Guidelines and Manuals

Picture of Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What To Ask
Offers guidance in seeking drug abuse treatment and lists five questions to ask when searching for a treatment program.
Picture of Mentoring: A Guide for Drug Abuse Researchers, Tips for Mentors and Mentees
Discusses the importance of quality mentorship in drug abuse research and offers suggestions for creating a successful mentor and mentee relationship.
Picture of Screening for Drug Use in Medical Settings: Quick Reference Guide
Provides clinicians serving adult populations in general medical settings with the tools and procedures necessary to conduct screening, brief intervention, and/or treatment referral for patients who may have or be at risk of developing a substance use disorder.
Picture of Community Monitoring Systems:Tracking & Improving the Well-Being of America's Children & Adolescents
Describes community systems that monitor the well-being of children and adolescents and lists recommendations that define the next steps for creating and mentoring effective community monitoring systems.
Picture of Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations - Research Based Guide
Presents research-based principles of addiction treatment that can inform drug treatment programs and services in the criminal justice setting.
Picture of Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, program leaders and staff, health administrators, scientists, and others with information that may help them understand the nature and extent of illegal drug use, associated behaviors, and problems that now affect our Nation’s racial/ethnic minority populations and the current non-Hispanic White majority population. Its content has been culled from the best and most recent reports on these topics.
Picture of Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide
Presents research-based principles of addiction treatment for a variety of drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, and illicit and prescription drugs, that can inform drug treatment programs and services.