Substance and alcohol abuse
(Abuso de sustancias y alcohol)

On this page:

• Tools (Herramientas)
• Success Stories (Historias de éxito)
• Funding (Financiamiento)
• Publications (Publicaciones)
• Organizations (Organismos)

Tools
(Herramientas)

• MedlinePlus: Alcoholismo
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• MedlinePlus: Abuso de drogas
  Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
• Find a Health Center
  The Bureau of Primary Health Care Service Delivery Sites tool allows users to search for health centers, including Federally Qualified Health Centers and other Bureau of Primary Health Care service delivery sites, by location. These health centers provide free and low-cost health services. Services include primary medical, obstetrical and gynecological, dental, mental health and substance abuse care, other types of medical and support services.
  Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
  Locates drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs in each state as well as state substance abuse agencies.
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Success Stories
(Historias de éxito)

• Project for Rural Access to Substance Abuse Treatment
  This collaboration was formed to provide substance abuse treatment, primary medical care, childcare, and transportation assistance to residents in rural areas of the county.

Funding
(Financiamiento)

• Alliance Healthcare Foundation Grants
  Alliance Healthcare Foundation focuses on improving the healthcare delivery system for the medically under-served in San Diego County.
      Geographic Coverage: San Diego County California
      Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
  
• SAMHSA Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants
  Funding for disseminating knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and integrating that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible.
      Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
      Application Deadline: Mar 30, 2010
      Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Publications
(Publicaciones)

• ¿Qué es el Tratamiento para el Abuso de Sustancias?
  A Spanish language booklet that answers questions about substance abuse treatment and early recovery.
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  Date: 2005
  Format: PDF
  
• Border Report: A Status Report On The Health Of People In El Paso County, Texas And Dona Ana County, New Mexico
  Presents selected health information on two communities in the U.S. - Mexico border region. Information is based on the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone-based survey of randomly-selected adults. The survey gathered information about many health conditions and personal behaviors that affect health across the United States.
  Sponsoring organization: Paso del Norte Health Foundation
  Date: 2005
  Format: PDF
  
• Hispanic Female Admissions in Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005
  Examines substance abuse treatment admissions among females of Hispanic origin.
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  Date: 04 / 2007
  Format: PDF
  
• Substance Abuse Treatment Need and Use Among Hispanics
  Examines the need for and receipt of alcohol and illicit drug use treatment among Hispanics aged 12 or older, based on combined 2002 to 2007 data.
  Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  Date: 07 / 2009
  Format: PDF
  

Organizations
(Organismos)

• San Diego-Tijuana Border Initiative
  A bi-national coalition whose mission is to encourage closer collaboration among social and community service providers in the region with the specific intent of promoting institution building and policy development for issues of equal importance to both sides of the border. Includes a Binational Prevention Information Clearinghouse, a database of information about alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention materials. Information is available in Spanish.
• UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
  Coordinates substance abuse research to develop, evaluate, and initiate treatment programs for substance abuse disorders.
• United Way y la Comunidad Latina
  La misión de United Way es mejorar la calidad de vida por medio de la movilización de la capacidad humanitaria y caritativa de las comunidades.