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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Analysis of 26 Drug Courts: Lessons Learned, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey. April 2002. The purpose of this report is to analyze the content of 26 different process evaluations of drug courts across the country using a lessons learned approach.
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Analysis of the Impact of the Crack Cocaine Amendment If Made Retroactive, U.S. Sentencing Commission, October 2007. This document provides an analysis of the impact of lowering the guideline sentencing range for certain categories of offenses and offenders involving cocaine base ("crack").
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Antihistamines and Driving-Related Behavior: A Review of the Evidence for Impairment, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, C. Wilkinson and H. Moskowitz, June 2004. This report provides the findings of a review of the scientific literature concerning the effects of antihistamines on driving-related skills.
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Antisocial Personality and Depression Among Incarcerated Drug Treatment Participants, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, J. O’Neil, 2000. The co-occurrence of antisocial personality and depression among drug dependent individuals was examined in a sample of Federal inmates participating in residential or outpatient drug and alcohol treatment to increase the understanding of the co-occurrence of these disorders.
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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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Assessing Therapeutic Integrity in Modified-Therapeutic Communities for Drug-Involved Offenders, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report examines therapeutic communities, one of the predominant long-term residential treatment programs for substance abusing offenders.
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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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Barnstable House of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: A Process Evaluation, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, A. Rocheleau ; A. Mennerich, and D. Brensilber. March 2001. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program in the Barnstable House of Correction.
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Barnstable House of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: A Process Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, February 2001. This report conveys the results of a process evaluation conducted between March and December 1999 of the Barnstable residential substance abuse treatment program in Massachusetts.
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Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center: Is it Effective? A Comparison of Youth Released From a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center to Youth at a Traditional Juvenile Correctional Center, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, J. Gordon, August 2002. This report evaluates the impact of the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center's RSAT program on recidivism.
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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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The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijuana, National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 1998. A slide teaching packet for teachers and health professionals.
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Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program: Grades 2-3, National Institute on Drug Abuse, October 2004. The goal of the curriculum is to lay the foundation for future scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts by providing an early elementary school-age audience with a basis of knowledge and critical thinking skills.
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Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program: Grades K-1, National Institute on Drug Abuse, October 2004. Brain Power! is designed to take students through a step-by-step exploration of the processes of science and how to use these processes to learn about scientists and the different work they do, the brain, the nervous system, and the effects of drugs on the nervous system and the body.
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Breaking the Cycle: Outcomes From Pennsylvania's Alternative to Prison for Technical Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, Rachel Porter, August 2002. This report provides an overview of findings from an evaluation of Pennsylvania’s RSAT programs.
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Breaking the Cycle: Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, R. Porter, August 2002. This report describes outcomes from the Pennsylvania’s RSAT program's phases and compares RSAT participants to a comparison group who returned to prison after violating parole.
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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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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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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: Abuse and Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, November 2004. This report provides science-based information on the prevalence of cocaine abuse, methods of use, short- and long-term effects of cocaine abuse, and medical complications of chronic abuse. It also describes effective treatment for cocaine addiction and lists resources for more information.
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Collaborative Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Program for Drug-Involved Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, D. Young and R. Porter. January 2000. This report presents findings from a process evaluation of Pennsylvania’s RSAT programs.
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Collaborative Intermediate Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Treatment Community for Women Offenders in Washington State, National Institute of Justice, Clayton Mosher and Dretha Phillips, March 2000. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an intermediate evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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Collaborative Intermediate Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Treatment Community for Women Offenders in Washington State: Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Clayton Mosher and Dretha Phillips. March 2000. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an intermediate evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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A Collection of Articles on Drug Abuse Prevention Research and the Community, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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A Collection of Articles on Drug Abuse Treatment, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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A Collection of Articles That Address Heroin Prevention, Treatment and Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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A Collection of Articles That Address Research on Club Drugs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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A Collection of Articles That Address Research on Cocaine, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2004. Included in this document are selections of cocaine-related articles reprinted from the research newsletter, NIDA Notes.
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A Collection of Articles That Address Research on Drugs and AIDS, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2004. This report provides a collection of NIDA Notes articles on drugs and AIDS-related research.
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A Collection of Articles That Address Research on Marijuana, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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A Collection of Articles That Address Women's Health and Gender Differences, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2003. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA’s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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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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Confronting Relapse and Recidivism: Case Management and Aftercare Services in the OPTS Programs, National Institute of Justice, C. Gouvis, E. Morley, J. Buck, and S. Rossman. February 2000. The Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) program was designed to reduce substance abuse relapse and criminal recidivism by providing comprehensive aftercare services to felony offenders who have alcohol and drug offense histories.
