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Join Together indexes hundreds of helpful publications, online documents, and other resources available from other organizations. Below are the most recent resources we've added to the system. Find more with the search tools on the right, and in "related resources" lists throughout the website.

Quality Improvement for Drug Courts: Evidence-Based Practices Monograph #9
This monograph presents recommendations from the National Drug Court Institute on how courts can improve treatment practices. 2008

Analyzing Superbowl Ads - A Lesson for Media Literacy Monday
This lesson shows kids how alcohol companies target them through marketing hooks. 2008

The DAWN Report: New Data on Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Visits, 2006
The latest DAWN report indicates that more than 1.7 million visits for treatment were associated with some form of substance misuse or abuse. 2008

Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic: Professional Views and Personal Insights
In this book, mental health counselor Sarah Benton takes us into the worlds and minds of so-called 'high-functioning alcoholics,' to understand how people so intelligent and achievement-oriented get drawn into states in which they cannot control their liquor consumption but still manage to excel in their careers. 2009

A Decade of Broken Promises: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Ten Years Later
This report reviews the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement and concludes that most states have failed to keep their promise to spend a significant portion of the settlement funds on programs to protect kids from tobacco addiction and help smokers quit. 2008

Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Get Alcohol? (NSDUH Report)
Based on data from the 2006-07 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this report examines how young people obtain alcohol. 2008

Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control
This comprehensive analysis of alcohol policy issues calls for broadening our approach to curbing destructive drinking. 2007

Policy Brief: Fixing National Drug Control Policy
This policy brief from Carnevale Associates analyzes National Drug Control Policy and suggests ways the incoming administration can improve upon the current approach. 2008

Why Big Alcohol Can't Police Itself
In this document, the Marin Institute critiques the alcohol industry's method of advertising self-regulation by reviewing the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) Code of Responsible Marketing Practices reports from 2004-2007. September 2008

State Action Guide on Mandatory Point-of-Purchase Messaging about Alcohol and Pregnancy
This action guide from the Center for Science in the Public Interest provides information to help promote expansion of state and local policies that mandate point-of-purchase warnings on the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. 2008

Applying for a SAMHSA Grant: What Grant Applicants Need to Know
Start here for tips on writing new and continuation Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants.

AddictionSurvivors.org
This website provides anonymous online peer-support forums to those affected by addiction disorders.

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