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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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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Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Michael S. Robbins and José Szapocznik, April 2000. Describes brief strategic family therapy, an intensive, short-term, problem-focused, drug abuse and delinquency, intervention program that addresses the unique strengths and weaknesses of minority youth and families in Miami, FL.
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La Cocaina Adiccion y Abuso, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2001. El abuso y la adicción a la cocaína continúa siendo un problema serio que aflige a nuestro país.
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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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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: American Indian/Alaska Native Treatment Admissions in Rural & Urban Areas: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet presents data on the comparison of treatment admissions among American Indians/Alaska Natives in various types of metropolitan areas.
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The DASIS Report: American Indians and Alaskan Natives in Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on treatment admissions among the American Indian and Alaskan Native population.
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The DASIS Report: Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report provides an overview of data on drug treatment admissions among Asian and Pacific islander youth.
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The DASIS Report: Black Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2002. This report provides data on treatment admissions among black Americans.
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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: Hispanic Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report compares the characteristics of Hispanic treatment admissions to those of non-Hispanic admissions of known race/ethnicity and compares subgroups within Hispanic admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report describes AI/AN admissions, aged 18 or older, to substance abuse treatment as reported to TEDS in 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Youth Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This report provides information on youth treatment admissions for marijuana abuse.
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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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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 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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Final Report: Participatory Evaluation of the Lummi Nation's Community Mobilization Against Drugs Initiative/Bureau of Justice Assistance's Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Demonstration Project, NIJ-Sponsored, March 2008. This report presents a participatory evaluation of the Community Mobilized Against Drugs (CMAD) program implemented by the Lummi Nation.
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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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Healing to Wellness Courts: A Preliminary Overview of Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Courts Program Office, July 1999. An overview of the critical issues and challenges for tribal drug courts.
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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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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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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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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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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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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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OJJDP's Tribal Youth Initiatives, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, K. McKinney, May 2003. This bulletin describes the efforts of OJJDP to assist tribal communities in addressing risk factors for delinquency, including drug abuse.
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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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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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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level information on the number of tribal drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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A Toolkit for Hispanic/Latino Community Groups, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000. This guidebook helps Hispanic/Latino community groups prevent alcohol and drug use among Hispanic/Latino youth.
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The War on Meth in Indian Country, Community Capacity Development Office, April 2007. This article describes recent Federal efforts to fight methamphetamine abuse on tribal reservations.
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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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