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Contemporary Drug Abuse Treatment: A Review of the Evidence Base, United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, 2002. The present review is a thematic summary of the research evidence base for the effectiveness and main influential factors of contemporary drug abuse treatment.
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Controlling Drugs and Social Disorder Using Civil Remedies: Final Report of a Randomized Field Experiment in Oakland, California, NIJ-Sponsored, J. Roehl and L. Mazerolle. November 1999. This document reports the results of a randomized field trial that sought to assess the impact of the Beat Health program on drug and disorder problems.
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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 Prevention Research Reviews No. 1. Disrupting Street-Level Drug Markets, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2007. To determine what is most effective in street-level drug enforcement interventions, this paper reviewed all available, scientifically rigorous academic studies evaluating a wide range of street-level drug law enforcement interventions.
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Crossing the Bridge: An Evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program , National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, March 2003. This report provides an overview of findings from a five-year evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program.
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Dangerous Liaisons: Substance Abuse and Sex, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, December 1999. Teens who drink or use drugs are more likely to have sex, initiate it at younger ages, and have multiple partners.
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The DASIS Report: Analyzing Geographic Areas Within TEDS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet illustrates how geographic comparisons can be analyzed with substance abuse treatment admissions data from SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Marital Status and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. Using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), this report monitors the relationship between marital status and substance abuse treatment admissions.
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Detailed Cost Analysis in a Mature Drug Court Setting: A Cost-Benefit Evaluation of the Multnomah County Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey, January 2004. This study is an intensive examination of investment costs and benefits resulting from the operation of a single court in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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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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Do Drugs -- Do Time: An Evaluation of the Maricopa County Demand Reduction Program, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, John R. Hepburn, Ph.D., C. Wayne Johnston, and Scott Rogers, October 1994. Assessed a program to reduce use of illegal drugs, by targeting casual users of marijuana and other drugs.
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Drug Abuse and Addiction Media Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2001. The guide provides information on NIDA's programs, initiatives, and common drugs of 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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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 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-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study, NIJ-Sponsored, 2007. This study identified key case characteristics of drug-facilitated and forcible rapes and factors that affected women's reporting of rape to police or seeking help from a support network.
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Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, B. Logan and J. Couper, April 2004. This collection of fact sheets represent the conclusions of a panel of international experts on drug-impaired driving and include the state of current scientific knowledge in the area of drugs and human performance for 16 drugs.
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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, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, February 2007. This document explains in layman's terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.
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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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Dwight Correctional Center: Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (1997), National Institute of Justice, Deborah Michalski and Jacqueline Mullany. August 2001. This report is a summary of the evaluation conducted of the residential substance abuse treatment program offered at Illinois’ Dwight Correctional Center, a 670-bed prison for women.
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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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Emergency Department Trends from the Drug Abuse Warning Network: Final Estimates 1995-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2003. This report relies on a sample of hospitals operating 24-hour emergency departments (EDs) to capture data on ED visits induced by, or related to substance abuse.
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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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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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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 Prison Based Drug Treatment in Pennsylvania: A Research Collaboration Between the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Center for Public Policy at Temple University, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, W. Welsh, February 2002. This study examines the individual and programmatic factors associated with effective drug treatment across multiple sites in Pennsylvania.
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Evaluation of the "New Choices" Substance Abuse Program in the Harris County Jail Houston, Texas -- PROJECT CARE Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Joseph Carbonari and Kirk von Sternberg. May 2000. This report discusses results from a process evaluation explicating the evolution of the new program in light of inherent obstacles related to the jail setting, the jail inmate, policies at the jail, and the operation of the courts.
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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 COPS Office Methamphetamine Initiative, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, May 2003. This report provides a summary of efforts to combat methamphetamine in six U.S. cities.
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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 Los Angeles County Juvenile Drug Treatment Boot Camp, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Sheldon Zhang, April 2001. This report presents findings from an evaluation of the Drug Treatment Boot Camp in Los Angeles County.
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Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Drug Treatment Boot Camp, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Sheldon Zhang, August 2001. This report presents findings from an evaluation of a juvenile drug treatment boot camp in Los Angeles County.
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Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, J. Miller and W. Ruefle. February 2000. This report conveys the results of an evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Evaluation of the TCU Drug Screen, National Institute of Justice, K. Knight, D. Simpson, and J. Morey. July 2002. The report examines psychometric properties and validity of the Texas Christian University Drug Screen (TCU Drug Screen).
