2005 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel, Department of Defense, December 2006. This survey provides comprehensive and detailed estimates of the prevalence of alcohol, illicit drugs and tobacco use among military personnel.
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2007 National Money Laundering Strategy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, May 2007. The 2007 Strategy provides information on specific money laundering threats and vulnerabilities and identifies methods the U.S. government will use to combat money laundering.
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Acquaintance Rape of College Students, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Rana Sampson, March 2002. Provides information on acquaintance rape of colleges students including drug-facilitated rape.
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ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program) 1997 Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, July 1998. This report presents the results of both drug urinalysis and self report information from adult male and female arrestees and juvenile male arrestees/detainees.
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ADAM Preliminary 2000 Findings on Drug Use and Drug Markets--Adult Male Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, Bruce G. Taylor, Dana Hunt, Henry H. Brownstein, Judy A. Reardon, and Nora Fitzgerald. December 2001. The ADAM program measures the extent of drug use in the high-risk population of people who have been arrested. This preliminary report presents data just about male arrestees.
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Afghanistan Community Drug Profile #5: An Assessment of Problem Drug Use in Kabul City, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, July 2003. This Community Drug Profile provides assessments of specific drug problems and at-risk groups within Kabul City.
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Afghanistan Opium Survey 2008: Executive Summary, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, August 2008. The survey collects and analyzes information on the location and extent of opium poppy cultivation, on the potential production of opium, as well as other socioeconomic dimensions of the problem.
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Alcohol and Illicit Drug Dependence, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, September 2004. This article estimates the prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug dependence among Canadians aged 15 or older.
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Alcohol and Other Drug Use at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, May 2003. This fact provides information on drug and alcohol use on historically black colleges and universities.
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La Amenaza del Narcotráfico en América, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This is the Spanish-language version of a report which provides an overview of the production, trafficking, and consumption of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and amphetamine-type-substances in North America.
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American Indians and Crime, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Steven K. Smith. February 1999. A report on violent crimes experienced by American Indians and their involvement in the criminal justice system, including alcohol or drug use.
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American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, S. Perry, December 2004. This report summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system and reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians. The findings include the involvement of alcohol, drugs, and weapons in violence against Indians.
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Amphetamine and Ecstasy Use in the Caribbean Region, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2002. This fact sheet provides information about drug use in the Caribbean Region.
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Amphetamines and Ecstasy: 2008 Global ATS Assessment, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, September 2008. This report provides an overview of the global manufacture, trade, and use of amphetamine-type stimulants and ecstasy.
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Anhydrous Ammonia Thefts and Releases Associated with Illicit Methamphetamine Production --- 16 States, January 2000--June 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 2005. This report describes examples of anhydrous ammonia thefts associated with illicit meth production, summarizes ammonia theft events reported to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and suggests injury prevention recommendations.
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Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board, 2001, International Narcotics Control Board, 2001. This report outlines the use of new technologies by drug traffickers, money launderers, and other organized crime groups.
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Annual Report on Cocaine Use Among Arrestees, 1998, National Institute of Justice, April 1999, Provides information on cocaine use among adult and juvenile arrestees.
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Annual Report on Drug Use Among Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, 1998, National Institute of Justice, April 1999. This report provides an overview of data on drug use among booked arrestees and detailed site-by-site tables.
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Annual Report on Drug Use Among Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, 1999, National Institute on Justice, June 2000. This report provides an overview of 1999 ADAM program findings and detailed site-by-site tables on drug use among booked arrestees.
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Annual Report on Marijuana Use Among Arrestees, 1998, National Institute of Justice, April 1999. Provides data on marijuana use among adult and juvenile arrestees.
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Annual Report on Methamphetamine Use Among Arrestees, 1998, National Institute of Justice, April 1999. Provides data on methamphetamine use among adult and juvenile arrestees.
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Annual Report on Opiate Use Among Arrestees, 1998, National Institute of Justice, April 1999. Provides data on opiate use among adult and juvenile arrestees.
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Antigua and Barbuda Drug Information System Annual National Report 2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2002. This report provides an overview of the policies used to combat drug and crime problems in Antigua-Barbuda.
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Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Arizona Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Arizona.
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Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Arkansas Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Arkansas.
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The Arrestee Survey: 2003-2006, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, November 2007. This report provides a measurement of self reported drug misuse among a sample of individuals arrested in England and Wales.
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Assessing Drug Abuse Within and Across Communities: Community Epidemiology Surveillance Networks on Drug Abuse (Second Edition), National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2006. This resource provides guidelines for establishing epidemiology networks to monitor and assess drug abuse patterns/trends and emerging drug problems at community and State levels to provide a foundation of information for public health response.
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Assessment of a Multi-Agency Approach to Drug Involved Gang Members, National Institute of Justice, S. Pennell, R. Melton, and D. Hoctor. June 1996. This assessment reflects an evaluation of the Jurisdictions Unified for Drug Gang Enforcement task force in San Diego, California.
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Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Bahamas Drug Information System Annual National Report, 2001, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2003. This report provides an overview of the drug problem in the Bahamas.
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Behind Bars: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, January 1998. This report provides an overview of data and information on the impact drug and alcohol abuse have on the American prison system.
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Benefits and Consequences of Police Crackdowns, Office of Community Oriented Policing, M. Scott, September 2003. This Guide series deals with crackdowns, a response police commonly use to address crime and disorder problems, including drug-related crimes.
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Benzodiazapine Use and Harms Among Police Detainees in Australia, Australian Institute of Criminology, May 2007. This paper investigates self-reported prevalence, patterns and potential harms of benzodiazepine use in a sample of adult police detainees, using data from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program for the period 1999 to 2005.
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Benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime - An examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin, Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2007. This study seeks to contribute to the law enforcement sector’s understanding of the relationship between benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid use and crime, and the impact of this relationship in three select Australian jurisdictions.
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Bi-Annual Seizure Report 2003/1, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2003. This report contains data on significant drug seizure cases which have been reported by Governments to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) between January 1 and June 30, 2003.
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Boletín Informativo: Abuso de Medicamentos Prescritos y la Juventud, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. The Spanish language version of Prescription Drug Abuse and Youth.
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Breaking the Cycle, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report briefly chronicles the experiences of University of Alabama at Birmingham's Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Program in the implementation of the BTC initiative.
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Breaking the Cycle of Drug Use Among Juvenile Offenders (1999 Update): Final Technical Report, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November, 1999. Summarizes existing knowledge about programmatic attempts to intervene in the juvenile drug crime cycle and proposes intervention models with the greatest likelihood of successfully addressing the cycle.
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Breaking the Juvenile Drug-Crime Cycle: A Guide for Practitioners and Policymakers, National Institute of Justice, Curtis J. VanderWaal, Duane C. McBride, Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, Holly VanBuren. May 2001. This report summarizes existing knowledge about efforts to intervene in the drug-crime cycle and proposes promising interventions and programmatic changes that will successfully address that cycle.
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Bulletin on Narcotics: Review of the world cannabis situation, Volume LVIII, Nos. 1 and 2, 2006, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2006. This bulletin contains a review of the current world cannabis situation, focusing on cannabis production, consumption and markets, along with an assessment of the status of cannabis research.
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Buprenorphine: Potential for Abuse (Intelligence Bulletin), National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This bulletin addresses the use of buprenorphine, a drug recently approved for use in opiate addiction therapy. It examines the drug's effects, advantages of traditional treatment options, and vulnerability to diversion and abuse.
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California Central District Drug Threat Assessment , National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat in the Central U.S. Attorney District of California.
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California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the California Border Alliance Group (CBAG) region of responsibility, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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California Northern and Eastern District Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2001. Discusses the abuse, availability, distribution, production, and transportation of drugs and the violence associated with the drug trade in various districts in California.
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California Southern District Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat in the Southern U.S. Attorneys Districts of California.
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Campuses and the Club Drug Ecstasy, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, May 2001. This fact sheet offers an overview of ecstasy, possible effects of its use, and implications for institutions of higher education.
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Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS), Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, March 2005. This survey provides a detailed picture of how Canadians aged 15 years and older use alcohol, cannabis and other drugs, and the impact that use has on their physical, mental and social well-being.
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CARAVAN® Survey for SAMHSA on Addictions and Recovery, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2008. This report presents the findings of 11 global questions related to addiction, prevention, recovery, and stigma related to addictions.
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Careers in Crime and Substance Use: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, C. Uggen and M. Thompson. May 2000. This report examines the effects of work on crime and drug use and the effects of drug use on subsequent illegal earnings.
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Caribbean Drug Trends, 2001-2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, February 2003. The trends analysis aims to create a better understanding of regional drug related issues based on primarily open sources of information as well as seizure data (and interviews) from the individual jurisdictions.
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Case Management Reduces Drug Use and Criminality Among Drug-Involved Arrestees: An Experimental Study of an HIV Prevention Intervention, National Institute of Justice, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Michael Gross and William Rhodes. March 1997. This report presents the findings of a study that suggests that intensive case management can reduce recidivism and increase the use of drug treatment among drug-involved arrestees.
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Case Management With Drug-Involved Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Explores the use of drug treatment to reduce criminal activity among drug involved offenders.
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Central Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Central Valley California (CVC) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Characteristics of Arrestees at Risk for Co-Existing Substance Abuse and Mental Disorder, National Institute of Justice, April 2004. This study was conducted as a supplemental study to the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring) program in order to determine the characteristics of adult arrestees with mental health and/or substance disorders.
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Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment is a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Childhood Victimization and Risk for Alcohol and Drug Arrests, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. A preview of a study that examines the link between child abuse and drug-related crime.
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Children at Risk, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2002. This information bulletin provides information on the risks to children who are exposed to chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine.
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Chinese Connection: Cross-Border Drug Trafficking Between Myanmar and China, NIJ-Sponsored, K. Chin and S. Zhang, April 2007, This report presents findings from a two-year field study of drug trafficking activities between Myanmar (formerly Burma) and China.
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Citizen Action for Neighborhood Safety: Community Strategies for Improving the Quality of Life, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, August 1997. This manual is a national inventory of practical tactics that have been successfully used to address specific problems affecting the quality of life in neighborhoods. Problems addressed include open-air drug markets, crack houses, and gangs.
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Club Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data and links to source materials on the club drugs ecstasy, rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine.
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Co-Occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2008. This study examines the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth, making comparisons based on age group, gender, and race/ethnicity.
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Cocaine Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on cocaine with links to source materials.
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Cocaine Smuggling in 2007, Office of National Drug Control Policy, December 2008. This report provides an overview of data related to cocaine smuggling during 2007. Topics covered in the report include coca cultivation and production, cocaine trafficking routes and methods, and cocaine seizures.
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Cocaine Trafficking in West Africa: The threat to stability and development (with special reference to Guinea-Bissau), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, December 2007. This report addresses the growing concern over cocaine trafficking and organized crime in the West African sub-region, specifically in regards to Guinea-Bissau.
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Colorado Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Colorado.
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Community Prosecution in Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Attorney's Fifth District Pilot Project, National Institute of Justice, Barbara Boland. April 2001. Examines the beginnings of community prosecution in Washington, D.C., through interviews and observations conducted between November 1997 and December 1998.
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Community Prosecution Strategies, Monograph, Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. Irons-Guynn, D. Weiland, and J. Goldkamp. August 2003. This monograph describes the emergence of community prosecution strategies that target problems such as drug crimes.
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Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, National Institute on Drug Abuse, December 2008. This Research Report provides information on the state of the science of comorbidity, when two disorders or illnesses occur in the same person, simultaneously or sequentially.
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Comparing Drug Testing and Self Report of Drug Use Among Youths and Young Adults in the General Population, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. The purpose of the Validity Study was to provide information on the validity of self-reported drug use in a general population survey by comparing the self-reports of respondents with the results of drug tests of urine and hair specimens obtained from those same respondents.
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Comparing Drug Use Rates of Detained Arrestees in the United States and England, National Institute of Justice, Bruce Taylor, Trevor Bennett. April 1999. Compares and analyzes findings from surveys of arrestees detained in five locations in England with those from similar surveys conducted in five matched locations in the United States.
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Comparison of Background Characteristics and Behaviors of African American, Hispanic, and White Substance Abusers Treated in Federal Prison: Results from the TRIAD Study, Executive Summary, Bureau of Prisons, 2002. This report provides information about minority substance abusers who entered the Treating Inmates Addicted to Drugs (TRIAD) program.
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2006. This report presents national-level statistics describing characteristics of persons processed and the distribution of case processing outcomes at each major stage of the Federal criminal justice system.
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Connecticut Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2003. This report is a brief update to the Connecticut Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Connecticut.
