CASAWORKS for Families: A Promising Approach to Welfare Reform and Substance Abusing Women, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, May 2001. This resource provides information about the CASAWORKS program, which helps substance-abusing welfare parents recover, get jobs, and become responsible parents.
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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 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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The DASIS Report: A Comparison of Female and Male Treatment Admissions: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This fact sheet compares 2002 treatment admission data for males and females.
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The DASIS Report: Adolescent Treatment Admissions by Gender, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report compares characteristics of adolescent female to adolescent male treatment admissions using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Homeless Female Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This fact sheet provides an overview of available data related to homeless female treatment admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Dually Diagnosed Female Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions: 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides data on females with the co-occurrence of a substance abuse problem and a psychiatric disorder.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Programs or Groups for Women: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2006. This report presents data on substance abuse treatment facilities that provide special programs or groups for female clients.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Programs or Services for Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides data on substance abuse treatment facilities providing special programs or services focused on women’s needs.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Treatment Programs or Groups, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report examines the characteristics of treatment facilities which offer special treatment programs that address the specific needs of clients such as adolescents or seniors.
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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: How Men and Women Enter Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2001. An overview of data on the source of treatment referrals.
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The DASIS Report: Marital Status of Women Aged 25-44: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report provides data from Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) on the marital status of women in substance abuse treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report examines the pregnant treatment admissions between the ages of 15 and 44 in comparison to nonpregnant female admissions in the same age range.
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The DASIS Report: Women in Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2001. An overview of data for women in drug treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Women in Treatment for Smoked Cocaine: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2003. An overview of data related to female smoked cocaine users in treatment.
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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-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces, NIJ Journal, National Institute of Justice, Nora Fitzgerald and K. Jack Riley, Ph.D., April 2000. An overview of date-rape drugs and the techniques to be used when investigating drug-facilitated rapes.
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Drug-facilitated, 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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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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Estimated Costs Related to the Birth of a Drug and/or Alcohol Exposed Baby, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, Christopher J. Kalotra, March 2002. This report provides data on the cost to society of drug exposed infants.
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Female Gangs: A Focus on Research, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Joan Moore and John Hagedorn, March 2001. Summarizes past and present research and tracks the rise in the number of female gangs, includes information on drug dealing.
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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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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 Drug Market Activities: A Comparative Assessment of Men and Women's Participation in the Drug Market, NIJ-Sponsored, N. Rodriguez and M. Griffin, November 2005. This study adds to the existing body of research by examining drug market activity and the manner in which such behavior differs by gender.
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Gender Differences in Outcomes from Prison-Based Residential Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, S. Camp, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2003. Gender differences and similarities in the effectiveness of treatment and in predictors of post-release outcomes were examined.
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Gender 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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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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Juveniles Taken Into Custody: Fiscal Year 1992, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Robert DeComo, Ph.D., Sandra Tunis, Ph.D., Barry Krisberg, Ph.D., et al, May 1995. Provides data on juvenile admissions to and custodial residents in public and private correctional facilities.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of a study of programs offering domestic violence and substance abuse services and how often and in what ways these two program types provide the complementary service.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Research in Brief, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report summarizes the results of surveys of national samples of domestic violence and substance abuse programs to determine how often, and in what ways, the programs provided the complementary service.
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The NHSDA Report: Availability of Illicit Drugs to Females Aged 12 to 17, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2001. This report provides data on the availability and use of illegal drugs among young females.
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The NHSDA Report: 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: Pregnancy and Illicit Drug Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2001. An overview of data on the use of illicit drugs by pregnant women.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among Pregnant Women During 1999 and 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on drug use by pregnant women.
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The 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: Female Youths and Delinquent Behaviors, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on how often female youth engaged in delinquent behaviors, including: serious fighting at school or work, stealing or trying to steal something worth more than $50, or selling illegal drugs.
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The NSDUH Report: Gender Differences in Substance Dependence and Abuse , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This report looks at substance use, abuse, and dependence among females and males across age groups.
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The NSDUH Report: Marital Status and Substance Use Among Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This fact sheet provides information on substance abuse among married women aged 21 to 49.
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The NSDUH Report: Pregnancy and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This report examines illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among pregnant and nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Abuse and Dependence Among Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report focuses on substance use and substance abuse or dependence among women aged 18 or older.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use During Pregnancy: 2002 & 2003 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2005. This report examines illicit drug, alcohol, and cigarette use among pregnant and nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Treatment among Women of Childrearing Age, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. This report presents estimates of substance use treatment need, receipt of treatment, perceived need for treatment, and reasons for not receiving treatment among women of childrearing age.
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The NSDUH Report: Women with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2004. This fact sheet provides data on women with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.
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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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Preliminary Data on Drug Use and Related Matters Among Adult Arrestees and Juvenile Detainees, 2002, National Institute of Justice, June 2003. This tabular booklet presents findings from 36 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM)sites that collected data in 2002.
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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 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 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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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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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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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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Women and Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on female drug use and related information with links to source materials.
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Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: Results From the Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report discusses the need for substance abuse treatment programming for women and summarizes evidence about the effectiveness of such programming.
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Women Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Tracy L. Snell, December 1999. Analyzes offense patterns, rates of offending, and consequences of crimes committed by women, includes drug-related information.
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