MONOGRAPHS

• Documenting Disability for Persons with Substance Use Disorders & Co-occurring Impairments: A Guide for Clinicians by Patricia Post, January 2007 (PDF)
• Providing Treatment for Homeless People With Substance Use Disorders: Case Studies of Six Programs by Ken Kraybill and Suzanne Zerger, August 2003 (PDF)
• Substance Abuse Treatment: What works for Homeless Individuals? A Review of the Literature by Suzanne Zerger, June 2002 (PDF)

Information and links to resources on methamphetamine abuse and meth mouth are located on our Oral Health page.

• Healing Hands | October 2006| Addiction on the Streets: Clinical Interventions
• Healing Hands | May 2006 | Integrating Primary & Behavioral Health Care for Homeless People
• Healing Hands | October 2003 | A Comprehensive Approach to Substance Abuse and Homelessness
• Healing Hands | August 2001 | Pregnant and Homeless: Risk Reduction for Substance Abusing Mothers

STREET DRUGS: TERMINOLOGY, TREATMENT RESOURCES, RESEARCH & POLICY

In 2007, the HCH Clinicians' Network formed a task force on street drugs to compile useful resources for the field.

OTHER RESOURCES

• CSAT Product Catalog (2007). The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Product Catalog, produced by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, lists Treatment Improvement Protocols, Technical Assistance Publications, Quick Guides, periodicals and other materials on state-of-the-art treatment practices. There are materials for clients as well as for providers, and products in other languages. Publications may be ordered by fax, online or over the phone. A helpful index lists several homeless-specific products, and also lists products by specific substance of abuse.
• Drug Use and Oral Clues
• Harm Reduction Psychotherapy & Training Associates
• "Impossible" Government Housing Standards Lead Many Recovering Addicts Back To The Streets. This press release from the University of Alabama Birmingham summarizes the results of a study on drug addiction and homelessness. Researchers found that the majority of recovering addicts remain without homes and without jobs even after participating in a six-month drug treatment program. Further research suggests that this may be because government-subsidized housing programs set standards too high for recovering addicts. The study will appear in the January issue of The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research and online at www.springerlink.com/content/1556-3308. To request a reprint of the article directly from the author Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc, call 205/996-2827 or write him at skertesz@uab.edu.
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website. SAMHSA's Homeless Services page provides information and links to SAMHSA's 2006 - 07 Strategic Action Plan on Homelessness; The Center for Mental Health Services' PATH Programs; current SAMHSA programs and activities specific to homelessness and co-occurring disorders; and homeless families, women with mental and/or addictive disorders and their children.
• Use of Buprenorphine in Health Center Substance Abuse Treatment Programs (2003). Program Assistance Letter, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources & Services Administration.
• Notification of Intent to use Schedule III, IV or V Opioid Drugs for the Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction under 21 USC § 823(g)(2), 03/31/2009 (form)