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Evaluation of Two Models of Treating Sentenced Federal Drug Offenders in the Community, National Institute of Justice, B. Robinson, B. Elms, J. Austin, and L. Chan. December 1999. This report provides an overview of a three year study of two drug treatment programs for Federal offenders placed on probation, parole or supervised release.
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Exploratory Analysis of Client Outcomes, Costs, and Benefits of Day Reporting Centers -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Craddock, May 2000. This study examined two Day Reporting Centers in Wisconsin that serve probationers who are substance abusers, a high risk for reoffending, and have a high level of need for services.
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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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Factors Affecting Client Motivation in Therapeutic Community Treatment for Offenders in Delaware, Summary Report 1997-1999, National Institute of Justice, May 2000. This report provides an overview of the State of Delaware’s Therapeutic Community Continuum of residential treatment for drug abusing prisoners programs.
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Families as a Resource in Recovery from Drug Abuse: An Evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, National Institute of Justice, E. Sullivan, M. Mino, and K. Nelson. February 2002. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, a program that engages both drug abusers and their family as a supplement to community supervision.
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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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Federal-Local Law Enforcement Collaboration in Investigating and Prosecuting Urban Crime, 1982-1999: Drugs, Weapons, and Gangs, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Seeherman, M. Russell-Einhorn, and S. Ward. January 2004. This report provides information on a study that examines Federal and local law enforcement cooperation in investigating and prosecuting various crimes.
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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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Final Report of Outcomes for the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, Jeffrey Nash, March 2000. This report provides a summary of the findings from follow-up interviews with Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program graduates, dropouts, and the comparison group.
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Final Report: Participatory Evaluation of the Sisseton Wahepton Oyate IASAP Demonstration Project, NIJ-Sponsored, October 2007. This report presents a participatory evaluation of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Indian Alcohol Substance Abuse Program.
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Findings from the Evaluation of the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Program, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, J. Roman, and S. Cavanaugh. April 2000. This report conveys the results of a process evaluation of the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program (SCDIP) in the District of Columbia.
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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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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, J. Robinson, J. Goldkamp, and M. White. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland(Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland (Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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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 Among Prisoners in Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. The purpose of this paper is to document special needs for females in the population of interest: prisoners in treatment.
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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 Differences in Treatment Entry and Retention Among Prisoners with Substance Abuse Histories, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, 2000. This paper examined gender similarities and differences in the predictors of treatment entry and the combination of treatment entry and completion.
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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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Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs: Research Report, National Institute on Drug Abuse, March 2001. An overview of drugs that distort the way a user perceives time, motion, colors, sounds, and self.
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Heroin Abuse and Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 2005. An overview of the use, effects, and treatment of heroin.
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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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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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The Illicit Drug Trade in the United Kingdom, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2007. The aim of this research report was to understand how high-level dealers operate and how markets for illicit drugs work. The research team addressed these questions using three distinct but interrelated disciplines: business, economics and social networks.
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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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The impact of drugs on road crashes, assaults and other trauma - a prospective trauma toxicology study, Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2007. This study analyzes evidence suggesting that the use of recreational drugs before/while driving is associated with increased risk of injury occurrence and severity.
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Impact of the heroin shortage: Additional research, Australia National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2006. The aims of this study were to: assess what impact the heroin shortage had on initiation to heroin use; examine whether the associated increase in cocaine use led to an increase in violent crime and/or prostitution; provide a more detailed and analytical analysis of fatal and non-fatal drug overdose; and provide a closer examination of the impact of law enforcement operations.
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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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Implementing the "Integrated Continuum of Care" Model for Severely Addicted Addicts: The Key Maine Experience, National Institute of Justice, George DeLeon and Josephine Hawke. April 2001. This report summarizes findings from a process evaluation of the Key Maine Therapeutic Community.
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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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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: Drug Addiction Treatment Methods, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This resource highlights research findings on effective treatment approaches for drug abuse and addiction.
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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: 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: Khat, National Institute on Drug Abuse, December 2007. This resource provides information on the use and effects of khat, a stimulant drug derived from a shrub that is native to East Africa and southern Arabia.
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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: Salvia, National Institute on Drug Abuse, October 2007. This resource presents information on the use and effects of Salvia divinorum.
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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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InfoFacts: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2008. This fact sheet provides information related to effective treatment approaches for drug abuse and addiction.
