.org/joiningvoices/a_register.html.

Participant registration fee: $30. Up to three youth per paid adult can attend for free.

Registration deadline: June 29, 2007. Registration is limited, reserve your seat today!

Click here to download a PDF version of the conference brochure.

Interested in exhibiting and sharing materials? Exhibitor fee: $45 (includes meals and participant materials). Register online at http://www.ccapt.org/joiningvoices/e_register.html

Please contact Sarah Carsello at 1-800-782-1878 ext. 132 or scarsello@miph.org for additional information.

Comparison of Naltrexone Assists Substance Abuse Treatment Providers

Oral naltrexone and naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension is the focus of a new comparative report recently released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the Spring 2007 issue of Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory.

In April 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new extended-release injectable formulation of naltrexone (Vivitrol^®) for the treatment of alcohol dependence in an effort to address the issue of patient non-adherence to oral treatment.

This issue of the Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory compares oral naltrexone and extended release injectable naltrexone. It also answers questions treatment providers, particularly counselors and program administrators, may have about injectable naltrexone. These questions include-

• What is naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension?
• How does injectable naltrexone address patient nonadherence?
• What is the efficacy of injectable naltrexone?
  
• How safe is injectable naltrexone?
  
• How can substance abuse specialty treatment providers incorporate injectable naltrexone into their practice?
  

The comparison table offers seven topical comparisons in the following categories: mechanism of action, usual adult dosage and prescribing information, examples of drugs causing interactions, common side effects, contraindications, precautions and serious adverse reactions. In addition, the report provides information that treatment providers should share with the patients about the drug as well as the effectiveness of injectable naltrexone.

“Naltrexone for Extended-Release Injectable Suspension for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence” (Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory, Spring 2007, Volume 6, Issue 1) is available on the Web at www.kap.samhsa.gov. Copies may be obtained free of charge by calling SAMHSA’s Health Information Network at 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727). Request inventory number SMA 07-4267. For related publications and information, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/.

Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse Grant Competition

The notice inviting applications for the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse program competition was published in the Federal Register on February 9, 2007, and the application became available to the public today.

The application package can be downloaded from either of the following Web sites:

OSDFS's Web Page:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpalcoholabuse/applicant.html

Grants.gov Web site:
www.grants.gov

SAMHSA Awards States $145 Million in Strategic Prevention Framework Incentive Grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced 16 grants totaling $145 million over five years to implement Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants (SPF SIGs) to advance community-based programs for substance abuse prevention, mental health promotion and mental illness prevention.

Three awards were given out to communities in the Central CAPT Region:


Michigan

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa, Peshawbestown -- $513,831 for the first year to work in partnership with the Michigan Public Health Institute’s Center for the Collaborative Research in Health Outcomes and Policy to implement, evaluate, and sustain a strategic prevention framework-focused substance abuse prevention effort among the population of the Grand Traverse Band. The program is designed to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including childhood and underage drinking.


Wisconsin

Great Lakes Intertribal Council, Inc., Lac du Flambeau -- $1,104,835 for the first year to develop and implement the Great Lakes Intertribal Council Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Project to help the 11 tribes of Wisconsin build the infrastructure and capacity needed to better prevent substance abuse in their communities, with an emphasis on underage drinking.


Office of the Governor, Madison -- $2,093,000 for the first year for a program that combines the comprehensive strategic prevention initiative model with existing state and local efforts to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including childhood and underage drinking; to reduce substance abuse-related problems in communities; and to build prevention capacity and infrastructure. This project joins with the Governor’s Kids First Initiative, and the Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 state health plan.

"Different World" ad campaign launched. Designed to assist Asian American parents' prevention efforts

A new advertising campaign was launched yesterday from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. It is designed to help Asian American parents protect their teens from marijuana and other drug use. This print ad campaign reveals the world of Asian American teens that immigrant parents may be unfamiliar with. The ads provide easy steps to take in monitoring their teen and they explain the risks teens face today.

The campaign is composed of four print ads titled "Game," "Photo," "Read," and "Room," will appear in 65 Asian American publications across the country beginning this week. In addition to basic drug information, such as the signs and symptoms of marijuana use, the ads urge parents to adopt monitoring skills that are proven effective in preventing teen drug use. These include:

-Establishing a clear "no-drugs" rule
-Having teens engage in constructive and adult-supervised activities outside of school
-Finding out who your child's friends are and getting to know them
-Getting in touch with adults in your teen's life, such as teachers and coaches
-Staying informed of your teen's progress in school, employment, and other activities
-Being aware of the signs of symptoms of drug use

The campaign was created by IW Group, an advertising agency with expertise in Asian American marketing and outreach, and the concepts were tested with Asian American parents.

Research shows that marijuana is the primary drug used by 57 percent of all Asian American and Pacific Islander youth ages 12 to 17 admitted for drug treatment.

* To view the ads, go to the Ad Gallery Print section of www.mediacampaign.org: http://www.mediacampaign.org/mg/print.html

* English versions of the advertisements are now available to youth-and family-serving organizations in the Asian American community for customization and distribution for their own drug prevention efforts. To download customizable PDF versions of the ads, send a request to nyac@theantidrug.com

* Asian American parents are also encouraged visit the website below and to sign up for TheAntiDrug.com's Parenting Tips e-newsletter. http://www.theantidrug.com/newsletter.asp

White House Drug Czar Awards $72 Million To Drug-Free Community Coalitions

John Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), awarded $10.5 million in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grants to 107 communities across the country. An additional $58.8 million will support the continuation of awards to 602 existing community coalition projects operating in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The goal of the 709 local coalitions is to work together to prevent and reduce drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse among youth.

New report from SAMHSA on pain relievers

SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) released a new report yesterday. The report,"Nonmedical Users of Pain Relievers: Characteristics of Recent Initiates", shows that 2.4 million persons ages 12 or older initiated nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers in the 12 months prior to the survey, 2.1 million initiated use of marijuana, and 1 million initiated use of cocaine.

48 percent of new initiates used Vicodin®, Lortab® or Lorcet®

34.3 percent used Darvocet®, Darvon®, or Tylenol® with codeine

20 percent used Percocet®, Percodan® or Tylox®

18.4 percent used generic hydrocodone

14.3 percent used generic codeine

8.4 percent used Oxycontin®

4.3 percent used morphine.

Over half of persons who initiated nonmedical use of pain medications (54.9 percent) in 2004 were female.

26.2 percent of the new initiates to pain medications started using pain relievers as their first illicit drug of abuse.

Marijuana was used by 66.2 percent prior to starting narcotic pain medications; hallucinogens were used by 24.9 percent; and inhalants were used by 21.3 percent.

The report is available at:

http://oas.samhsa.gov/newpubs.htm