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Controlling Drug and Disorder Problems: Oakland's Beat Health Program, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice. Lorraine Green Mazerolle and Jan Roehl. March 1999. This report examines the experience of the Oakland Police Department, which uses civil statute sanctions as leverage to encourage place managers to address drug and disorder problems on their properties.
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Crack Cocaine Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on crack cocaine with links to source materials.
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Crack, Powder Cocaine, and Heroin: Drug Purchase and Use Patterns in Six U.S. Cities, Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute of Justice, K. Jack Riley, December 1997. Presents information collected from recently arrested cocaine and heroin users from six cities in the U.S., highlighting information on how they obtained and used drugs.
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Crack's Decline: Some Surprises Across U.S. Cities, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Andrew Lang Golub and Bruce D. Johnson. July 1997. An overview of a study that analyzed data on arrestee crack use to confirm a drug epidemic model.
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Crime in the United States 2007, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 2008. This annual report presents data tables containing information on offenses known to police, persons arrested and police employees nationwide.
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Crime Trends in the Caribbean and Responses, United Nations Office Drugs and Crime Prevention, November 2002. This report provides an analytic description of the trends in crime in the Caribbean, examines the causes of crime in the region, and evaluates existing strategies and makes recommendations.
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The DASIS Report: Adult Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity, 2000 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2003. This fact sheet provides information about marijuana treatment admissions by race and ethnicity.
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The DASIS Report: Adults Aged 65 or Older in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions of adults aged 65 or older from 1995-2005, based on information from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Cocaine Route of Administration Trends, 1995-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2007. This report compares trends in admissions to substance abuse treatment for two routes of cocaine administration, smoked and inhaled, between 1995 and 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Differences in Marijuana Admissions Based on Source of Referral: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2005. This report looks at the characteristics of primary marijuana admissions who were referred to treatment by the criminal justice system, compared with referrals from all other sources.
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DASIS Report: Employment Status and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report compares substance abuse treatment admissions among individuals aged 18 to 64 in five employment status groups: full-time employed, unemployed, and three groups not in the labor force: labor force dropouts, people with disabilities, and homemakers. Information from this report was collected from the 2006 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Geographic Differences in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions for Methamphetamine/Amphetamine and Marijuana: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2008. This report focuses on trends in admission rates for methamphetamine/amphetamine and marijuana in different geographic regions of the United States, using 1995-2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data.
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The DASIS Report: Heroin - - Changes in How It Is Used, 1995-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report compares trends in primary heroin inhalation and injection treatment admissions in the U.S. between 1995 and 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Hispanic Female Admissions in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report uses 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data to examine substance abuse treatment admissions among females of Hispanic origin.
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The DASIS Report: New Heroin Users Admitted to Treatment: 1992-2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2003. This report examines data on new heroin users from 1992 to 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2007. This report provides an overview of substance abuse treatment admissions among individuals aged 50 or older, using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Polydrug Admissions: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report provides treatment admission data on Polydrug abuse (abuse of more than one substance), which is common among alcohol and drug users.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Alcohol Admissions Aged 21 or Older: Alcohol Only vs. Alcohol plus a Secondary Drug, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report provides Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data on alcohol and alcohol plus a secondary drug treatment admissions during 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Services and Staffing in Adult Correctional Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report examines treatment services and staffing in adult correctional facilities only.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice System, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system and compares their characteristics with all other admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Injection of Multiple Drugs: 2000 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2003. This fact sheet provides data on admissions that reported injecting more than one drug.
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The DASIS Report: Trends in Cocaine Treatment Admissions by State: 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report looks at the changes in the rate of primary cocaine admissions, nationally and by State for the years 1992 through 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Amphetamine and Methamphetamine Emergency Department Visits, 1995-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This fact sheet uses emergency department data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network to provide some insights into the eastward diffusion of methamphetamine abuse between 1995 and 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Benzodiazepines in Drug Abuse-Related ED Visits, 1995-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report provides data on emergency department visits related to benzodiazepines, which are psychotherapeutic sedatives used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures.
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The DAWN Report: Club Drugs, 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This fact sheet focuses on emergency department visits related to GHB, Ketamine, LSD, and MDMA (commonly known as Ecstasy).
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Atlanta, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 14 hospitals in the Atlanta metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Baltimore, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 20 hospitals in the Baltimore metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Buffalo, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 8 hospitals in the Buffalo metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Denver, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 9 hospitals in the Denver metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Detroit, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 16 hospitals in the Detroit metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Miami, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 14 hospitals in the Miami metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Minneapolis–St. Paul, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 12 hospitals in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: New Orleans, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 12 hospitals in the New Orleans metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: New York City, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 30 hospitals in the New York City metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Newark, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 16 hospitals in the Newark metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Phoenix, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 14 hospitals in the Phoenix metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: San Diego, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 16 hospitals in the San Diego metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Seattle, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 15 hospitals in the Seattle metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights from DAWN: Washington, DC, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 15 hospitals in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Major Drugs of Abuse in ED Visits, 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This report examines geographic variation in emergency department (ED) visits related to cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and methamphetamine.
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The DAWN Report: Narcotic Analgesics , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This report provides data on emergency department visits related to prescription painkillers from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN).
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The DAWN Report: Trends in Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 1994-2001 At a Glance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report provides a reference to the most recent trends in emergency department (ED) visits related to drug abuse.
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The DAWN Report: Trends in PCP-Related Emergency Department Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet examines trends in PCP-related visits to hospital emergency departments nationally and in 21 metropolitan areas.
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Delaware Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the Delaware Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Delaware.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2006. This fact sheet provides data on delinquency cases, including drug cases, processed in juvenile courts during 2002.
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Demographic subgroup trends for various licit and illicit drugs, 1975-2001. (Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper No. 57), National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2002. This report graphically presents drug use trends for secondary school students by various demographic subgroups (e.g. gender and race).
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Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, K. Abram, G. McClelland, and L. Teplin. June 2004. This bulletin assesses substance use detection methods (self-report and urinalysis) and prevalence among high-risk youth detained in Cook County, Illinois.
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Detection of "Date-Rape" Drugs in Hair and Urine, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Negrusz, August 2003. The objective of this project was to develop a methodology to detect flunitrazepam and its major metabolite 7-aminoflunitrazepam in the hair of victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault.
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Differences in the Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Across Five Factors: Gender, Race, Age, Type of Drug, and Offense Seriousness, National Institute of Justice, A. Rosay, D. Hertz, and S. Najaka. May 2000. This study examines the accuracy of self-reported drug use of individuals in the justice system.
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Distinguishing Between Effects of Criminality and Drug Use on Violent Offending, National Institute of Justice, Jacqueline Cohen, March 2000. This study attempts to isolate the direct effects of drug use near the time of offending by analyzing a sample of adults arrested in Washington, DC from 1985-1986, including their arrest histories and the results of drug screens administered following arrest.
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District of Columbia Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the District of Columbia Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to the District of Columbia.
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Drug Abuse & Mental Illness Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2004. This brochure answers the common questions asked about drug abuse and mental illness. Also included is a list of disorders with increased risk of drug abuse.
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Drug Abuse and Addiction Research: 25 Years of Discovery to Advance the Health of the Public, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 1999. An overview of drug use in the U.S., including data sources, information on specific drugs, and current research to treat drug addiction.
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Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2003: Area Profiles of Drug-Related Mortality , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. The purpose of this publication is to profile the drug-related deaths reported to DAWN by participating medical examiners and coroners for 2003.
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Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2003: Interim National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related emergency department (ED) visits for the Nation and for selected metropolitan areas. DAWN also collects data on drug-related deaths investigated by medical examiners and coroners in selected metropolitan areas and States.
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Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2006: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This publication presents final estimates of drug-related emergency department (ED) visits from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2006.
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Drug and Alcohol Use and Related Matters Among Arrestees, 2003, National Institute of Justice, 2004. This data report presents findings from 39 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM) sites that collected data during one or more quarters in 2003.
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Drug Data Summary Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Michele Spiess, March 2003. This fact sheet summarizes current data on drug use, drug enforcement activities, drug offenders in the criminal justice system, availability estimates, and the Federal drug control budget.
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Drug Dealing in Open-Air Markets, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, A. Harocopos and M. Hough, January 2005. This guide describes the problem and reviews the factors that increase the risks of drug dealing in open-air markets. The guide also identifies a series of questions that assist in analyzing a local problem and reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.
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The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP): addressing drug use and offending through ‘Tough Choices’, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, November 2007. This paper examines the way that the Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) engages and directs Class A drug misusers from the point of arrest or charge to the point of treatment, and examines their offending levels before and after identification by DIP.
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Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from the 2006/07 British Crime Survey, England and Wales, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, October 2007. This statistical bulletin considers the extent of illicit drug use among 16 to 59 year olds in England and Wales in 2006 and 2007 and trends in drug use since 1998, based on data from the British Crime Survey.
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Drug Money in a Changing World: Economic Reform and Criminal Finance, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, January 1996. The aim of this report is to explain why drug traffickers may be attracted to short-term investment opportunities in economies undergoing reform.
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The Drug Nexus in Africa, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, March 1999. This report provides information on illicit drug trends in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985–2004, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, January 2008. This fact sheet provides an overview of drug cases handled by juvenile courts in the United States.
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Drug Paraphernalia Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This brochure provides information on drug paraphernalia, which refers to any equipment that is used to produce, conceal, and consume illicit drugs.
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Drug-Related Crime Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Michele Spiess, March 2000. Explores the interaction of drug use and crime, including use, possession, manufacture, trafficking, and generation of violence by users. Also looks at drug use of offenders at the time of the offense and whether the offense was committed to get money to buy drugs.
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Drug Situation in Canada 2006, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, December 2007. This report outlines illicit drug trafficking activity in Canada during 2006.
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Drug Trafficking as a Security Threat in West Africa, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This report provides an analysis of the threat posed by drug trafficking to West African nations, with particular focus on cocaine trafficking.
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Drug Trafficking into California, Drug Enforcement Administration, Errol J. Chavez, April 2001. Testimony on the efforts of the DEA to interdict drugs coming into California and the coordination of these efforts with state and local law enforcement.
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Drug Trafficking on the Southwest Border, Drug Enforcement Administration, Donnie R. Marshall, March 2001. A discussion of continuing issues and concerns associated with drug trafficking on the southwest border.
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Drug Treatment Needs Among Adult Arrestees in Baltimore, National Institute of Justice, September 1997. A summary of research conducted on drug-involved Baltimore, Maryland arrestees through interviews and drug tests.
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Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2003. The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, researchers, and others with an understanding of the nature of drug use among minorities by summarizing data on this issue.
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Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2006. This Special Report presents data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities on prisoners' prior use, dependence, and abuse of illegal drugs.
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Drug Use and Offending: Summary Results of the First Two Years of the NEW-ADAM Programme, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2004. The New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) programme is a national research study of interviews and voluntary urine tests designed to establish the prevalence of drug use among arrestees in England and Wales.
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Drug Use and Related Matters Among Adult Arrestees, 2001, National Institute of Justice, 2002. The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM) measures the extent of drug use among arrestees, this tabular booklet presents findings from ADAM sites that collected data in 2001.
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Drug Use Forecasting: 1994 Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use Forecasting 1995: Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, June 1996. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use Forecasting: Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, June 1997. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland 2006/2007, National Advisory Committee on Drugs & Public Health Information and Research Branch, June 2008. This bulletin presents data on the prevalence of illegal drug use from a survey of 18-64 year olds in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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Drug Use Monitoring in Australia: 2007 Annual Report on Drug Use Among Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008. This report presents findings from Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) project, which interviews detainees in police custody about their drug use.
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Drug Use Trends Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Jennifer Lloyd, October 2002. An overview of adult and youth drug use data from a variety of Federal sources.
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Drug Use, Testing, and Treatment in Local Jails, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Doris James Wilson, May 2000. Describes the drug involvement of jail inmates and the level of drug use, testing, and treatment in jails.
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Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces, NIJ Journal, National Institute of Justice, Nora Fitzgerald and K. Jack Riley, Ph.D., April 2000. An overview of date-rape drugs and the techniques to be used when investigating drug-facilitated rapes.
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Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2004. This brochure answers the common questions asked about drug-facilitated sexual assault. It includes a description of drug-facilitated sexual assault, its prevalence, a description of the drugs used, and how they are obtained.
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Drug-Related Mortality Among Newly-Released Offenders, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2003. This study provides estimates of the rates of mortality amongst recently released prisoners in England and Wales and provides some evidence of the risk factors associated with this group.