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InfoFacts: Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2008. This fact sheet provides an overview of drug addiction and how drug abuse affects the brain.
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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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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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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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Jackson County, Missouri, COMmunity-Backed Anti-Drug Tax (COMBAT) Evaluation -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Seeherman, D. Hunt, and J. Heliotis, et al. May 2000. This report is a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation and impact of the Jackson County, Missouri program called COMmunity Backed Anti-Drug Tax (COMBAT).
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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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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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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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Marijuana Abuse Research Report, National Institute on Drug Abuse, June 2005. This report provides information on marijuana use, effects, treatment, and more.
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Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base, Institute of Medicine, 1999. Provides a review of the scientific evidence assessing potential health benefits and risks of marijuana and its constituent cannabinoids.
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La Metanfetamina Abuse y Adiccion (Methamphetamine Abuse and Addiction), National Institute on Drug Abuse, April 1998. Spanish version of Methamphetamine: Abuse and Addiction.
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Methamphetamine Abuse and Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2006. This Research Report provides an overview of methamphetamine use, effects, and treatment.
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Mohican Youth Center: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Fulton, E. Latessa, and J. Pealer. July 2001. This report presents the results of a process evaluation of the Mohican Youth Center, a substance abuse treatment facility for drug-involved youth operated by the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
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MonDay Community Correctional Institution: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Fulton, E. Latessa, and J. Pealer. July 2001. This report presents the results of a process evaluation of the MonDay Community Correctional Institution, located in Ohio.
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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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National Evaluation of 14 Drug Courts, National Institute of Justice, A.Harrell, A. Morral, D. Longshore, E. Deschenes, et al. November 2001. This report presents findings from a national evaluation of 14 drug court programs that received funding by the Drug Courts Program Office in 1995 and 1996.
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National Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program From Onset to Midpoint--Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, D. Lipton, F. Pearson, and H. Wexler. May 2000. This report highlights the results of surveys of RSAT programs in participating States, and lays out what the RSAT legislation has accomplished at the midpoint of its existence (December 31, 1998).
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National Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program From Onset to Midpoint--Final Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Lipton, F. Pearson, and H. Wexler. May 2000. This report presents results of an examination of the RSAT program’s progress at about the halfway point of the program’s existence.
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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 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 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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New Economic Thinking on Addiction and Legalization: Toward Sliding Price Elasticities of Demand for Addictive Substances and their Implications for Public Policy, The National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws, July 2003. This report provides information on the economic factors of drug abuse.
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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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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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Noble Choices: RSAT Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, July 2001. This report provides information on a process evaluation of a therapeutic community called Noble Choices that operates within Noble Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Ohio.
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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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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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"The Other Way" Program Evaluation, Summary, National Institute of Justice, July 2000. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of The Other Way (TOW) drug treatment program.
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Outcome Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Program: Barnstable House of Corrections, National Institute of Justice, April 2003. This report is the second half of an evaluation of the residential substance abuse program at the Barnstable House of Corrections.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program: One-Year Post-Release Outcomes, National Institute of Justice, M. Prendergast, April 2003. This report highlights the background, design and methods, and findings relating to the outcome evaluation of the Forever Free Program located at the California Institution for Women in Frontera.
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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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Outcome Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners, National Institute of Justice, J. Miller and B. Koons-Witt, April 2003. The primary objective of this evaluation was to determine whether South Carolina's Correctional Recovery Academy is an effective treatment option for male youthful offenders with chemical dependency problems.
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Outcome Evaluation of the Texas Youth Commission's Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, W. Kelly, August 2001. This study provides a systematic evaluation of the longer-term impacts of the drug treatment programs employed by the Texas Youth Commission.
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Overview and Illustrative Examples of the Research Agenda for the Therapeutic Community Continuum of Treatment for Offenders in Delaware, National Institute of Justice, C. Saum, J. Inciardi, and S. Martin. May 2000. This report provides an overview of research conducted on Delaware's therapeutic community continuum of treatment for offenders.
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Parents in Prison and their Minor Children, Bureau of Justice Statistics, August 2008. The report describes selected background characteristics of parents in prisons, including marital status, citizenship, education, offense type, criminal history, employment, prior experiences of homelessness, drug and alcohol involvement, mental health, and physical and sexual abuse.
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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 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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Predictive Factors for Illicit Drug Use Among Young People: A Literature Review, Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate, May 2007. This British literature review conducted between January and June 2005 focused on studies that identified factors associated with an increased risk for illicit drug use among youth.
