Where can I get help with alcohol and drug addiction?
Phone: (24-hours, 7-days) 24 Hour Crisis Line: Holland Area: 616-396-4357; Grand Haven Area: 616-842-4357 all other residents, call 866-512-4357 The above Access Management System (AMS) agency will answer questions regarding alcohol and drug use, and discuss options for those needing treatment services.
What browser should I use to access Michigan’s substance abuse prevention services?
Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer. The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Section of OROSC is responsible for clinical services within the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment System.
What are the benefits of support groups for alcoholics?
They also help people get housing, transportation, vocational training and jobs. Support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are where people can talk about their experiences, strengths and hopes with each other in order to solve the problems they share.
What does the substance abuse prevention and treatment section do?
The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Section of OROSC is responsible for clinical services within the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment System. Staff provide technical assistance regarding Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery to Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans, providers of services, and the public.
What is DHS in Minnesota?
DHS works with communities across Minnesota to prevent alcohol and drug abuse before it starts. Two of our initiatives are: Positive Community Norms is a school and community-based prevention framework making a real, positive impact in the rates of youth alcohol use.
What is substance use disorder?
What is substance use disorder?#N#The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual defines “substance use disorder” as the use of alcohol and/or drugs causing clinically and functionally significant impairment, such as health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school or home.
What is a recovery community?
Recovery. Recovery community organizations are non-profit groups led by members of local recovery communities. They provide education about recovery, outreach and peer recovery support services.
What is chemical dependency assessment?
A chemical dependency assessment includes an interview with a counselor to review a person's chemical use and its impact on their daily life and relationships. The assessment may also include: A diagnostic test. Review of medical, legal, mental health and treatment records. A physical screening.
What is peer based recovery?
Peer-based recovery support services include activities not generally offered by treatment providers. These include recovery coaching, phone support, support groups and social activities. They also help people get housing, transportation, vocational training and jobs.
What is traditional healing?
Traditional healing is an approach to mental health and substance use disorder treatment designed and delivered by American Indians, for American Indians. Research has found that traditional healing practices to be very successful, having outcomes equivalent to conventional treatment for non-American Indians.
Alcohol
- Excessive alcohol use, either in the form of heavy drinking (drinking more than two drinks per day on average for men or more than one drink per day on average for women), or binge drinking (drinking five or more drinks during a single occasion for men or four or more drinks during a single occasion for women), can lead to increased risk of health problems, such as liver disease …
Substance Abuse
- Substance abuse is defined as the continued usage of drugs or alcohol to the extent that it results in significant impairment, including interference with one's work, home, social relationships, or health in the previous 12 months. The non-medical use of prescription type-drugs (the use of drugs without a prescription or only for the intention of experiencing the drug's effects) has incre…
Statistics
- Alcohol
Overall, 60 percent of Michigan adults, aged 18 and older, used alcohol in the past month, while 16 percent of youth aged 12 to 17 consumed alcohol. In addition, 27 percent of adults and 10 percent of youth binge drank in the past month. 2 Excessive alcohol use is the third leading lifestyle-relat… - Substance Abuse
According to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) from 2010-2011, 10.7 percent of Michigan residents aged 12 years and older reported using illicit drugs in the past month. When marijuana was excluded, the estimated use dropped to 3.6 percent. 3 In 2008, pois…
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Poster Presentations
- Unintentional Drug Poisoning Deaths, Michigan Residents, 1999-2009
- Evaluation of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) for Monitoring Co-Occurrence of Drug Use and Depressive Feelings among Michigan Youth, 2003-2009
- Alcohol-Attributable Hospitalizations among Michigan Residents, 2001-2010
- Using Market Research Data to Explore Alcohol-Related Behaviors among Michigan Adults, 2…
- Unintentional Drug Poisoning Deaths, Michigan Residents, 1999-2009
- Evaluation of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) for Monitoring Co-Occurrence of Drug Use and Depressive Feelings among Michigan Youth, 2003-2009
- Alcohol-Attributable Hospitalizations among Michigan Residents, 2001-2010
- Using Market Research Data to Explore Alcohol-Related Behaviors among Michigan Adults, 2011
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