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Drugs & Crime Facts, Bureau of Justice Statistics. This site summarizes U.S. statistics on drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
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Drugs and Crime: The Results of Research on Drug Testing and Interviewing Arrestees, Home Office, 1998. Reports on recent drug use of arrestees and the extent of drug-related crime committed by the arrestees in England.
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Drugs and Gangs Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2005. This brochure answers common questions asked about drugs and gangs. It discusses the relation between drugs and gangs, describes the extent of gang operation and crime in the United States, and the dangers associated with gang activity. In addition it describes signs that may indicate youth involvement in gang activity.
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Drugs in the Heartland: Methamphetamine Use in Rural Nebraska, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Denise C. Herz, April 2000. Methamphetamine use and trafficking among arrestees in four rural Nebraska counties and the city of Omaha.
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Drugs, Alcohol, and Domestic Violence in Memphis, National Institute of Justice, October 1997. This fact sheet provides an overview of a study of domestic violence in Memphis, Tennessee, which revealed that most assailants had used drugs or alcohol during the day of the assault.
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Drugs, Incarceration and Neighborhood Life: The Impact of Reintegrating Offenders into the Community, National Institute of Justice, D. Rose, T. Clear, and J. Ryder. February 2001. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the aggregate impact of incarceration on the quality of community life in areas experiencing high concentrations of incarceration.
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Drugs, Youth, and the Internet, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2002. This information bulletin discusses the prevalence of drug-related activity on the Internet, and the threat it poses to adolescents and young adults.
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Dynamics of the Drug-Crime Relationship , National Institute of Justice, D.M.Gorman, Helene Raskin White, July 2000. Explores changes and continuities in the drug-crime relationship during the past several decades.
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Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Karl G. Hill, Christina Lui, and J. David Hawkins. December 2001. This bulletin identifies early precursors of youth gang membership that can facilitate the development of more effective interventions to prevent youth from becoming involved in gangs.
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Economic and Social Consequences of Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, January 1998. This report explores the economic and social consequences of the production, distribution and trafficking, and consumption of illegal drugs.
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Ecstasy and Amphetamines - Global Survey 2003, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, September 2003. The purpose of this survey is to review the size and nature of the amphetamine-type stimulants threat, with the view of exploring what society can do to overcome the problem.
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Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Fiscal Year 2002, Bureau Of Justice Assistance, August 2002. The Byrne Program emphasizes the reduction of violent and drug-related crimes and fosters multijurisdictional efforts to support national drug control priorities.
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The Effect of Drug Treatment on Inmate Misconduct in Federal Prisons, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. This paper employs a large sample to empirically evaluate the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ substance abuse treatment program’s effectiveness in reducing prisoner misconduct.
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Effectiveness of Treatment for Drug Abusers Under Criminal Justice Supervision, National Institute of Justice, Douglas S. Lipton, November 1995. Presents the findings of studies that have demonstrated that in-custody drug treatment can be effective in preventing rearrest.
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Enabling Prosecutors to Address Drug, Gang, and Youth Violence, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Heike P. Gramckow, Ph.D. and Elena Tompkins, J.D., December 1999. Summarizes prosecutor led anti-drug, gang, and gun programs in various counties.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Advance Report and Highlights/Executive Summary: Abuse of Stimulants and Other Drugs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2005. This report is a synthesis of findings presented at the 57th semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). A highlight of the meeting was a series of presentations by NIDA-supported researchers in a panel on methamphetamine abuse.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Volume 1: Highlights and Executive Summary, June 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report is a synthesis of findings presented at the semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). The information from the CEWG network presented in this report includes an overview of drug abuse patterns and trends in CEWG areas.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Volume 2: Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, June 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report includes papers presented at the semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). Papers from 22 areas across the nation are included in this report, each containing data on patterns and trends in drug abuse in these areas.
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Estimate of the Incidence of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault in the U.S., Final Report, NIJ-Sponsored, November 2005. This research was designed to better estimate the rate of drug-facilitated sexual assault and to examine the social aspects surrounding it.
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Estimating Drug Use Prevalence Among Arrestees Using ADAM Data: An Application of a Logistic Regression Synthetic Estimation Procedure, National Institute of Justice, January 2003. This report presents an application of a logistic regression synthetic estimation approach using available ADAM data for estimating the prevalence of illicit drug-using arrestees.
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Estimating the Flow of Illegal Drugs Through Ukraine, Final Conference Paper, NIJ-sponsored, September 2001. This report explains the current state of drug trafficking and production in the Ukraine, especially as it relates heroin.
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Evaluating a Weed and Seed Strategy, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, May 2002. This brief report presents an abbreviated but step-by-step approach to a comprehensive local Weed and Seed evaluation.
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Evaluating the Implementation & Impact of a Seamless System of Care for Substance Abusing Offenders: The HIDTA Model, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, and M. Thanner. February 2002. This report provides an overview of the HIDTA Model, a treatment and supervision program designed to target hard-core substance abusing offenders.
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Evaluating Treatment Drug Courts in Kansas City, Missouri and Pensacola, Florida: Final Reports for Phase I and Phase II, National Institute of Justice, January 2003. This report provides the findings of an impact evaluation of two treatment drug courts.
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Evaluation of Florida's Residential Drug Treatment Program Prison Diversion Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Linster, April 2002. The focus of the study is an investigation of the relationship between drug treatment and success or failure of offenders on community supervision.
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Evaluation of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, BJA-Sponsored, September 2006. This report examines the effects of prescription drug monitoring programs on the supply and abuse of prescription drugs.
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Evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle Demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, A. Hirst, D. Marlowe, J. Merrill, and O. Mitchell. August 2001. This report presents findings on the impact of the Birmingham BTC program on offenders and the criminal justice system and an analysis of the costs and benefits of BTC services.
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Evaluation of the Florida Department of Corrections Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program, Final Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, C. McNeece, April 2002. This report provides the findings of an evaluation of a Florida Department of Corrections offender drug treatment program.
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Evaluation of the Safe Streets Now! Approach: Civil Remedies for Drugs, Crime, and Nuisance Problems, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides information on an evaluation of a civil remedy approach to location-specific crime, drug and nuisance problems.
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Executive Office for Weed and Seed Implementation Manual, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, 2001. This manual is intended to provide an easy-to-read guide for communities attempting to implement a Weed and Seed strategy.
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Exploring the Drugs-Crime Connection within the Electronic Dance Music and Hip-Hop Nightclub Scenes, NIJ-Sponsored, 2007. This study examined how the cultural ethos, behavioral norms, activities, and individual and group identities (subcultural features) inherent in the electronic dance music (EDM) and hip hop/rap (HH) nightclubs in Philadelphia, PA, impacted the relationship between alcohol/drugs and crime, with additional attention to victimization.
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Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2005, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, January 2006. This report highlights some of the most pressing juvenile justice issues facing our country.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons' Drug Interdiction Activities, Federal Bureau of Prisons, January 2003. This review examines how drugs enter BOP institutions and what the BOP is doing and can do better to stem the flow of illegal drugs into its institutions.
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Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2002: With Trends 1982-2002, Reconciled Data , Bureau of Justice Statistics, January 2005. This report describes the case processing of defendants in the Federal criminal justice system, including drug offenders.
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Federal Drug Offenders, 1999: With Trends, 1984-99, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia. August 2001. Describes offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses during 1999.
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Federal Firearm Offenders, 1992-98: With Preliminary Data for 1999, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia, June 2000. Provides information about the prosecution of firearm offenders in U.S. district courts, discusses drug-related information.
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Federal Prison Residential Drug Treatment Reduces Substance Use and Arrests After Release, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, J. O’Neil, S. Camp, S. Wallace, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2001. The effectiveness of Federal prison-based residential drug and alcohol treatment programs was evaluated.
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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2008. This report presents a complete description of the processing of felony defendants based on data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the Nation's 75 largest counties during May 2004.
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Female Gangs: A Focus on Research, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Joan Moore and John Hagedorn, March 2001. Summarizes past and present research and tracks the rise in the number of female gangs, includes information on drug dealing.
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Fentanyl: Situation Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2006. This report provides information on the availability, abuse, production, and distribution of clandestinely produced fentanyl. This drug has been linked to hundreds of fatal and nonfatal overdoses across the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the United States since late 2005.
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Fighting Urban Crime: The Evolution of Federal-Local Collaboration, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, M. Russell-Einhorn, December 2003. This publication examines the rise of Federal-local collaboration, the various types of collaborations such as task forces and grant-funded programs, and the advantages collaboration offers both local and Federal authorities.
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Final Outcomes of Project ROAR: A Discussion of Findings and Implications for Future Research, National Institute of Justice, 1999. This paper reports the outcomes of an evaluation of Project ROAR (Reclaiming Our Area Residence), which focused on the main business district area in Spokane, Washington, known for its drug dealing and other related crimes.
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Firearm Use by Offenders: 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Caroline Wolf Harlow. November 2001. Describes firearm use of State and Federal prison inmates, including drug offenders.
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Florida Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Florida.
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Food For Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, December 2003. This report provides a comprehensive examination of the link between substance abuse and eating disorders.
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The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls and Young Women Ages 8-22, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, February 2003. This report provides an analysis of the characteristics of girls and young women who abuse substances, when they are at highest risk of doing so and the impact of such abuse.
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Gambling and Crime Among Arrestees: Exploring the Link, National Institute of Justice, July 2004. Using the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program as a survey vehicle, researchers found significantly more problem gambling among arrestees than in the general population.
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Gang Membership, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquent Behavior, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, October 1998. This report provides information on the activities of gang members and other youth, including drug use and dealing.
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Gender Differences in Drug Market Activities: A Comparative Assessment of Men and Women's Participation in the Drug Market, NIJ-Sponsored, N. Rodriguez and M. Griffin, November 2005. This study adds to the existing body of research by examining drug market activity and the manner in which such behavior differs by gender.
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Gender Differences in Outcomes from Prison-Based Residential Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, S. Camp, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2003. Gender differences and similarities in the effectiveness of treatment and in predictors of post-release outcomes were examined.
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Gender, Mental Illness, and Crime, NIJ-Sponsored, September 2008. This report summarizes a recent examination of the gendered effects of depression, drug use, and treatment on crime and the effects of interaction with the criminal justice system on subsequent depression and drug use.
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Georgia Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2003. This report is a joint strategic assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center and the Drug Enforcement Administration that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Georgia.
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GHB Analogs: GBL, BD, GHV, and GVL, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2002. This information bulletin provides an update on the availability of, demand for, production, transportation, and distribution of GHB analogs.
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Global Illicit Drug Trends, 2003, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2003. The report takes a statistical approach to assessing the status of world supply in and demand for illicit drugs.
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Grenada Drug Information Network (GRENDIN) Annual Report, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, January 2003. The contents of this report represent the findings of research into the nature and extent of the drug problem in Grenada for the period 1988 to 2002.
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Growing Importance of Ukraine as a Transit Country for Heroin Trafficking, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, M. Layne, June 2002. This report identifies types of drugs smuggled, routes taken, and conveyances employed both from producer countries and in Ukraine.
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Guam Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Guam.
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Guyana Drug Information System Annual National Report 2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, January 2003. This report provides information on the drug problem in Guyana.
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Hallucinogens Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides information and data on substances such as LSD, PCP, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, DMT, AMT, Foxy, and DXM with links to source materials.
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Hawaii Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Hawaii.
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Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Heroin Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on heroin with links to source materials.
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Heroin in the Caribbean Region, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on heroin use in the Caribbean Region.
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Heroin in the Northeast: A Regional Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This strategic assessment addresses the heroin situation in the Northeast region and contains findings derived through detailed analysis of the most recently available reporting from law enforcement, intelligence, and public health agencies.
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Highlights of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, A. Egley and K. Major. April 2003. This fact sheet presents the major findings of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey, including information on drug-related activities.
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Homeless and Non-Homeless Arrestees: Distinctions in Prevalence and in Sociodemographic, Drug Use, and Arrest Characteristics Across DUF Sites, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Green and R. Speiglman, April 2002. The project was undertaken to yield findings helpful to the handling of homeless persons by police and other agencies.
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Homicide in Eight U.S. Cities: Trends, Context, and Policy Implications, National Institute of Justice, December 1997. This report describes a study of homicide and its related factors, including drug markets, guns, and gangs.
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An Honest Chance: Perspectives on Drug Courts, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John S. Goldkamp, Michael D. White, and Jennifer B. Robinson. April 2002. This report provides the findings of focus groups conducted with participants in six American drug courts.
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Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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How Accurate are Arrestees in Reporting Their Criminal Justice Histories?: Concordance and Accuracy of Self-Reports Compared to Official Records, National Institute of Justice, February 2002. This analysis focuses upon the validity of arrestee self-reports of drug use and contacts with the criminal justice system.
