State prescription drug monitoring programs need to shift from a reactive approach to a proactive one, according to a new report by the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University. Brandeis experts assessed state prescription drug monitoring programs, and concluded all states should follow best practices to improve their effectiveness, PsychCentral.com reports. [...]

According to local addiction professionals and teens, synthetic drugs like Spice/K2 (synthetic marijuana) and bath salts are still readily available in smoke shops, head shops, grocery stores and online, even though federal laws ban the ingredients used to make them. Spice has been around a bit longer than baths salts – we became aware of [...]

The primary objective of this report is to provide an overall perspective of substance abuse in Nevada County for service providers, community stakeholders, and policymakers. Download the 2010 AOD Report

SBIRT Registration Form_Nevada County_Dec 8th Upcoming Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Training: Community Recovery Resources, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and the Coalition for a Drug Free Nevada County partner again this year to provide free SBIRT Training at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital for physicians and other medical and healthcare professionals. The [...]