GET THE FACTS ON ADDICTION AND PREVENTION

 

Behavioral health describes how your habits (good or bad) relate to your physical and mental well-being. If you suffer from addiction to alcohol or drugs, you’re dealing with a health issue, not a moral one.

Read on to see how the behavioral health disorder of addiction affects our communities in Michigan and the rest of the U.S., and how prevention initiatives are helping to combat the issue nationwide.

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US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Preventing substance abuse is one of the best ways to fight addiction issues in communities at large. In fact, the number one initiative of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is preventing substance abuse and associated mental illness. More information about prevention can be explored here.

 

PARTNERSHIP FOR DRUG-FREE KIDS

Prescription drugs have a profound effect on our nation, especially on youth. One in four teens in the U.S. report abusing prescription drugs at least once in their young lives. See one of many studies here.

 

NORTHERN MICHIGAN SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (NMSAS)

Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services (NMSAS) reported in 2012, in Northern Michigan, people between the ages of 15 and 29 made up the large majority of treatment admissions for dependence to opiates (pain killers). 

 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA)

You can find a location for a behavioral health facility here.