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How Much Do Manhattan-Arrestees Spend on Drugs, National Institute of Justice, July 2004. This paper describes a procedure for estimating arrestees’ drug expenses.
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Hybrid and Other Modern Gangs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, David Starbuck, James C. Howell, and Donna J. Lindquist. December 2001. This Bulletin describes the nature of modern youth gangs, in particular, hybrid gangs, and includes drug-related information.
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I-ADAM in Eight Countries: Approaches and Challenges, National Institute of Justice, Bruce Taylor, May 2002. This publication is a progress report on the implementation of the International Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (I–ADAM) program in eight countries and on the challenges they faced.
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Illegal Firearms: Access and Use by Arrestees, Research in Brief , National Institute of Justice, Ami Caldwell, Scott H. Decker, and Susan Pennell. January 1997. A study of arrestees’ access to firearms, their availability, and the reasons they are owned and used, includes information on drug use and selling.
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Illicit Drug Data Report 2006-2007, Australian Crime Commission, June 2008. This report provides an overview of the current drug situation in Australia and includes statistical data on drug arrests and seizures, as well as drug price and purity.
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Illicit Drug Markets in the Caribbean, 2000-2001, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2001. This report provides an overview of data on illicit drug markets in the Caribbean.
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Illicit Drug Trends in Afghanistan, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Afghanistan and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illicit Drug Trends in Central Asia, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, April 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Central Asia and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illicit Drug Trends in Pakistan, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, April 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Pakistan and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illicit Drug Trends in the Russian Federation, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, April 2008. This report provides an overview of the drug situation in Russian Federation and provides data on drug production, trafficking, enforcement, and abuse.
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Illicit Drug Use Among Detained Arrestees: The International Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program, National Institute of Justice, Bruce Taylor, August 2001. This paper provides an overview of the International Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program.
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Illicit Drugs and Youth, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2002. This information brief discusses illicit drug use among young people.
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Illinois Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a brief update to the Illinois Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Illinois.
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Immigrants and Substance Use: Findings from the 1999–2001 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report presents information on the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among immigrants aged 18 or older in the United States during 1999–2001.
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Immigration Offenders in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia and Marika F. X. Litras. August 2002. This report describes the number of immigration offenders prosecuted in the Federal court between 1985 and 2000, including drug offenders.
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Impact of September 11, 2001 Events on Substance Abuse and Mental Health in the New York Area, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This report examines the potential effects of the September 11 events on substance use and substance abuse treatment, mental health problems and treatment, and religiosity in the New York area.
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Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) Aftercare Program for Substance-Abusing Felons: Comprehensive Final Report, National Institute of Justice, S. Rossman, S. Sridharan, C. Gouvis, J. Buck, and E. Morley. March 2000. This report provides information on an evaluation of the Opportunity to Succeed program that was designed to reduce relapse and recidivism by providing aftercare services to offenders who have drug offense histories.
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The Importance of Family Dinners IV, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, September 2007. This survey seeks to identify the relationship between the frequency of family dinners and teen substance abuse risk.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report provides an overview of research findings from an evaluation of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report describes narrative data from observations of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court (SCTC) sessions and interviews with SCTC clients and treatment professionals.
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Indian Country Drug Threat Assessment 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This report is a comprehensive, strategic assessment of the threat posed to Native American communities by drug trafficking organizations, criminal groups, and gangs and the illicit drugs these groups distribute on reservations throughout the United States.
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Indiana Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2002. This report is a brief update to the Indiana Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Indiana.
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007, Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, December 2007. This report presents data on crime and drug use at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population.
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2008, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2009. This report presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population, and includes information about youth drug use and the availability of drugs on school property.
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Influence of Alcohol and Drugs on Women's Utilization of the Police for Domestic Violence, National Institute of Justice, I. Hutchison, January 2000. The purpose of this project was to determine if calling the police for incidents of domestic abuse is influenced by substance use of either the abusers or victims.
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Influence of Labor Market and Educational Experiences on Drug Use and Violence Among Inner City Puerto Rican Adolescents (Summary), National Institute of Justice, Orlando Rodriguez, August 2001. This paper explores the influence of parental socioeconomic status and educational and labor market experiences on violence and substance use among Puerto Rican adolescents living in a marginal area of New York City.
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InfoFacts: Club Drugs (GHB, Ketamine, and Rohypnol), National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2008. This resource provides information on the use and effects of the club drugs GHB, Ketamine, and Rohypnol.
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InfoFacts: Crack and Cocaine, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2008. This resource provides information on the use and effects of powder and crack cocaine.
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InfoFacts: Drugged Driving, National Institute on Drug Abuse, April 2008. This report provides information on the negative consequences of driving under the influence of narcotics, as well as the scope of the problem.
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InfoFacts: Heroin, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2008. This resource provides information on the use, effects, and treatment options for heroin.
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InfoFacts: High School and Youth Trends, National Institute on Drug Abuse, December 2007. This resource presents data on drug use among youth.
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InfoFacts: Inhalants, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2008. This resource provides information about the use and health effects of inhalants.
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InfoFacts: LSD, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2007. This resource provides information on the use and effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
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InfoFacts: Marijuana, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2008. This resource presents information on the use and effects of marijuana.
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InfoFacts: MDMA (Ecstasy), National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2008. This resource provides information on the effects and use of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA/ecstasy).
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InfoFacts: Methamphetamine, National Institute on Drug Abuse, March 2007. This resource provides information on the use and health hazards of methamphetamine.
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InfoFacts: PCP (Phencyclidine), National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 2006. This resource provides information on the use and health hazards associated with PCP.
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InfoFacts: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2008. This resource presents information on the non-medical use of prescription and over-the-counter substances.
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InfoFacts: Rohypnol and GHB, National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 2006. This resource provides information about the use and effects of Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) and GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate).
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InfoFacts: Steroids (Anabolic-Androgenic), National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2008. This resource provides information on the use and health hazards of steroid abuse.
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InfoFacts: Stimulant ADHD Medications - Methylphenidate and Amphetamines, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2008. This resource provides information on the use and effects of stimulant medications which are often prescribed to treat individuals diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Informal Social Control of Crime in High Drug Use Neighborhood: Final Project Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Warner, C. Leukefeld, and P. Kraman. June 2003. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of culture in a community-level model of informal social control, specifically including neighborhoods known to be associated with high levels of drug activity.
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Information Bulletin: Methadone Abuse Increasing, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This Information Bulletin addresses a rise in methadone abuse and examines the methods by which abusers acquire this drug.
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Inhalant/Solvent Use in the Caribbean Region, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2002. This fact sheet provides information about inhalant use in the Caribbean Region.
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Inhalants Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on inhalants with links to source materials.
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Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns and Implications, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report contains an analysis of the initiation of marijuana use and presents in-depth analyses of the consequences of early use.
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Intelligence Bulletin: GHB Trafficking and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This report provides an assessment of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) trafficking and abuse in the United States.
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Intelligence Bulletin: Khat (Catha edulis), National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This bulletin indicates that the availability of khat, a plant containing stimulants regulated under the Controlled Substances Act, is increasing in the United States.
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Intelligence Bulletin: OxyContin Diversion, Availability, and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2004. This report provides an assessment of OxyContin diversion and abuse in the United States.
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Intensive Treatment Program Lane County, Oregon: Evaluation Report; Preliminary Findings, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report summarizes findings related to the persons referred, assessed, admitted, and discharged from treatment from the Intensive Treatment Program, an in-jail drug treatment program in Oregon.
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2008, U.S. State Department, March 2008. This annual report describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2007. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes.
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2009, U.S. State Department, February 2009. This annual report describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2008. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities, while Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes.
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Interpol's Forensic Report on FARC Computers and Hardware Seized by Colombia, ICPO-Interpol, May 2008. This report presents the findings from a forensic investigation of computers seized from a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist camp during a raid in March 2008.
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Juvenile Arrests 2007, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2009. This report contains data on juvenile arrests for different offenses, including drug abuse violations.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1990-1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Puzzanchera, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on out-of-home placement in delinquency cases, including drug cases.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985–2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2006. This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases, including drug cases, resulting in probation.
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Juvenile Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts: Survey Of 40 Counties, 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2003. This report discusses the increase in violent juvenile crime experienced during the early and mid-1990s, includes drug-related information.
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Juveniles and Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on youth drug use, treatment, and consequences of use with links to source materials.
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Juveniles in Court, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, M. Sickmund, June 2003. This report provides a summary of the latest statistics available on juveniles in court, including drug offenders.
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Kansas Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Kansas.
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Keeping Drug Activity Out of Rental Property: Establishing Landlord Training Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. The Landlord Training Program was designed to help law enforcement agencies, property owners, property managers, and residents keep illegal activity out of rental property.
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Keeping Illegal Activity Out of Rental Property: A Police Guide for Establishing Landlord Training Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2000. Describes the Landlord Training Program which emphasizes cooperation among owners, tenants, and law enforcement agencies to help neighborhoods fight drug-related crime.
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Kentucky Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2002. This report is a joint strategic assessment between NDIC and the Kentucky State Police that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Kentucky.
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Ketamine Intelligence Bulletin, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2004. This bulletin discusses the trafficking and abuse of ketamine hydrochloride. It presents background information, smuggling from Mexico, abuse, effects, and its use in drug-facilitated sexual assault.
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Lake County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Lake County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Le Trafic de Drogue comme Menace á la Sécurité en Afrique de l´Ouest, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This is the French language version of a report which provides an analysis of the threat posed by drug trafficking to West African nations, with particular focus on cocaine trafficking.
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Les Raves-Bulletin Informatif, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2002. Ce bulletin parle spécifiquement des raves et drogues de club aux États-Unis.
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Life of a Cell: Managerial Practice and Strategy in Colombian Cocaine Distribution in the United States, National Institute of Justice, J. Fuentes, January 1998. This report examines cell structuring, worker recruitment, establishment of customer lines, price-setting, enforcement of customer agreements, and organizational and behavioral responses to law enforcement pressures.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of a study of programs offering domestic violence and substance abuse services and how often and in what ways these two program types provide the complementary service.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Research in Brief, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report summarizes the results of surveys of national samples of domestic violence and substance abuse programs to determine how often, and in what ways, the programs provided the complementary service.
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Looking at Crime From the Street Level: Plenary Papers of the 1999 Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation; Enhancing Policy and Practice Through Research, Volume 1, National Institute of Justice, Sudhir Venkatesh, Richard Curtis, and Charles H. Ramsey, November 1999. Conference presentations on drug-related crime research.
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Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Louisiana Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat in Louisiana.
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LSD Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This fact sheet provides general information on LSD.
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Maine Drug Threat Assessment Update, 2003, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This report is a brief update to the Maine Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Maine.
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Making sense of partnerships: A study of police and housing department collaboration for tackling drug and related problems on public housing estates, Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2007. The aim of this project is to explore the realities of partnership working by focusing on collaboration between the police and housing departments to tackle problems associated with illicit drug activity and anti-social behaviour on three Australian public housing estates.
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Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America's Schools, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, September 2001. This report is the result of analysis, surveys, and field investigations, including focus groups with students, teachers, parents and school administrators in schools across the country, and a study of the available data on substance use in schools and among students.
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Manhattan District Attorney's Narcotics Eviction Program, National Institute of Justice, Peter Finn, May 1995. A program that uses civil statutes to remove drug dealers from residential and commercial buildings.
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Marijuana and Methamphetamine Trafficking on Federal Lands Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This report provides an assessment of marijuana cultivation and methamphetamine production occurring on and transportation through public federal lands.
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Marijuana Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on marijuana with links to source materials.
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Marijuana Use Among Students at Institutions of Higher Education, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, February 2002. This fact sheet provides information on marijuana use by college students.
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Maryland Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Maryland.
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Massachusetts Drug Threat Assessment Update, 2003, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the Massachusetts Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Massachusetts.
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Measures to Control Transnational Organized Crime, Summary, National Institute of Justice, Yuriy Voronin, October 2000. This report provides a definition of transnational organized crime and information on how Nations can control it.
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The Meth Epidemic: The Changing Demographics of Methamphetamine, National Association of Counties, August 2007. This report surveyed 500 county law enforcement officials in 43 states on the extent of the methamphetamine and other drug threats to their counties.
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Meth Matters: Report on Methamphetamine Users in Five Western Cities, National Institute of Justice, Susan Pennell, Joe Ellett, Cynthia Rienick, and Jackie Grimes, April 1999. Uses the ADAM program to document and compare methamphetamine use and its consequences among arrestees in five Western cities.
