Publications and Digital Products

This Advisory, based on TIP 49, Incorporating Alcohol Pharmacotherapies Into Medical Practice, focuses on medication and related treatment decisions made after screening and assessment for AUD, and medically supervised withdrawal, if necessary. Alcohol consumption should not stop abruptly in those patients who have consumed alcohol regularly over a prolonged period of time. This Advisory is meant as an overview of AUD medications to facilitate abstinence.

This Advisory is based on Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 21, Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice. It discusses the development of the counseling competencies and the validated research on which they are based, provides a simplified overview of their structure and the elements of a typical competency, and outlines how these competencies are changing the field of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment nationwide. The Advisory also addresses the critical role of cultural competency.

Based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 41, Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy, this Advisory provides an overview of goals, processes, group-specific approaches, resources, and common elements that support favorable outcomes in group therapy.

This guide reviews interventions for people living with substance use and mental disorders who are at risk for or living with HIV. Selected interventions are in alignment with goals of the federal “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America” (EHE) initiative.

This updated TIP includes the latest evidence on motivation-enhancing approaches and strategies. It describes how substance use disorder treatment providers can use these approaches and strategies to increase participation and retention in substance use disorder treatment.

This wallet card is related to the public service announcement from SAMHSA’s “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign encouraging military parents to talk with their kids about alcohol.

This flyer is related to the public service announcement from SAMHSA’s “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign encouraging military parents to talk with their kids about alcohol.

This wallet card is related to the public service announcement from SAMHSA’s “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign encouraging parents to talk with their kids about alcohol.

This fact sheet about the public service announcement from SAMHSA's “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign for parents on why they should talk with their kids about alcohol and substance use.

This post card is related to the public service announcement from SAMHSA's "Talk. They Hear You." campaign encouraging parents to talk with their kids about alcohol.