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Prescription Drugs: Abuse and Addiction, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2005. Provides information about commonly abused prescription drugs, their effects, detection, and treatment.
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Prison-Based Treatment Assessment (PTA): Final Activity Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, and M. Hiller. November 1999. This report summarizes findings from an evaluation of the treatment process and outcomes associated with the In-Prison Therapeutic Community facility located in Kyle, Texas.
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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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Process Analysis of GDC RSAT Program, Draft Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Audrey Moffett, August 2001. This document reports the findings of a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program operating within the Georgia Department of Corrections.
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Process Assessment of Correctional Treatment (PACT), Final Project Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, M. Hiller, and S. Rao. September 2000. This report provides an extensive summary of the data collection procedures used during the PACT project.
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Process Assessment of Correctional Treatment (PACT), Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, M. Hiller, and S. Rao. September 2000. This report provides a description of baseline and during treatment assessments that were used with probationers in a “real-world” treatment setting as part of the PACT project.
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Process Evaluation Assessing the Gender Appropriateness of the KEY/CREST Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of findings from a process evaluation to assess the gender appropriateness of a Therapeutic Community (TC) model used at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute and the I CREST North and South TC treatment programs.
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Process Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners: The W.J. Maxey Boys Training School, National Institute of Justice, Maureen Okasinski and William Birdsall. March 2000. This report summarizes the findings from the evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program intended to reduce substance abuse and recidivism among youth placed at Maxey Boys Training School in Michigan.
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Process Evaluation of an Effort to Engage Police in Alternative Responses to Neighborhood Drug Problems, Final Report, NIJ-Sponsored, D. Young, C. Stayton, E. Rosenzweig, and L. Wycoff. March 2005. This report presents findings from a process evaluation of efforts by a program in New York City, La Bodega de la Familia, to work with local police on alternative responses to neighborhood drug use and crime.
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Process Evaluation of Summit House: A Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, National Institute of Justice, S. McMurphy and W. Butynski, et al. February 2002. This report provides an overview of a process evaluation of the Summit House Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program within the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.
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Process Evaluation of the Crossroad to Freedom House and Peer I Therapeutic Communities, National Institute of Justice, M. O’Keefe and K. Klebe. May 2001. The purpose of this study was to conduct a process evaluation of the Crossroads to Freedom House and the Peer I transitional Therapeutic Community programs.
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Process Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, D. Baldwin, J. Wellisch, and M. Prendergast. June 2000. This report provides the findings of a process evaluation of Forever Free, an intensive residential and community treatment program for women inmates with substance abuse problems.
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Process Evaluation of the Genesis Program at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility, National Institute of Justice, M. Wyatt, P. Guerin, and R. Hyde. December 1999. This report is a process evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF) in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Process Evaluation of the Michigan Department of Corrections' Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program, National Institute of Justice, James Austin, Kelly Johnson, and Wendy Naro. March 2000. This report examines a process evaluation of the Michigan Department of Corrections' Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Minnesota Department of Corrections-Red Wing Facility, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, T. Campbell, May 2001. This report highlights the findings of a process evaluation of the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Red Wing Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Rhode Island Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT): The Operations of a Minimum-Security Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Craig Love, August 2001. This document provides a summary of a process evaluation of the Rhode Island Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Texas Youth Commission's Chemical Dependency Treatment Program -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, William Kelly, May 2000. This report provides a systematic and empirical process evaluation of factors associated with successful program progress in TYC’s Chemical Dependency Treatment Program.
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Process Evaluation of the Wisconsin Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Female Prisoners: The Women in Need of Substance Abuse Treatment (WINSAT) Program, National Institute of Justice, D. Moberg and K. Ban Stelle. July 2000. This process evaluation report covers the development and initial implementation of the Women in Need of Substance Abuse Treatment (WINSAT) program.
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Process Evaluation of Tier 4 Connecticut: Department of Correction Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, S. Pease, R. Tafrate, and S. Cox. January 2001. This process evaluation attempts to identify those programmatic factors which contribute to inmate success and failure so that recommendations can be made toward strengthening the RSAT programs.
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Program Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Residential Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, C. Mosher and D. Phillips. November 2002. This research report describes the purpose, methods, results, and implications of an evaluation of the Pine Lodge Pre-Release Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders in Washington State.
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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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Report of a Process Evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, Donald Linhorst, March 2000. This report provides final results of a process evaluation of Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program (OCCDTP) in Missouri.