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Methadone Diversion, Abuse, and Misuse: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2007. This assessment analyzes the increase in methadone-related deaths since the late 1990s, the increase in legitimately prescribed and disbursed methadone, and the thefts and increased availability of diverted methadone.
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Methamphetamine and Related Crime: The Impacts of Methamphetamine Abuse, Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, March 2006. This assessment outlines the current methamphetamine threat and the public impact the drug is having in Washington State.
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Methamphetamine Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on methamphetamine with links to source materials.
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Methamphetamine Initiative: Final Environmental Assessment, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, May 2003. This report provides information on the impact clandestine laboratories have on the environment.
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Methamphetamine Laboratory Identification and Hazards Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2003. This fact sheets provides information on methamphetamine labs and the dangers associated with them.
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Methamphetamine Use Among Arrestees: Findings From the Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) Program, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Gabrielle M. Kyle and Thomas E. Feucht. November 1996. This report provides trends in methamphetamine use, based on data from the Drug Use Forecasting program.
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Methamphetamine-Related Identity Theft, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2007. This Intelligence Bulletin documents the relationship between the trafficking and distribution of methamphetamine and the crime of identity theft.
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Methcathinone "Cat" Laboratories: A Collaborative Effort to Eliminate Illicit Production, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1997. This bulletin provides information on how the Indiana State Police dealt with numerous methcathinone laboratories.
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Michigan High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Michigan High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Minorities and Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on minority drug use and related information with links to source materials.
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Misuse of Prescription Drugs: Data from the 2002, 2003, and 2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report covers the non-medical use of four broad classes of prescription psychotherapeutics including pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives, as well as the specific drugs OxyContin and methamphetamine.
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Modern-Day Youth Gangs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, A. Egley Jr. and J.C. Howell. June 2002. This report explores whether modern-day gangs differ significantly from their predecessors and reveals differences in geographic location, age and racial composition, and involvement in violence and drug trafficking.
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Money Laundering in Digital Currencies, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment describes digital currencies and the digital currency system and how they are used to launder and move funds.
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Money Laundering Offenders, 1994-2001, Bureau of Justice Statistics, M. Motivans, July 2003. This report describes the criminal case processing of money laundering defendants in the Federal criminal justice system.
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Money Laundering: Rapid Growth of Casinos Makes Them Vulnerable, General Accounting Office, January 1996. A review of laws and enforcement activities used to control money laundering in the gaming industry.
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Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings, 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report presents trends in the use of licit and illicit drugs, as well as trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug.
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Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2007. Volume I: Secondary School Students, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report provides data on the prevalence and frequency of drug use among American secondary school students as well as historical trends in use by students in this population.
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Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2007. Volume II: College Students and Adults Ages 19-45, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report provides findings on the substance use and related behaviors of several segments of the adult population. It also contains findings on attitudes and beliefs about drugs, as well as on several particularly salient dimensions of their social environments.
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Monitoring the Marijuana Upsurge With DUF/ADAM Arrestees, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Golub and B. Johnson, July 2001. This report examines the dynamics of trends in marijuana use detected at 23 locations across the nation served by the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program from 1987 through 1998.
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Mortality Data From the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This publication presents information on deaths related to drug abuse based on data collected through the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for calendar year 2002.
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National Drug Control Strategy Data Supplement 2009, Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 2009. This report provides data on drug use and abuse in the United States, its consequences, illicit drug production and trafficking, and other related statistics.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 , National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Executive Summary, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This report summarizes the findings of the National Drug Threat Assessment 2005. Topics covered include new developments and continuing trends, and primary market areas.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Summary Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This summary report addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Threat Matrix, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. The Threat Matrix provides information such as source locations, transit countries, entry points, primary markets, price range, a profile of the retailers, key developments, and projections for cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, and MDMA.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2006, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2006. This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2007. This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2008. This annual assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed Cross-Site Analysis, National Institute of Justice, Gary Cordner, Gregory Mills, Jack Greene, and Terence Dunworth. July 1999. This report provides an overview of the NIJ evaluation of the Weed and Seed program.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Gregory Mills and Terence Dunworth, July 1999. This report provides an overview of Operation Weed and Seed, a strategy to control violent crime, drug trafficking, and drug-related crime in targeted areas and to provide a safe environment for residents to live, work, and raise their families.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Akron Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Akron, Ohio and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Manatee/Sarasota Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Manatee and Sarasota county.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Hartford Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report provides an overview of Hartford's Weed and Seed program.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Las Vegas Case Study, National Institute of Justice, August 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Las Vegas and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Pittsburgh Case Study Research Report, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Pittsburgh and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Salt Lake City Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Seattle Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Seattle and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Shreveport Case Study, National Institute of Justice, August 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) 2007 Annual Report, Drug Enforcement Administration, June 2008. This report presents the results of drug cases analyzed by forensic laboratories in 2007 from the NFLIS.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) 2007 Mid-Year Report, Drug Enforcement Administration, October 2007. This report provides information on the activities of NFLIS from January through June 2007. NFLIS is a DEA program that collects drug analysis results and related information from state and local forensic laboratories across the country.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Special Report: Fentanyl, 2003-2006, Drug Enforcement Administration, September 2008. This report presents findings on fentanyl drug items reported to NFLIS between 2003 and 2006.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Special Report: Narcotics Analgesics, 2001-2003, Drug Enforcement Administration, June 2004. Narcotic analgesics, derived from natural or synthetic opiates, are a category of pain medications that has emerged as a major drug problem in the United States. This special report presents findings on narcotic analgesics reported to NFLIS between 2001 and 2003.
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National Gang Threat Assessment, 2005, BJA-Sponsored, 2005. The results reported in this document are the compilation of information received from law enforcement agencies across the country. It provides information on gang-related crime including drug offenses.
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National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2007. This assessment provides a strategic overview and outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and abuse of methamphetamine.
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National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse IX: Teen Dating Practices and Sexual Activity, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, August 2004. This survey seeks to assess the relationship of a 12- to 17-year olds’ social world to that teen’s risk of smoking, drinking, and using illegal drugs.
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National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VII: Teens, Parents and Siblings , National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, August 2002. This report provides the findings of a survey that measures teens attitudes towards drug abuse.
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National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIII: Teens and Parents, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, August 2008. This report provides the findings of a survey that measures attitudes towards drug abuse.
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National Survey on Drug Use & Health: Summary of Methodological Studies, 1971-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report provides a comprehensive summary of methodological research conducted on the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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National Symposium on Alcohol Abuse and Crime: Recommendations to the Office of Justice Programs, Office of Justice Programs, April 1998. The purposes of the symposium were to convene recognized leaders in the field of alcohol abuse, provide a forum for discussion, and provide advice to OJP.
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NCAA Study of Substance Use Habits of College Student-Athletes: 2001, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), June 2001. This study measures the substance-use patterns of NCAA college student-athletes.
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NCAA Study of Substance Use Habits of College Student-Athletes: 2005, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), January 2006. This study measures the substance use patterns of NCAA college student-athletes.
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Nebraska Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Nebraska.
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Nevada High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Nevada High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This report provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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New Hampshire Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is the second brief update to the New Hampshire Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to New Hampshire.
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New Jersey Drug Threat Assessment 2004 Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2004. This report is a brief update to the New Jersey Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to New Jersey.
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New Mexico Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to New Mexico.
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New York Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2002. This report is a joint strategic assessment by NDIC, the DEA, and the New York/New Jersey HIDTA that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to New York.
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The New York State Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Policies, Participants and Impacts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, A. Bader , A. Cissner, D. Farole, et al, October 2003. This study documents the policies, participant characteristics, and performance of participants in eleven of New York's oldest and largest drug courts.
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the New York/New Jersey (NY/NJ) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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The NHSDA Report: Academic Performance and Youth Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report provides data on youth drug use and its link to academic performance.
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The NHSDA Report: Marijuana Use and Drug Dependence, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This fact sheet provides data on marijuana use and addiction in the United States.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use and the Risk of Suicide Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This fact sheet explores the link between youth drug use and risk of suicide.
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The NHSDA Report: Alcohol Use by Persons Under the Legal Drinking Age of 21 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet presents State and other data on underage drinking.
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The NHSDA Report: Availability of Illicit Drugs to Females Aged 12 to 17, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2001. This report provides data on the availability and use of illegal drugs among young females.
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The NHSDA Report: Awareness of Workplace Substance Use Policies and Programs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report presents data on full–time workers aged 18 to 49 regarding their knowledge of substance use policies and resources at their workplace.
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The NHSDA Report: Beliefs Among Youths About Risks from Illicit Drug Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2001. An overview of data on the perceived risk of substance abuse among youths.
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The NHSDA Report: Characteristics of New Marijuana Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet provides data on patterns and trends in marijuana initiation, or first time use.
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The NHSDA Report: Children Living with Substance Abusing or Substance Dependent Parents, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report focuses on biological, step, adoptive, and foster children younger than 18 years of age who were living with one or both parents who abuse drugs.
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The NHSDA Report: Comparison of Substance Use in Australia and the United States, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This fact sheet provides information on drug use in the U.S. and Australia.
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The NHSDA Report: Ecstasy Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2001. This report focuses on the use of 3–4 methylenedioxymethamephetamine (MDMA), commonly known as Ecstasy.
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The NHSDA Report: Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2001. An overview of data on alcohol use by 18-25 year olds.
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The NHSDA Report: Illicit Drug Use Among Hispanic Females, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This fact sheet provides data on drug use among Hispanic females, including information on demographics, pregnancy, and geographic differences.
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The NHSDA Report: Illicit Drug Use Among Veterans (2000 and 2001), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This fact sheet provides information on drug use and treatment needs of veterans.
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The NHSDA Report: Illicit Drug Use in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This fact sheet provides drug use data by metropolitan and non-metropolitan residents.
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The NHSDA Report: Low Rates of Alcohol Use among Asian Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report provides information on alcohol use among Asian youth.
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The NHSDA Report: Marijuana Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This fact sheet provides data on marijuana use among youth, including information on demographics and academic performance.
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The NHSDA Report: Neighborhood Characteristics and Youth Marijuana Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. This report explores the links between the perceptions of neighborhood characteristics and marijuana use among youths.
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The NHSDA Report: Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Drugs among Youths and Young Adults , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet provides information on the nonmedical use of prescription–type drugs among persons aged 12 to 25.
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The NHSDA Report: Obtaining Marijuana Easy for Youth, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2001. This report reviews data on the availability of marijuana to youth.
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The NHSDA Report: Parental Disapproval of Youths' Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This fact sheet provides information on the perceptions of parental disapproval related to adolescent substance use.
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The NHSDA Report: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Youth Hallucinogen Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the use of hallucinogens including LSD, PCP, Ecstasy, peyote, mescaline, and mushrooms.
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The NHSDA Report: School Experiences and Substance Use among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2003. This report examines youth drug use and their feelings about and experiences with school.
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The NHSDA Report: Serious Mental Illness Among Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides information on the prevalence of mental illness, treatment, and drug abuse by those with mental illness.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Abuse or Dependence in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet compares drug abuse by persons residing in metropolitan and non–metropolitan areas.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Abuse or Dependence, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides information on drug dependence among the U.S. population, including demographic characteristics and drug types used.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among American Indians or Alaska Natives , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet compares alcohol and illicit drug use among American Indians and Alaska Natives with other racial and ethnic groups.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among Older Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2001. This report provides an overview of data on drug use among older Americans.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among Persons in Families Receiving Government Assistance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2002. This fact sheet provides data on substance abuse among families receiving assistance, including child care, job training, and food stamps.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among Pregnant Women During 1999 and 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on drug use by pregnant women.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use in the 10 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2003. This report presents comparisons of the prevalence of illicit drug use, binge alcohol use, and cigarette use among large metropolitan statistical areas.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use, Dependence or Abuse among Full-Time Workers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report presents data on drug use and dependence among full-time workers aged 18 through 49.
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The NHSDA Report: Team Sports Participation and Substance Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2002. This report provides data on drug use and attitudes of youth that participate in sports.
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The NHSDA Report: Youth Violence and Substance Use, 2001 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This fact sheet provides information on youth substance abuse and it's relation to violence.
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The NHSDA Report: Youth Who Carry Handguns, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2001. This report examines the link between carrying handguns and the use of illicit drugs and alcohol among youth.
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The NHSDA Report: Youths' Choice of Consultant for Serious Problems as Related to Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2003. This fact sheet provides information on who youths aged 12 to 17 identify as the persons they would talk to about a serious problem.
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NIJ Journal, Issue No. 250, National Institute of Justice, November 2003. This issue of the NIJ Journal includes articles on drugs use and violence; drug markets; and drug enforcement task forces.
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No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid Size Cities and Rural America, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, January 2000. This study reveals that youth in rural areas of America are more likely to use drugs than those in large urban centers.
