The group will be located at the Gosnold Counseling Center in Mashpee at 681 Falmouth Road.  The group is covered by Mass Health or is a $25 flat fee per person. To register, please call (508) 539-1171. 

Gosnold to Host "Playing Above the Influence" event in Falmouth on July 29th

Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Varies by Race and Ethnicity

Misuse of prescription drugs is second only to marijuana use as the nation's most commonly used illicit drug.1 Pain reliever misuse is a public health concern, with approximately 24 million persons initiating nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers since 2002.

According to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 4.2 percent of Americans aged 12 or older engaged in nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers in the past year.3 In comparison to the national average, nonmedical pain reliever use was less common among Asian Americans (1.8 percent). 

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New Report Shows Steady Decrease in Underage Drinking from 2002 to 2013

Underage alcohol use is one of the most serious public health issues facing youths in the United States. Every year, underage drinking undermines the well-being of America's youths, causing a wide range of costly health and social problems. 


Underage alcohol initiation increases a youth's risk of developing an alcohol use disorder later in life and increases the likelihood of driving after drinking too much at some point in their lives.1 However, alcohol remains the most widely used substance of abuse among America's youths.

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Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users - United States, 2002-2013

For this Vital Signs report, FDA and CDC analyzed data from the 2002-2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Heroin trends among demographic and substance-using groups were compared for 2002-2004, 2005-2007, 2008-2010, and 2011-2013.

Key Findings Include:

• Nearly all (96 percent) people who reported heroin use also reported using at least one other drug in the past year with more than half (61 percent) using at least three other drugs.
• The people most at-risk of heroin abuse or dependence include non-Hispanic whites, men, 18-to-25 year-olds, people with an annual household income less than $20,000, Medicaid recipients, and the uninsured.
• People who abuse or are dependent on:
• prescription opioid painkillers are 40 times more likely to abuse or be dependent on heroin.
• cocaine are 15 times more likely to abuse or be dependent on heroin.
• marijuana are 3 times more likely to abuse or be dependent on heroin.
• alcohol are 2 times more likely to abuse or be dependent on heroin
• As heroin abuse or dependence has increased so has heroin-related overdose deaths. From 2002 through 2013, the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled.