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SAMHSA Releases Results of 2022 Annual Drug Use and Health Survey
SAMHSA has released the findings of its 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Together We Care. Together We Share: Mental Illness Awareness Week
This year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week theme is “Together We Care. Together We Share” and it speaks to the importance of coming together.

Toxicology Testing for Improved Adherence and Outcomes in Pain Management
September is National Pain Awareness Month. Learn how toxicology testing can improve patient care in chronic pain treatment.

Lab Testing: A Crucial Tool in Treatment and Recovery
September is National Recovery Month and lab testing is a crucial tool in the treatment and recovery process. Learn the benefits of lab testing.

Learn the Signs This International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, which honors not only the lives altered by overdose but also those who have saved people from overdosing.

August 21 is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day
August 21 is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day honoring those lost to illicit fentanyl.

SAMHSA Announces New Strategic Plan
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced the release of its 2023–2026 Strategic Plan.

New Data on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Behavioral Health released by SAMHSA
SAMHSA has released data from the 2021 and 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health which indicated that lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely than straight adults to use substances, experience mental health conditions including major depressive episodes, and experience serious thoughts of suicide.