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North Carolina Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2003. This report is a joint strategic assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center and the Drug Enforcement Administration that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to North Carolina.
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North Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the North Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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North Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the North Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Northern Mariana Islands Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Threat Assessment 2006, Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, June 2006. This threat assessment identifies the most significant drug-related threats in Washington State and provides participating agencies and decision makers with the information necessary to make effective use of their counter-drug resources.
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The NSDUH Report: Adults with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness & a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This fact sheet provides data on the prevalence and treatment rates of co-occurring serious mental illness and substance abuse.
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The NSDUH Report: Age at First Use of Marijuana and Past Year Serious Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This report focuses on the association between age at first use of marijuana and past year serious mental illness.
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The NSDUH Report: Availability of Illicit Drugs Among Youths , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet focuses on how easy or difficult it would be for youth aged 12 to 17 to obtain illegal drugs if they wanted some and whether or not they had been approached in the past month by someone selling drugs.
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The NSDUH Report: Binge Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20: 2002 and 2003 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report provides information on binge drinking by underage youth (ages 12-20).
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The NSDUH Report: Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents: 2002 to 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2009. This report examines the number of children living with substance-dependent or substance-abusing parents. It focuses on biological, step-, adoptive, and foster children under 18 years of age who were living with one or both parents at the time of the survey interview.
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The NSDUH Report: Cocaine Use: 2002 and 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report examines past year cocaine and crack cocaine use among persons aged 12 or older, as well as cocaine abuse or dependence.
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The NSDUH Report: College Enrollment Status and Past Year Illicit Drug Use among Young Adults: 2002, 2003, and 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2005. This report compares the rates of past year illicit drug use among college students and nonstudents aged 18 to 22 using annual averages based on combined 2002, 2003, and 2004 NSDUH data.
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The NSDUH Report: Daily Marijuana Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This report examines the associations between daily marijuana use and other substance use, as well as dependence on or abuse of marijuana.
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The NSDUH Report: Demographic and Geographic Variations in Injection Drug Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2007. This report examines variation in the rates of past year injection drug use among persons aged 12 or older by gender, age, race/ethnicity, county type and region, using 2002 through 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Depression and the Initiation of Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Young Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2007. This report examines past year major depressive episodes (MDE); past year initiation of cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use; and the association between MDE and the initiation of cigarette, alcohol, or other drug use in the past year among young adults aged 18 to 25, based on combined 2005 and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Depression and the Initiation of Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report examines past year major depressive episodes, past year initiation of alcohol and illicit drug use and the association between major depressive episodes and the initiation of alcohol or other drug use in the past year among youths aged 12 to 17. All findings presented in this report are based on 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Among Young Persons, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. This fact sheet examines the prevalence of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other drugs while driving by young persons aged 16 to 20.
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The NSDUH Report: Drugged Driving, 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data from a National Survey on the rates of driving under the influence of illegal drugs ("drugged driving").
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The NSDUH Report: Female Youths and Delinquent Behaviors, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on how often female youth engaged in delinquent behaviors, including: serious fighting at school or work, stealing or trying to steal something worth more than $50, or selling illegal drugs.
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The NSDUH Report: Gender Differences in Substance Dependence and Abuse , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This report looks at substance use, abuse, and dependence among females and males across age groups.
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The NSDUH Report: Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report examines the associations among binge drinking, heavy drinking, and DUI for drivers aged 15 to 17 by the restrictiveness of State GDL laws.
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The NSDUH Report: Health Insurance and Substance Use Treatment Need, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report examines health insurance and the need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among adults aged 18 or older based on combined 2004 and 2005 SAMHSA National Surveys on Drug Use and Health.
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The NSDUH Report: How Young Adults Obtain Prescription Pain Relievers for Nonmedical Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2006. This report presents data on the source of prescription pain relievers that were used nonmedically by young adults (aged 18 to 25).
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The NSDUH Report: How Youth Obtain Marijuana , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report focuses on how youths aged 12 to 17 obtained marijuana the last time they used it, from whom they obtained it, and where they were when they obtained it.
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The NSDUH Report: Illicit Drug Use Among Lifetime NonDrinkers and Lifetime Alcohol Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report uses data from the 2002 and 2003 NSDUH to compare the patterns of illicit drug use among persons who have used alcohol in their lifetime with the patterns of illicit drug use among persons who have never used alcohol in their lifetime.
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The NSDUH Report: Illicit Drug Use Among Persons Arrested for Serious Crimes, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2005. This report presents the estimated number and percentage of adults aged 18 or older who were arrested in the past 12 months for Part I offenses by gender and age and compares rates of illicit drug use for those who had and had not been arrested.
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The NSDUH Report: Illicit Drug Use by Race/Ethnicity in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties: 2004 and 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report presents estimates of past month illicit drug use, past month marijuana use, and past month nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs, by race/ethnicity, in metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, using data from the 2004-2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Substance Use and Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2008. This report analyzes the overall prevalence of substance use and mental health problems, mental health treatment, and unmet treatment needs before and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita among adults aged 18 or older who lived in the Gulf State Disaster Area and, for comparison, in the rest of the United States.
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The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use across the Adolescent Years, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report focuses on variations in inhalant use among adolescents aged 12 to 17, by detailed age categories, based on combined 2002 through 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use Among Youths: 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report focuses on past year inhalant use, but also presents information on the lifetime use of specific inhalants.
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The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Young Adolescents, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report presents the prevalence of inhalant use among young adolescents aged 12 or 13, the association between inhalant use and delinquent behaviors within this age group, and the association between early onset of inhalant use and problems later in life.
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The NSDUH Report: Injection Drug Use Update: 2002 and 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2005. This report provides data on injection drug use, including information on the sharing of needles.
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The NSDUH Report: Male Veterans with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on drug use and mental illness among the 25.4 million male and 1.6 million female military veterans living in the United States in 2002 and 2003.
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The NSDUH Report: Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet provides data on problem behaviors among marijuana using youth aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Marijuana Use and Perceived Risk of Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2009. This report examines trends in past month marijuana use and perceptions of its risk among adolescents aged 12 to 17 between 2002 and 2007.
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The NSDUH Report: Marital Status and Substance Use Among Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This fact sheet provides information on substance abuse among married women aged 21 to 49.
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The NSDUH Report: Methamphetamine Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2007. This report provides data on methamphetamine use during 2002-2005 as recorded by SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Misuse of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications among Persons Aged 12 to 25, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2008. This report examines the prevalence and patterns of the use of over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medications to get high among persons aged 12 to 25, using data from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Mother’s Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Among Youths, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2005. This report focuses on the association between mother's serious mental illness and substance use among youths aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Oxycodone Users: A Comparison with Heroin Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report focuses on the characteristics of NSDUH respondents reporting nonmedical oxycodone use and respondents reporting heroin use.
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The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Stimulant Use, Other Drug Use, Delinquent Behaviors, and Depression Among Adolescents, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2008. This report examines past year nonmedical use of stimulants among youths aged 12 to 17 and its association with other illicit drug use, delinquent activity, and major depressive episodes. Findings presented in this report are annual averages based on combined 2005 and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Adderall® among Full-Time College Students, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2009. This report examines the rates of nonmedical use of Adderall® in the past year among full-time college students aged 18 to 22 and comparably aged persons who were not full-time college students.
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The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Substate Regions: 2004 to 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2008. This report presents data from the 2004 to 2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on rates of nonmedical use of pain relievers in each of the 345 substate regions of the U.S.
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The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This report focuses on the nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers.
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The NSDUH Report: Parent Awareness of Youth Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2008. This report uses data from a sample of parents and their children to examine overall rates of youth cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use in the past year, as well as parent awareness of their child's use of these substances.
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The NSDUH Report: Participation in Self-help Groups for Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use, 2006 and 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2008. This report examines the characteristics of persons aged 12 or older participating in self-help groups for substance use in the past year. It also reports on past month alcohol and/or illicit drug use among persons who participated in self-help groups in the past year and on past year receipt of specialty treatment.
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The NSDUH Report: Participation in Youth Activities and Substance Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2004. This fact sheet explores the link between participation in youth activities and a lower risk of substance use among youths.
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The NSDUH Report: Patterns and Trends in Inhalant Use by Adolescent Males and Females, 2002-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report focuses on lifetime and past year inhalant abuse among male and female juveniles, based on 2002-2005 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Patterns and Trends in Nonmedical Prescription Pain Reliever Use: 2002 to 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report examines patterns and trends in the nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers among persons aged 12 or older based on 2002-2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Patterns of Hallucinogen Use and Initiation: 2004 and 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2007. This report examines patterns in the use of hallucinogens among persons aged 12 or older using 2004 and 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Pregnancy and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This report examines illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among pregnant and nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44.
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The NSDUH Report: Religious Beliefs and Substance Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet provides data on religiosity as a protective factor for substance use among youths.
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The NSDUH Report: Religious Involvement and Substance Use Among Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report examines the relationships between religious service attendance and beliefs and substance use among adults, based on data from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Risk & Protective Factors for Substance Use among American Indian or Alaska Native Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report looks at risk and protective factors for substance use among youth aged 12 to 17 comparing American Indian or Alaska Native youths with youths among all other racial/ethnic groups combined.
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The NSDUH Report: Seasonality of Youth's First Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This report focuses on respondents who recently initiated the use of marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes at an age that was younger than 18.
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The NSDUH Report: Serious Psychological Distress and Substance Use among Young Adult Males, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2006. This report examines serious psychological distress and substance use among young adult males aged 18 to 25.
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The NSDUH Report: Serious Psychological Distress and Substance Use Disorder among Veterans, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2007. This report examines past year psychological distress (SPD), substance use disorders (SUD), and co-occurring SPD and SUD among veterans aged 18 or older by demographic characteristics, using 2004-2006 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report examines sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), focusing on young adults aged 18 to 25, along with past month alcohol use and combination of past month alcohol and illicit drug. All findings presented in this report are based on 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Past Year Methamphetamine Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report is based on data combined from the last four years of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, providing a more detailed picture of who is using methamphetamine.
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The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Persons Aged 18 or Older Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Illicit Drugs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2008. This report presents estimates of past year driving under the influence of alcohol and illicit drugs among current drivers aged 18 or older in each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, based on combined 2004, 2005, and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This report provides an overview of data related to treatment needs in the States.
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The NSDUH Report: Stimulant Use, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report focuses on lifetime and past month nonmedical use of stimulants, as well as dependence on or abuse of stimulants.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Abuse and Dependence Among Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report focuses on substance use and substance abuse or dependence among women aged 18 or older.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use among Hispanic Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report examines the prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use among Hispanic youths aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use among Older Adults: 2002 and 2003 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2005. This report examines the prevalence of cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use among older adults as compared with younger adults.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Among School Dropouts , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report examines data on substance abuse among school dropouts aged 18 to 24.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Among Youth Who Had Run Away From Home, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This fact sheet compares the prevalence of alcohol, marijuana and other illicit drug use among youth who had run away from home and those who had not.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report examines the development of dependence upon a substance in the 2 years following substance use initiation, based on combined 2004, 2005, and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use and Need for Treatment Among Youths Who Have Been in Foster Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report looks at the need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among youths who have been in foster care.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders among American Indians and Alaska Natives, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2007. This report examines the rates of substance use and substance use disorders among American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 12 or older.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Disorder and Serious Psychological Distress by Employment Status, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2006. This report examines the prevalence of past year substance use disorder, serious psychological distress (SPD), and co-occurring SPD and a substance use disorder among the U.S. working-age civilian population (i.e., those aged 18 to 64).
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use During Pregnancy: 2002 & 2003 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2005. This report examines illicit drug, alcohol, and cigarette use among pregnant and nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use in the 15 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 2002-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2007. This report presents estimates of illicit drug use, binge alcohol use, and cigarette use among the 15 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and compares estimates for each MSA with the Nation as a whole.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Treatment among Women of Childrearing Age, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. This report presents estimates of substance use treatment need, receipt of treatment, perceived need for treatment, and reasons for not receiving treatment among women of childrearing age.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence Among Youth Who Have Been in a Jail or a Detention Center, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This report focuses on the substance use, abuse, and dependence rates among youths aged 12 to 17 that have ever been in jail or in a detention center.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use, Dependence, and Treatment among Veterans, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2005. This report provides estimates of substance use, dependence, and treatment differences between veterans and a nonveteran comparison group.
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The NSDUH Report: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2003. This fact sheet provides an overview of NSDUH, formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
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The NSDUH Report: Trends in Adolescent Inhalant Use: 2002 to 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2009. This resource examines use of inhalants by young people (ages 12-17) from 2002 through 2007.