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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 (RSAT) in Jail: Comparison of Six Sites in Virginia, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, June 2000. This process evaluation examined the implementation of the RSAT program in multiple Virginia jails by observing the therapeutic community program, conducting interviews with staff, and tracking client progress.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) in Prison: Evaluation of the Maryland RSAT Program, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, R. Silverman, and J. Bouffard. September 2000. This process evaluation examined the implementation of the Maryland RSAT program by observing the therapeutic community program, conducting interviews with staff, and tracking client progress.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Partnership Process Evaluation, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2001. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of a RSAT therapeutic community operating in Idaho.
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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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Retrospective Evaluation of Two Pioneering Drug Courts: Phase I Findings From Clark County, Nevada, and Multnomah County, Oregon, National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. April 2000. This interim report presents findings from the first phase of the evaluation of two of the nation's pioneering drug courts in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Portland, Oregon.
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Review of Specialized Family Drug Courts: Key Issues Handling Child Abuse and Neglect Cases, National Institute of Justice. Adele Harrell and Alice Goodman. November 1999. This report examines how FDCs relate to general trends in child welfare reform, lessons from drug courts, and rising interest in therapeutic jurisprudence.
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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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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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Serie de Reportes, La Heroina: Abuso y Adiccion, National Institute on Drug Abuse, January 2003. The Spanish language version of Heroin: Abuse and Addiction.
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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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Staying in Treatment: How Much Difference is There From Prison to Prison?, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, M. Motivans, S. Camp, 2001. This is the first study which examines the effects of individual and program level characteristics on treatment attrition within a prison-based setting.
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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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Summary of Key Findings of a Process Evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program, National Institute of Justice, Donald Linhorst, March 2000. This report summaries the key findings from the process evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program (OCCDTP).
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Survey of State Prescription Monitoring Programs, BJA-Sponsored, January 2007. This research report provides data on state prescription monitoring programs (PMP) and addresses critical issues, such as PMP data sharing.
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The TEDS Report: Predictors of Substance Abuse Treatment Completion or Transfer to Further Treatment by Service Type, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2009. This report examines the proportion of treatment clients discharged who completed treatment or transferred to further treatment and the demographic and substance use characteristics that predict treatment completion and transfer.
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The TEDS Report: Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2009. This report examines the characteristics of clients discharged from short-term (30 days or fewer) and long-term (more than 30 days) residential treatment.
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Therapeutic Communities in Prisons and Work Release: Effective Modalities for Drug-Involved Offenders, National Institute of Justice, H. Surratt, J. Inciardi, and S. Martin. May 2000. This report provides an overview of two offender drug treatment programs in Delaware.
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To Treat or Not To Treat: Evidence on the Prospects of Expanding Treatment to Drug-Involved Offenders, NIJ-Sponsored, April 2008. This report provides a cost-benefit analysis on the expansion of therapeutic jurisprudence to more drug-involved offenders.
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TOW Evaluation Project Final Report, Summary, National Institute of Justice, September 2001. The data presented in this report focus on a sample of 351 inmates who participated in The Other Way (TOW) drug treatment program.
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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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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2005 Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2008. Using 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data, this study provides data on treatment completion rates by type of substance abuse care such as inpatient, outpatient, hospital, and methadone maintenance.
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Treatment of Incarcerated Women With Substance Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, Caron Zlotnick, February 2002. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of “Seeking Safety” treatment in a sample of incarcerated women with comorbid PTSD and substance abuse.
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Treatment of Incarcerated Women With Substance Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, C. Zlotnick, February 2002. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of “SeekingSafety” treatment in a sample of incarcerated women with comorbid PTSD and SUD.
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Understanding Evidence-Based Practices for Co-Occurring Disorders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This overview paper discusses evidence-based practices and their role in the treatment of co-occurring disorders.
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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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Use and Evaluation of Hair Analysis, Urinalysis, and Ion Mobility Spectrometry in a Juvenile Diversion Program in New Orleans, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, T. Mieczkowski, R. Mumm, and H. Connick. February 2002. This report describes the basis of the juvenile diversion process, the integration of the three drug testing technologies into the program, and the results of the application of these technologies.
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Using ADAM Data to Investigate the Effectiveness of Law Enforcement, NIJ-sponsored, November 2007. This report analyzes whether arrestee’s responses to ADAM survey questions can provide a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of drug law enforcement interventions.
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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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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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"You’ve Got Drugs!" V: Prescription Drug Pushers on the Internet, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, July 2008. This annual white paper examined the online availability of controlled prescription drugs over the Internet.
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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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