80 FR 81836 - Notice To Announce Commission of a Surgeon General's Report on Substance Use, Addiction, and Health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 251 (December 31, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 251 (December 31, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-32929 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 81836] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32929] [[Page 81836]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Notice To Announce Commission of a Surgeon General's Report on Substance Use, Addiction, and Health AGENCY: Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On behalf of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Office of the Surgeon General announce the commission of the first-ever Surgeon General's Report presenting the state of the science on substance use, addiction, and health. The report will examine the health effects of drug and alcohol misuse from the perspectives of prevention, treatment, recovery, neurobiology, and delivery of care. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jinhee Lee, Pharm.D., Public Health Advisor, SAMHSA/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of Problem: Substance use/misuse and addiction represent a significant and substantial public health challenge. Data from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reveal that an estimated 27.0 million Americans aged 12 or older were currently illicit drug users (defined as using any of the following in the past 30 days: Marijuana/hashish, cocaine/crack, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or non-medical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics such as pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives) and 16.3 million were heavy drinkers (defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on five or more days in the past 30 days). Approximately 6.5 million people aged 12 and older reported currently using psychotherapeutics non-medically. According to the 2014 NSDUH, 21.5 million Americans aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year. Among them, 14.4 million Americans had dependence or abuse of alcohol but not illicit drugs, while another 4.5 million had dependence or abuse of illicit drugs but not alcohol, and 2.6 million had dependence or abuse of both alcohol and illicit drugs. People with alcohol or illicit drug dependence or abuse were defined in the 2014 NSDUH as meeting the diagnostic criteria specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth edition (DSM-IV). The Affordable Care Act and new mental health parity protections are expanding mental health and substance abuse treatment benefits to 60 million Americans. Despite this historic expansion of health insurance coverage and other advances, too many Americans are not benefiting from treatment services. Based on the 2014 NSDUH data, although 21.5 million people aged 12 or older met the DSM-IV criteria for alcohol or illicit drug dependence or abuse, only an estimated 2.3 million received substance use treatment in the past year. Drug poisoning (overdose) was responsible for about 47,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2014 (now the latest year for which national data are available). Furthermore, substance misuse (to include excessive alcohol use) and related disorders contribute to injury and chronic illness, lost productivity, family disruptions, and increased transmission of sexually and injection-related infectious diseases; are associated with higher rates of domestic violence and child abuse; and prevent many individuals from realizing their full potential. Approach: The report's scope is intended to be broad and comprehensive, with the goal of capturing the current landscape of the impact of alcohol and drug issues on health, referencing data sources such as NSDUH, the Monitoring the Future Survey, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, and the National Comorbidity Survey. These sources highlight trends over time as well as underscore the critical nature of this public health issue. The report is intended to: (1) Provide a comprehensive review of the research literature on substance use, addiction, and health, summarizing the science on substance misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery; (2) outline potential future direction; and (3) educate, encourage, and call upon all Americans to take action. Potential Areas of Focus: Areas of focus in the report may include the history of the prevention, treatment, and recovery fields; components of the substance use continuum (i.e., prevention, treatment, and recovery); epidemiology of substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders; etiology of substance misuse and related disorders; neurobiological base of substance misuse and related disorders; risk and protective factors; application of scientific research in the field, including methods, challenges, and current and future directions; social, economic, and health consequences of substance misuse; co-occurrence of substance use disorders and other diseases and disorders; the state of health care access and coverage as it relates to substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery; integration of substance use disorders, mental health, and physical health care in clinical settings; national, state, and local initiatives to assess and improve the quality of care for substance misuse and related disorders; organization and financing of prevention, treatment, and recovery services within the health care system; ethical, legal, and policy issues; and potential future directions. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND diagnostic criteria specified in the scientific research in the field, including
HUMAN SERVICES Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of methods, challenges, and current and
Mental Disorders, Fourth edition (DSM– future directions; social, economic, and
Notice To Announce Commission of a IV). health consequences of substance
Surgeon General’s Report on The Affordable Care Act and new misuse; co-occurrence of substance use
Substance Use, Addiction, and Health mental health parity protections are disorders and other diseases and
expanding mental health and substance disorders; the state of health care access
AGENCY: Office of the Surgeon General
abuse treatment benefits to 60 million and coverage as it relates to substance
(OSG) and Substance Abuse and Mental
Americans. Despite this historic use prevention, treatment, and recovery;
Health Services Administration
expansion of health insurance coverage integration of substance use disorders,
(SAMHSA), Department of Health and
and other advances, too many mental health, and physical health care
Human Services (DHHS). Americans are not benefiting from in clinical settings; national, state, and
ACTION: Notice. treatment services. Based on the 2014 local initiatives to assess and improve
SUMMARY: On behalf of the United States NSDUH data, although 21.5 million the quality of care for substance misuse
Department of Health and Human people aged 12 or older met the DSM– and related disorders; organization and
Services, the Substance Abuse and IV criteria for alcohol or illicit drug financing of prevention, treatment, and
Mental Health Services Administration dependence or abuse, only an estimated recovery services within the health care
and the Office of the Surgeon General 2.3 million received substance use system; ethical, legal, and policy issues;
announce the commission of the first- treatment in the past year. and potential future directions.