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The NSDUH Report: Trends in Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers: 2002 to 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2009. This report presents data from the 2002 to 2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health to show trends in nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers (hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine) among the general population aged 12 and older.
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The NSDUH Report: Use of Marijuana and Blunts among Adolescents, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report focuses on past month marijuana and blunt use among youths aged 12 to 17. All findings are based on data from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Use of Specific Hallucinogens: 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2008. This report examines the prevalence and patterns of the use of various hallucinogenic drugs among persons aged 12 or older, based on 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Women with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2004. This fact sheet provides data on women with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.
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The NSDUH Report: Worker Substance Use by Industry Category, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2007. This report uses data from the combined 2002 to 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data to present estimates of past month heavy alcohol and illicit drug use among full-time workers aged 18 to 64 by industry category.
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The NSDUH Report: Youth Activities, Substance Use, and Family Income, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report examines the associations between past year youth activities, past month substance use, and family income among youths aged 12 to 17. All findings presented in this report are based on 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Youth Violence and Illicit Drug Use , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2006. This report presents the estimated number and percentage of youths aged 12 to 17 who engaged in violent behavior in the past year.
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The NSDUH Report: Youths’ Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2005. This report provides an overview of data showing that youth who reported seeing or hearing media messages on preventing drug and alcohol use are significantly less likely to report substance use.
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The OAS Report: A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. This report presents facts about adolescent substance use, including initiation, and receipt of treatment for substance use "on an average day."
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Ohio Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2002. This report is a brief update to the Ohio Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Ohio.
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Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Ohio RSAT Process Evaluation, Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, July 2001. This report represents the culmination of a process evaluation of three residential substance abuse treatment programs (RSAT) in Ohio.
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Oklahoma Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2002. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Oklahoma.
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Operation Cease Fire, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1998. This report provides information on Operation Cease Fire, a program implemented by the Boston Police Department to combat illicit gun trafficking and street drug activity.
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Operation Drug TEST Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, D. Longshore, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, S. Turner, and T. Fain. June 2001.This report provides information on an evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (ODT), a pretrial intervention featuring drug testing; sanctions for drug use; and treatment, as needed, for defendants under pretrial supervision.
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Operation Hot Pipe, Smokey Haze, and Rehab: Disrupting an Illicit Drug Market, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1998. This report provides information on how the San Diego Police Department disrupted an illicit drug market.
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Opium Economy in Afghanistan: An International Problem, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, February 2003. This report examines Afghanistan’s opium economy in order to understand its dynamics, the reasons for its success, its beneficiaries and victims, and the problems it has caused domestically and abroad.
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Opium Poppy Cultivation in South East Asia: Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2007. The survey collects and analyzes information on the location and extent of opium poppy cultivation, on the potential production of opium, well as other socioeconomic dimensions of the problem.
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Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Crossroads to Freedom House and Peer I Therapeutic Communities, NIJ-Sponsored, K. Klebe and M. O'Keefe, October 2004. This study investigates the effectiveness of two Colorado Residential Substance Abuse Treatment therapeutic community programs for offenders.
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Outcome Evaluation of the New Mexico Corrections Department Genesis Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners, Final Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, P. Guerin, December 2003. This report provides information on research that explored the effectiveness of the in-prison therapeutic community at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility.
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OxyContin Diversion and Abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration, October 2003. This report provides an overview of OxyContin use, diversion, and efforts to combat the problem.
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OxyContin Diversion and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2001. Provides information on the abuse, related criminal activity, and legislation of the prescription drug OxyContin.
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Parental Influences on Adolescent Marijuana Use and the Baby Boom Generation: Findings from the 1979-1996 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, C. Schaffran, D. Kandel, G. Lee, M. Davies, and P. Griesler. June 2001. This report investigates the association of marijuana use between parents and children, the differences among parental birth cohorts, and the determinants of child marijuana use.
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The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), Parents with children in grades 7-12, 2006, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, August 2007. This report provides a summary of findings from an annual tracking study of parents’ attitudes toward drugs and teen drug use.
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The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Teens 2008 Report, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, February 2009. This annual study tracks the elaborate and complex attitudes people have about illegal drugs.
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Partnership Attitude Tracking Study: Teens in Grades 7–12, 2005, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, May 2006. This study tracks attitudes of 7th through 12th graders regarding the use of drugs.
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Patterns of Club Drug Use in the U.S., 2004, The Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center, J. Maxwell, February 2004. This report provides information on the trends in ecstasy, GHB, ketamine, LSD, methamphetamine, and Rohypnol use.
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Patterns of Drug Use Amongst Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, December 2000. An overview of the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) project in Australia that routinely monitors the use of illicit drugs by people detained by police.
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Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report presents estimates of the prevalence of mental health treatment among adults and describes the types of treatment received and the characteristics of persons receiving treatment.
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Pharmaceuticals Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This report provides an assessment of prescription drug availability, diversion, and abuse. Also discussed are the threats posed by doctor shopping, prescription fraud, unscrupulous physicians, theft, and internet pharmacies.
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Philadelphia/Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Philadelphia/ Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (PC HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Policing Drug Hot Spots, National Institute of Justice, January 1996. An overview of a law enforcement strategy used in neighborhoods with high drug activity.
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Predicting Pretrial Misconduct With Drug Tests of Arrestees: Evidence From Six Sites, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, January 1996. An assessment of the effectiveness of drug testing as a means of predicting that a released arrestee will commit an additional offense or fail to appear in court during the pretrial period.
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Preliminary Data on Drug Use and Related Matters Among Adult Arrestees and Juvenile Detainees, 2002, National Institute of Justice, June 2003. This tabular booklet presents findings from 36 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM)sites that collected data in 2002.
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Prescription Drugs Facts & Figures , Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on prescription drugs with links to source materials.
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Prescription Fraud, Office of Community Oriented Police Services, J. Wartell and N. La Vigne, May 2004. This guide describes the problem of prescription fraud and reviews responses to the problem.
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Preventing Gang and Drug-Related Witness Intimidation, National Institute of Justice, November 1996. This report focuses on efforts prosecutors' and law enforcement agencies have developed to prevent witness intimidation, in gang- and drug-related cases.
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The Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981-2007, Office of National Drug Control Policy, July 2008. This report extends, improves, and augments previous estimates of trends in the price and purity of five major illicit drugs: powder cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, d-methamphetamine, and marijuana.
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Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations: A Research Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This guide is intended to describe the treatment principles and research findings that are of particular relevance to the criminal justice community and to treatment professionals working with drug abusing offenders.
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Prisoners' Drug Use and Treatment: Seven Research Studies, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, June 2003. This report brings together seven studies concerned with prisoners’ drug use and treatment, in England and Wales.
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Problem-Oriented Drug Enforcement: A Community-Based Approach for Effective Policing, Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 1993. Problem-oriented policing is a process for approaching persistent community problems that require a police response.
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Proceedings of the Border Epidemiology Work Group, September 2004, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2005. The September 2004 BEWG meeting focused on patterns and trends in methamphetamine abuse in border areas.
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Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. James, July 2004. The report describes the characteristics of jail inmates in 2002, including offenses, criminal histories, drug and alcohol use and treatment, and family background.
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Profile of Nonviolent Offenders Exiting State Prison, Bureau of Justice Statistics, C. Mumola and M. Durose. October 2004. Provides a description of the general characteristics of prison populations serving time for nonviolent crimes as they exit State prisons. Nonviolent crimes are defined as property, drug, and public order offenses that do not involve a threat of harm or an actual attack upon a victim.
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Project Metrotown: Reducing Drug Trafficking and Related Crime Through Multiagency Cooperation and Community Partnerships, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2002. This report provides information on how the Royal Canadian Mounted Police used a joint enforcement team to reduce drug trafficking and related crime in apartment buildings.
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Psychiatric Disorders of Youth in Detention, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2006. This OJJDP bulletin examines the prevalence of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders among youth at the Cook County (Illinois) Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
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Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment is a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Qualitative Study of Ecstasy Sellers in the San Francisco Bay Area, NIJ-Sponsored, S. Murphy, P. Sales, M. Duterte, and C. Jacinto. March 2005. This report provides the findings from a study on the San Francisco Bay Area's Ecstasy drug market.
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Rave Parties, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Michael S. Scott, August 2004. This guide addresses problems associated with rave parties and provides effective strategies for response.
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Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. Levin and P. Langan. June 2002. Reports on the rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration of former inmates who were tracked for 3 years after their release from prisons in 15 States in 1994.
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Recidivism Rates for Drug Court Graduates: Nationally Based Estimates, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Bhati, J. Roman, and W. Townsend. July 2003. This report presents a general estimate of recidivism among a nationally representative sample of drug court graduates.
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Recreational Use of Ritalin on College Campuses, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, July 2003. This fact sheet describes Ritalin use on college campuses, outlines possible effects of its abuse, and recommends policies for institutions of higher education.
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Reducing Crime and Drug Dealing by Improving Place Management: A Randomized Experiment, National Institute of Justice, John E. Eck and Julie Wartell, January 1999. This report provides an overview of research on the effectiveness of the Drug Abatement Response Team (DART) program.
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Reportes de Investigación - Abuso de la Marihuana, National Institute on Drug Abuse, November 2002. This report provides information on marijuana abuse, effects, and treatment in Spanish.
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Research Report: MDMA (Ecstasy) Abuse, National Institute on Drug Abuse, February 2006. This report provides information on MDMA abuse, history, and effects.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2005. This report provides an overview of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program. RSAT was created to help states and units of local governments develop, implement, and improve residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: Breaking the Drug-Crime Cycle Among Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, M. Stohr, C. Hemmens, D. Baune, J. Dayley, M. Gornik, K. Kjaer, and C. Noon. May 2003. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of the South Idaho Correctional Institution's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)program.
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Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2003. This report presents findings of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
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Results from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report on the 2003 NSDUH data presents national estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. Measures related to mental health problems also are included.
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Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report presents information from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. This initial report on the 2004 data presents national estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products.
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Results from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report presents national data on substance use among Americans aged 12 or older and presents data on other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. Measures related to mental health problems also are included.
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Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2007. This annual report provides the latest data on prevalence and correlates of substance use, serious psychological distress, depression, related problems, and treatment in the civilian population aged 12 or older in the U.S.
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Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2008. This report provides the latest data on prevalence and correlates of substance use, serious mental illness, related problems, and treatment in the civilian population aged 12 or older in the U.S.
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Rise of Hallucinogen Use, National Institute of Justice, Dana Hunt, October 1997. This report provides an overview of data from various sources on hallucinogen use in the United States.
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Rise of Marijuana as the Drug of Choice Among Youthful Adult Arrestees, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Andrew Golub and Bruce D. Johnson, June 2001. Discusses trends in marijuana use among booked young adult arrestees from 1987 through 1999.
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Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Drug Use: Findings from the 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Julie Lane, Dean Gerstein, Lynn Huang, and Douglas Wright, February 2001. Report shows that peer use and peer attitudes are two of the strongest predictors of marijuana use among all young people.
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Risk, Protective Factors and Resilience to Drug Use: Identifying Resilient Young People and Learning From Their Experiences, Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate, April 2007. This British study identified factors and strategies linked to youths' resilience to drug use, which pertains to behaviors and methods of avoiding drug use in the face of being exposed to a significant number of risk factors.
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Risky Mix: Drinking, Drug Use, and Homicide, National Institute of Justice, November 2003. This article provides an overview of a study that examined the connection between alcohol and drug use and intimate partner violence, both during the incident and in the year leading up to it.
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Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Role of Local Government in Community Safety, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2001. The programs examined in this monograph illustrate a framework for using community-local government partnerships to reduce drugs and crime.
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Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Practitioners, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, T. Grisso and L. Underwood, December 2004. This Resource Guide offers a comprehensive, user-friendly synthesis of current information on instruments that can be used to screen and assess youth for mental health- and substance use-related disorders at various stages of the juvenile justice process.
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Screening and Referral for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Justice, K. Knight, D. Simpson, and M. Hiller. January 2003. This report provides information on screening instruments that can be used by correctional institutions to determine the severity of a offenders drug problem.
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Self-Reported Delinquency by 12-Year-Olds, 1997, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Charles M. Puzzanchera, February 2000. A summary of findings from a survey of youth that asked about drug use, gang involvement, drug dealing, and handgun carrying.
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Serious Mental Illness and Its Co-Occurrence with Substance Use Disorders, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, C. Murtha, J. Epstein, M. Vorburger, and P. Barker. June 2004. This report presents national estimates of the prevalence and treatment of mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders among adults aged 18 or older.
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Services Research Outcome Study (SROS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 1998. A study of treatment outcomes that confirms that both drug abuse and criminal behavior are reduced following drug abuse treatment.
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Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Victimization, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Scott Menard, February 2002. This bulletin explores how being a victim of crime during adolescence affects the likelihood of certain negative outcomes in adulthood, including criminal activity, drug use, and mental health problems.
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Sniffer - L'Abus de Substances Inhalées--Bulletin Informatif, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2002. Ce bulletin parle de l'abus de substances inhalées dans les États-Unis.
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South Africa Country Profile on Drugs and Crime, 2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2002. This report presents a picture of South Africa’s current drug and crime situation, as well as the related problems of terrorism and corruption, and the countermeasures being undertaken to oppose them.
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South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area 2008 Drug Market Analysis, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the South Florida Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) region, highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Speaking Out Against Drug Legalization, Drug Enforcement Administration, November 2002. This booklet provides factual assertions that presents an accurate picture of America’s experience with drug use and what might happen if a more permissive policy on drug abuse is adopted.
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Drug Information System Annual National Report, 2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2003. This report provides an overview of the drug problem in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume I. Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report presents State estimates for 17 measures related to substance use based on the 1999 and 2000 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse.
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State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume II. Individual State Tables and Technical Appendices, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2003. This report provides State level data on measures of substance use, dependence, and receipt of treatment.
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State Estimates of Substance Use From the 2002-2003 National Surveys on Drug Use & Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report presents State estimates for 21 measures of substance use or mental health problems based on the 2002 and 2003 NSDUHs.
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State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2003-2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2006. This report presents State estimates for 22 measures of substance use or mental health problems based on the 2003 and 2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health.
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State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2005-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2008. This report presents State estimates for 23 measures of substance use or mental health problems based on the 2005 and 2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs) and changes in these measures between 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
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State of Knowledge of Drug-Impaired Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, D. Shinar, J. Walsh, and R. Jones. August 2003. This review covers a broad range of research, including the detection and measurement of drugs in drivers, experimental research on the effect of drugs on the performance driving-related tasks, drug prevalence in various populations of drivers, drug-crash risk, and countermeasures for drug-impaired driving.
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States in Brief Reports, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2009. The States in Brief Reports contain brief overviews of substance abuse and mental health issues within each state, including the prevalence of substance use/abuse, treatment resources, mental health indicators, and SAMHSA grant funding.
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Statistics on Drug Misuse: England, 2008, Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2008. This annual report provides statistical data on drug abuse among adults and juveniles in England.
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Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2000, The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Glenn Draper, Megge Miller, May 2001. This publication is intended as an accessible summary of major drug-use statistical collections, which lead interested readers to the sources of more detailed information.
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Steroids Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, June 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on steroids with links to source materials.
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Street Gangs and Drug Sales in Two Suburban Cities, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Cheryl L. Maxson, July 1995. The results of a study to determine the level of street gang involvement in drug sales arrests in two Los Angeles suburban cities.
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Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, May 2006. The Street Terms database contains over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Source Book 1998, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 1998. A compilation of data on substance abuse and mental health.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment of Adults on Probation, 1995, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola and Thomas P. Bonczar, March 1998. Data from a survey of adult probationers concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment, State and Federal Prisoners, 1997, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola, December 1998. Presents data from a survey of inmates concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse and Victimization Video and Guidebook, Office for Victims of Crime, September 2005. This 28-minute video explores the correlations between substance abuse and previctimization and postvictimization. It looks at aspects of the trauma of victimization and substance abuse and discusses the type of assistance victims may need.
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System: A Treatment Improvement Protocol TIP 44, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, R. Peters and H. Wexler, 2005. Treatment Improvement Protocol was developed to provide recommendations and best practice guidelines to counselors and administrators based on the research literature and the experience of seasoned treatment professionals. It covers the full range of criminal justice settings and all the phases through which an individual progresses in the criminal justice system.
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Substance Dependence, Abuse and Treatment: Findings from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report presents information on national estimates of the extent of substance dependence, abuse, and treatment.
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Substance Dependence, Abuse, and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. James and J. Karberg, July 2005. This report presents data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails on inmates’ prior use, dependence, and abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs.
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Substance Misuse Treatment Needs of Minority Prisoner Groups: Women, Young Offenders, and Ethnic Minorities, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2003. This report summarizes a study that assessed the treatment needs of women, male young offenders, and ethnic minorities in England.
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Substance Use Among Adults on Probation: Findings from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1995-1997, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Angela Brittingham, Sam Schildhaus, and Joe Gfroerer, October 1998. Compares drug use between probationers and non-probationers.
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Substate Estimates from the 2002-2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2006. This report presents estimates of the prevalence of substance use or mental health problems in substate areas during 2002-2004 based on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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Substate Estimates from the 2006 NSDUH, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2008. This report presents estimates of the prevalence of substance use or mental health problems in substate regions based on data from the combined 2004-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs).
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Suriname Drug Information Network Annual National Report 2002, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, December 2002. This report provides information on the drug problem in Suriname.
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Survey of State Prison Inmates, 1991, Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 1993. Provides a profile of State prison inmates, including drug-related information.
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Technical Report for the Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981-2007, Office of National Drug Control Policy, July 2008. The purpose of this technical report is to provide detailed documentation of all programming and statistical activities involved in the construction of the price and purity series presented in Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981-2007.
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Teens and Drugs Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This brochure provides an overview of the problem of teen drug abuse in the United States.
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Texas Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Texas.
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The Threat of Narco-Trafficking in the Americas, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This report provides an overview of the production, trafficking, and consumption of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and amphetamine-type-substances in North America.
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Toward a Drugs and Crime Research Agenda for the 21st Century, National Institute of Justice, September 2003. This report provides an overview of the 2001 Drugs and Crime Research Forum.
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Toxicological Investigations of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assaults , Federal Bureau of Investigation, M. LeBeau, April 1999. This report addresses common problems encountered by toxicologists in cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault and provides suggestions to overcome some of these obstacles.
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Tráfico de Droga como uma Ameaça á Segurança na África Ocidental, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2008. This is the Portuguese language version of a report which provides an analysis of the threat posed by drug trafficking to West African nations, with particular focus on cocaine trafficking.
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Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. A program designed to break the addiction-crime cycle of drug-involved offenders by linking legal sanctions with drug treatment programs.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report presents results from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) for 2005, and trend data for 1995 to 2005. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual state administrative data systems.
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Trends in Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs Among Inmates, Final Reports, National Institute of Justice, August 2002. This report provides an overview of available data on substance abuse and treatment needs among inmates.
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U.S. Money Laundering Threat Assessment, Drug Enforcement Administration, December 2005. The 2005 Money Laundering Threat Assessment (MLTA) is the first government-wide analysis of money laundering in the United States. The purpose of the MLTA is to help policy makers, regulators, and the law enforcement community better understand the landscape of money laundering in the United States and to support strategic planning efforts to combat money laundering.
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Understanding the Nexus: Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Among the Arrestee Population in Albuquerque, National Institute of Justice, S. Woerle, P. Guerin, and M. Smith. January 2002. The focus of this study was to determine the difference between arrestees who have battered an intimate partner and those who did not, and what role drug use may have played in the abuse.
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UNODC Annual Report 2008, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2008. This annual report provides an overview of UNODC activities worldwide during 2007.
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Unwelcome Guests: A Community Prosecution Approach to Street Level Drug Dealing and Prostitution, American Prosecutors Research Institute, August 2004. This monograph addresses promising practices to abate these crimes of livability and highlights creative strategies developed by community prosecutors in Kalamazoo County, MI; Multnomah County, OR; Marion County, IN; and Denver, CO.
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Utah Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Utah.
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Vermont Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This report is a brief update to the Vermont Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Vermont.
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Veterans in Prison or Jail, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola, January 2001. This bulletin provides data concerning inmates' prior military service and includes drug-related information.
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Veterans in State and Federal Prison, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2007. Using the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, this report presents data on the military and criminal backgrounds of incarcerated veterans, uses new measures to describe their substance abuse and dependence histories and provides a detailed measure of their mental health problems.
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Vietnam Country Profile, 2003, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2003. This report provides information on the drug problem in Vietnam.
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Violent Neighborhoods, Violent Kids, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Marcia R. Chaiken, March 2000. Examines the types of delinquent behavior, including drug-dealing and use, found among boys living in violent neighborhoods.
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Violent Victimization as a Risk Factor for Violent Offending Among Juveniles, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, R. Ruback and J. Shaffer. January 2003. This bulletin analyzes the relationships between violent victimization and violent offending among juveniles, including risk factors such as drug and alcohol use.
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Virginia Drug Threat Assessment Update, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2003. This report is a brief update to the Virginia Drug Threat Assessment, which is a strategic assessment of the status and outlook of the drug threat to Virginia.
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Washington Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Washington.
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Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Washington/Baltimore (W/B) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, March 2007. This report reveals the serious nature of the problem of substance abuse at America’s colleges and universities and summarizes what research shows can be done to prevent and reduce the problem.
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We Deliver: The Gentrification of Drug Markets on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Spunt, R. Curtis, and T. Wendel. December 2002. This study documents and analyzes changes in the social and technical organization of drug markets on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
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Weed & Seed Best Practices: Evaluation Based-Series, Volume 1, Office of Weed and Seed, May 2003. The articles contained within this report focus on four Weed and Seed neighborhoods. This report was created to share programs and practices that have been successful in reducing crime, violence, juvenile delinquency, and increasing neighborhood vitality and economic strength.
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Weed and Seed Best Practices: Evaluation-based Series, Volume 2, Office of Weed and Seed, 2004. This report was created to share programs and practices that have been successful in reducing drugs, crime, violence, juvenile delinquency, and increasing neighborhood vitality and economic strength.
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Weed and Seed Strategy, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, 2001. This report provides an overview of the Weed and Seed program.
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West First Project: Combating an Emerging Drug Market in the Block, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1997. This bulletin provides an overview of what the Spokane Police Department did when gangs, drug-related activity, and violence infiltrated a downtown area threatening local businesses and decreasing the quality of life.
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West Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the West Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
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West Virginia Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to West Virginia.
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When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Joan Petersilia, November 2000. An overview of the difficulties related to the reentry of released prisoners into society, including offender drug use and treatment.
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Women and Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on female drug use and related information with links to source materials.
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Women Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Tracy L. Snell, December 1999. Analyzes offense patterns, rates of offending, and consequences of crimes committed by women, includes drug-related information.
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Worker Substance Use and Workplace Policies and Programs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report presents findings on substance use among workers and on workplace drug policy and programs from the 2002, 2003, and 2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs).
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World Drug Report 2007, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides a comprehensive picture of global drug trends, presenting supply (production and trafficking) and demand statistics.
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World Drug Report 2008, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2008. This report provides a comprehensive picture of global drug trends, presenting supply (production and trafficking) and demand statistics.
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Wyoming Drug Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2001. This report is a strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to Wyoming.
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Wyoming's Methamphetamine Initiative: The Power of Informed Process, Bureau of Justice Assistance, David Singh, May 2001. Wyoming's response to the methamphetamine crisis marks a shift in priorities from enforcement to treatment.
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Youth Gang Drug Trafficking, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, James C. Howell and Debra K. Gleason, December 1999. The report analyzes the participation of youth gang members in drug sales and the role of gangs in drug distribution.
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Youth Gangs, Drugs, and Violence Connection, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, James C. Howell and Scott H. Decker, January 1999. Explores the relationship of youth gangs, drug dealing or trafficking, and violence.
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Youth Gangs in Indian Country, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2004. This bulletin presents data regarding the presence and effect of youth gang activity in Indian Country and provides an overview of programmatic responses to the problem.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2001, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2002. Monitors youth drug use and other risky behavior, which contribute to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among youth and adults.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2003, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2004. This report summarizes results from a 2003 national school-based survey and trends during 1991–2003 in selected risk behaviors.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2006. This report summarizes results from the 2005 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and trends during 1991–2005 in selected risk behaviors, including substance abuse.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2007 , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2008. This report summarizes results from the 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and trends during 1991–2007 in selected risk behaviors, including substance abuse.
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Youth Substance Use: State Estimates From the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2001. This report examines State estimates of the use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana by youths aged 12 to 17 and their perceptions and behaviors that may be related to that use.
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Youth Victimization: Prevalence and Implications, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, B. Saunders, D. Smith, and D. Kilpatrick. April 2003. This report provides a summary of a national survey of adolescents that examined the prevalence of youth victimization and subsequent effects on mental health, substance use, and delinquent behavior problems.
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Youth Violence, Guns, and Illicit Drug Markets, National Institute of Justice, Alfred Blumstein, June 1996. An overview of research on the connection between drugs and youth violence.
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