Good policies are based on good information. Sometimes people have trouble finding reliable data to help paint a picture. On this page, we will direct you to a few helpful sources of NH data.
The NH Department of Health and Human Services collects a wide variety of data. The most immediately relevant (and most frequently cited in AOD circles) are:
The Office of Applied Studies at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) collects data nationally and provides state level data on a variety of topics. The States in Brief reports released last year are very user-friendly and comprehensive. Two specific studies that are worth exploring are:
Sometimes it is helpful to be able to tell policy-makers what voters think. The Soros foundation recently funded a poll regarding attitudes toward addiction and addiction treatment: