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Michelle Muth
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FOR RELEASE, January 7, 2000 |
Urban Researchers Who Track Drug Use Will Meet In Baltimore, June 13-16
Their Frontline Reports Offer Early Warning of National Trends
Current and emerging patterns and trends in drug abuse will be discussed at the 48th meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG), June 13-16, at the Hilton Baltimore and Towers, 20 West Baltimore Street, in Baltimore, MD.
"For 24 years, the CEWG has given the country frontline reports on emerging drug use trends in the United States," notes Dr. Alan I. Leshner, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). "Advance knowledge of new forms of drug use, such as Ôrolling and trollingÕ (combining Ecstasy with LSD), and reports of localized drug use problems from these important urban areas are invaluable to our understanding of drug use nationwide."
The CEWG is a network of researchers and public health officials from 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas and the state of Texas established by NIDA in 1976. The group meets twice a year to discuss current patterns and trends of drug abuse.
The CEWG includes researchers from Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Newark, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and from the state of Texas. Specific information sources include treatment and mortality data from local or state agencies; the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationÕs Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN); the National Institute of JusticeÕs Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) System; and seizure, price, purity, prescription/distribution, and arrest data from the Drug Enforcement Administration and state and local law enforcement agencies.
The 48th meeting will open on Tuesday, June 13, at 8:55 a.m. with comments from Dr. Leshner. TuesdayÕs session will include reports from Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; Miami; Boston; New York City; Newark; Philadelphia; New Orleans; St. Louis; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Chicago; and Detroit. The agenda on Wednesday, June 14, will feature reports from Texas, Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Honolulu, followed by discussion.
The morning session Thursday, June 15, will feature a discussion of NIDAÕs programs, including epidemiology, services, and prevention research; treatment research and development; neuroscience and behavioral research; science policy and communications; and AIDS and other medical consequences of drug abuse.
The international component of this meeting, on Thursday and Friday, June 15 and 16, will include presentations from researchers and discussions among health officials and academicians from selected countries, including Canada, Mexico, Pakistan, the Pacific Islands, Australia, South Africa, and reports from Europe and Asia.
Note: A preliminary agenda is included (below), and the media is invited to attend the meeting. To register or arrange interviews, please call the NIDA press office at (301) 443-6245.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports more than 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to ensure the rapid dissemination of research information and its implementation in policy and practice. Fact sheets on the health effects of drugs of abuse and other topics can be ordered free of charge in English and Spanish by calling NIDA Infofax at 1-888-NIH-NIDA (644-6432) or 1-888-TTY-NIDA (889-6432) for the deaf. These fact sheets and further information on NIDA research and other activities can be found on the NIDA home page at http://www.drugabuse.gov.
COMMUNITY EPIDEMIOLOGY WORK GROUP (CEWG) - BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
TUESDAY, JUNE 13: SUBSTANCE ABUSE SURVEILLANCE IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL UNITED STATES |
8:00 a.m. | Registration |
8:15 a.m. |
Morning Refreshments |
8:55 a.m. | Opening Comments | Nicholas Kozel |
9:00 a.m. | Introductory Remarks | Alan Leshner |
9:30 a.m. | Baltimore Report | Leigh Henderson |
9:50 a.m. | Washington, DC, Report | Alfred Pach |
10:10 a.m. | Atlanta Report | Claire Sterk |
10:30 a.m. | Miami Report | James Hall |
10:50 a.m. |
Break |
11:20 a.m. | Boston Report | Thomas Clark |
11:40 a.m. | New York City Report | Blanche Frank |
12:00 a.m. | Newark Report | Abate Mammo |
12:20 noon | Philadelphia Report | Samuel Cutler |
12:40 p.m. | Open Discussion | Peter Delany |
1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
2:30 p.m. | New Orleans Report | Gail Thornton-Collins |
2:50 p.m. | St. Louis Report | James Topolski |
3:10 p.m. | Minneapolis/St. Paul Report | Carol Falkowski |
3:30 p.m. |
Break |
4:00 p.m. | Chicago Report | Lorna Thorpe |
4:20 p.m. | Detroit Report | Richard Calkins |
4:40 p.m. | Open Discussion | Peter Delany |
5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn for the day |
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 MORNING SESSION: SUBSTANCE ABUSE SURVEILLANCE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
8:15 a.m. |
Morning Refreshments |
9:00 a.m. | Texas Report | Jane Maxwell |
9:20 a.m. | Denver Report | Bruce Mendelson |
9:40 a.m. | Phoenix Report | Ilene Dode |
10:00 a.m. | Seattle Report | Norma Jaegar |
10:20 a.m. | San Francisco Report | John Newmeyer |
10:40 a.m. |
Break |
11:10 a.m. | Los Angeles Report | Kiku Annon |
11:30 a.m. | San Diego Report | Michael Ann Haight |
11:50 a.m. | Honolulu Report | William Wood |
12:10 p.m. | Open Discussion | Peter Delany |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
AFTERNOON SESSION: DRUG ABUSE SURVEILLANCE ISSUES IN THE BALTIMORE AREA
2:00 p.m. | ELCID in the Year 2000 | James Anthony |
2:30 p.m. | Research Issues | Eric Wish |
3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:30 p.m. | Baltimore Research | James Peterson |
4:00 p.m. | A Tale of Two Epidemics: Heroin in Baltimore | Michael Agar |
4:30 p.m. | DAWN Redesign Update | Lori Ducharme |
4:45 p.m. | ADAM Update | Christine Crossland |
5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn for the Day |
THURSDAY, JUNE 15 MORNING SESSION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA)
RESEARCH |
8:15 a.m. |
Morning Refreshments |
9:00 a.m. | NIDA: Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research | Richard Millstein |
9:30 a.m. | NIDA: Division of Treatment Research and Development | William Glass |
10:00 a.m. | NIDA: Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research | David Thomas |
10:30 a.m. |
Break |
11:00 a.m. | NIDA: Office of Science Policy and Communications | Timothy Condon |
11:30 a.m. | NIDA: Center on AIDS and Other Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse | Henry Francis |
12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
AFTERNOON SESSION: SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE |
2:00 p.m. |
National Drug Intelligence Center: Domestic Trends | Maurice Rinfret |
2:30 p.m. | Trends in Worldwide Narcotics Production | Bryan Soderholm |
3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:30 p.m. | Canada Report | Edward Adlaf |
4:00 p.m. | Mexico Report - SISVEA | Patricia Cravioto |
4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn for the Day |
FRIDAY, JUNE 16 INTERNATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE SURVEILLANCE |
8:00 a.m. |
Morning Refreshments |
9:00 a.m. | Asia Report - AMCEWG | Vis Navaratnam |
9:30 a.m | Pakistan Report | Kamran Niaz |
10:00 a.m. | Pacific Islands Update | Amelia Arria |
10:30 a.m. |
Break |
11:00 a.m. | Australia Report | Jeremy Davey |
11:30 a.m. | South Africa Report - SACENDU | Arvin Bhana |
12:00 noon | Europe Report | Paul Griffiths |
12:30 p.m. | Closing Comments | Nicholas Kozel |
12:45 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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