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and chronic illness, lost productivity,
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family disruptions, and increased
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: transmission of sexually and injection-
Jinhee Lee, Pharm.D., Public Health related infectious diseases; are Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Advisor, SAMHSA/Center for Substance associated with higher rates of domestic Services Administration
Abuse Treatment, 5600 Fishers Lane, violence and child abuse; and prevent
Rockville, MD 20857, Email: Center for Mental Health Services;
many individuals from realizing their Notice of Meeting
sgrcomments@samhsa.hhs.gov. full potential.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approach: The report’s scope is Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,
Scope of Problem: Substance use/ intended to be broad and notice is hereby given that the
misuse and addiction represent a comprehensive, with the goal of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
significant and substantial public health capturing the current landscape of the Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)
challenge. Data from the 2014 National impact of alcohol and drug issues on Center for Mental Health Services
Survey on Drug Use and Health health, referencing data sources such as (CMHS) National Advisory Council will
(NSDUH) reveal that an estimated 27.0 NSDUH, the Monitoring the Future meet February 24, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to
million Americans aged 12 or older Survey, the National Epidemiologic 5:00 p.m.
were currently illicit drug users (defined Survey on Alcohol and Related The meeting is open to the public and
as using any of the following in the past Conditions, and the National will include discussion of the Center’s
30 days: Marijuana/hashish, cocaine/ Comorbidity Survey. These sources policy issues, and current
crack, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, highlight trends over time as well as administrative, legislative, and program
or non-medical use of prescription-type underscore the critical nature of this developments. The meeting will be held
psychotherapeutics such as pain public health issue. The report is at the SAMHSA building, Conference
relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and intended to: (1) Provide a Room 5E29, 5600 Fishers Lane,
sedatives) and 16.3 million were heavy comprehensive review of the research Rockville, MD 20857. Attendance by the
drinkers (defined as drinking five or literature on substance use, addiction, public will be limited to space available.
more drinks on the same occasion on and health, summarizing the science on Interested persons may present data,
five or more days in the past 30 days). substance misuse prevention, treatment, information, or views, orally or in
Approximately 6.5 million people aged and recovery; (2) outline potential writing, on issues pending before the
12 and older reported currently using future direction; and (3) educate, Committee. Written submissions should
psychotherapeutics non-medically. encourage, and call upon all Americans be forwarded to the contact person on
According to the 2014 NSDUH, 21.5 to take action. or before February 14, 2016. Oral
million Americans aged 12 or older had Potential Areas of Focus: Areas of presentations from the public will be
a substance use disorder in the past focus in the report may include the scheduled at the conclusion of the
year. Among them, 14.4 million history of the prevention, treatment, and meeting. Individuals interested in
Americans had dependence or abuse of recovery fields; components of the making oral presentations are
alcohol but not illicit drugs, while substance use continuum (i.e., encouraged to notify the contact on or
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another 4.5 million had dependence or prevention, treatment, and recovery); before February 14, 2016. Five minutes
abuse of illicit drugs but not alcohol, epidemiology of substance use, misuse, will be allotted for each presentation.
and 2.6 million had dependence or and substance use disorders; etiology of The meeting may be accessed via
abuse of both alcohol and illicit drugs. substance misuse and related disorders; telephone and web conferencing might
People with alcohol or illicit drug neurobiological base of substance be available. To attend on site, obtain
dependence or abuse were defined in misuse and related disorders; risk and the call-in number, access code, and/or
the 2014 NSDUH as meeting the protective factors; application of web access link; submit written or brief
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| Contact | Jinhee Lee, Pharm.D., Public Health Advisor, SAMHSA/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 81836 |
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