2004 Weed and Seed Guide to Federal Resources, Community Capacity Development Office, 2004. This guide provides information about federal programs and funding sources that can serve as a resource in implementing a Weed and Seed strategy.
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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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2C-B (Nexus) Reappears on the Club Drug Scene - Information Bulletin , National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2001. The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the law enforcement and treatment communities about the club drug 2C-B (Nexus) including information on cost, appearance, effects, and identification.
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2C-T-7 Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This brochure answers common questions asked about 2C-T-7, a synthetic drug that produces hallucinogenic effects. It includes a description of the drug, describes the risks of abuse, and presents a profile of the typical abuser.
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Abuso de Inhalantes, National Institute on Drug Abuse, April 2001. Spanish version of Inhalant Abuse Research Report.
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Acquaintance Rape of College Students, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Rana Sampson, March 2002. Provides information on acquaintance rape of colleges students including drug-facilitated rape.
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Acute Public Health Consequences of Methamphetamine Laboratories - 16 States, January 2000-June 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 2005. This report describes examples of meth-associated events, summarizes the events reported to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and suggests injury prevention recommendations, such as how to recognize and properly respond to meth laboratories.
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Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Non Traditional Service Settings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report highlights how professionals in non-substance abuse and mental health settings can identify and engage persons with co-occurring disorders as well as how these professionals can serve as gateways to integrated systems of care.
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Adult Drug Courts: Evidence Indicates Recidivism Reductions and Mixed Results for Other Outcomes, United States Government Accountability Office, February 2005. This report describes the results of a review of published evaluations of adult drug court programs, particularly relating to (1) recidivism outcomes, (2) substance use relapse, (3) program completion, and (4) the costs and benefits of drug court programs.
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Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2007. This brochure encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2006-07: findings from the National Minimum Data Set, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2008. This report provides a statistical overview of substance abuse treatment agencies and client profiles in Australia.
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Alucinógenos Y Drogas Disociativas, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2003. This report provides information on hallucinogens and dissociative drugs in Spanish.
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Anabolic Steroids - Hidden Dangers, Drug Enforcement Administration, March 2004. This report provides information on the dangers of steroid abuse, how steroids are diverted for illegal use, and how to find help for a friend who is abusing steroids.
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Anabolic Steroids: Community Drug Alert Bulletin, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2000. This publication alerts communities to the fact that steroid abuse is a growing problem among adolescents, and to the dangers of steroid abuse.
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Anabolic Steroids: Research Report, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2006. This report provides information on steroid abuse and effects.
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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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Boletín Informativo: Abuso de Medicamentos Prescritos y la Juventud, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. The Spanish language version of Prescription Drug Abuse and Youth.
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Boys & Girls (B&G) Clubs of America, Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 1995. Provides an overview of the Boys and Girls Club program.
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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, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report briefly chronicles the experiences of University of Alabama at Birmingham's Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Program in the implementation of the BTC initiative.
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Breaking the Cycle: 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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Breaking the Juvenile Drug-Crime Cycle: A Guide for Practitioners and Policymakers, National Institute of Justice, Curtis J. VanderWaal, Duane C. McBride, Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, Holly VanBuren. May 2001. This report summarizes existing knowledge about efforts to intervene in the drug-crime cycle and proposes promising interventions and programmatic changes that will successfully address that cycle.
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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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Bulletin on Narcotics: Review of the world cannabis situation, Volume LVIII, Nos. 1 and 2, 2006, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2006. This bulletin contains a review of the current world cannabis situation, focusing on cannabis production, consumption and markets, along with an assessment of the status of cannabis research.
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Buprenorphine: Potential for Abuse (Intelligence Bulletin), National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This bulletin addresses the use of buprenorphine, a drug recently approved for use in opiate addiction therapy. It examines the drug's effects, advantages of traditional treatment options, and vulnerability to diversion and abuse.
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BZP Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. BZP is a common name for the synthetic drug N-benzylpiperazine, a stimulant that is approximately 10 to 20 times more potent than amphetamine.
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Campuses and the Club Drug Ecstasy, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, May 2001. This fact sheet offers an overview of ecstasy, possible effects of its use, and implications for institutions of higher education.
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Cannabis Youth Treatment Series, Vol. 1: Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Cannabis Users, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001. This manual provides an overview of the motivational enhancement therapy/cognitive behavioral therapy approach to treating adolescent marijuana users.
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Cannabis Youth Treatment Series, Vol. 3: Family Support Network for Adolescent Cannabis Users, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001. This manual provides therapists with step-by-step instructions on implementing the family support network (FSN) intervention, which seeks to engage an adolescent’s family in treatment.
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Cannabis Youth Treatment Series: A 5-Volume Series on Promising New Brief Therapies for Teens Who Use Marijuana, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001. This brochure introduces substance abuse treatment providers to the five volumes in the Cannabis Youth Treatment Series.
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Capacity Building for Juvenile Substance Abuse Treatment, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann Crowe and Tanya Dickinson. December 1997. This bulletin describes three innovative methods that can be used by juvenile justice professionals to identify substance-abusing youth and take appropriate steps to intervene.
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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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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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Case Management Reduces Drug Use and Criminality Among Drug-Involved Arrestees: An Experimental Study of an HIV Prevention Intervention, National Institute of Justice, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Michael Gross and William Rhodes. March 1997. This report presents the findings of a study that suggests that intensive case management can reduce recidivism and increase the use of drug treatment among drug-involved arrestees.
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Case Management With Drug-Involved Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Explores the use of drug treatment to reduce criminal activity among drug involved offenders.
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Childhood Victimization and Risk for Alcohol and Drug Arrests, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. A preview of a study that examines the link between child abuse and drug-related crime.
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Children at Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs: Helping Meth's Youngest Victims, Office for Victims of Crime, K. Swetlow, June 2003. This report examines the acute health and safety risks children who live at or visit methamphetamine laboratories face.
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Children at Risk, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2002. This information bulletin provides information on the risks to children who are exposed to chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine.
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Citizen Action for Neighborhood Safety: Community Strategies for Improving the Quality of Life, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, August 1997. This manual is a national inventory of practical tactics that have been successfully used to address specific problems affecting the quality of life in neighborhoods. Problems addressed include open-air drug markets, crack houses, and gangs.
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Club Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data and links to source materials on the club drugs ecstasy, rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine.
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Co-Occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2008. This study examines the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth, making comparisons based on age group, gender, and race/ethnicity.
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Cocaine Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on cocaine with links to source materials.
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Cocaine: 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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Communications Toolkit: Telling Your Weed and Seed Story, Community Capacity Development Office, September 2008. This toolkit is designed to help Weed and Seed communities make the best use of proven communication principles to support their programs.
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Community Drug Alert Bulletin: Club Drugs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 2004. Describes drugs often used at "raves" and other party events. Explains how and why the drugs are used, lists adverse effects and hazards, including criminal behavior.
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Community Drug Alert Bulletin: Inhalants, National Institute on Drug Abuse, January 2005. This bulletin provides a synopsis of some of the latest scientific findings on inhalants and inhalant abuse.
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Community Drug Alert Bulletin: Prescription Drugs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2005. This bulletin provides information on what types of prescription medications are commonly abused, what can be done to prevent prescription drug abuse, and an overview of what treatments are available for prescription drug abuse.
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Community Monitoring Systems: Tracking and Improving the Well-Being of America's Children and Adolescents, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2007. This resource provides information on the use of community monitoring systems to help bring about genuine and critical improvements in the lives of children and adolescents in every community.
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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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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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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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Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide, Department of Education, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, September 1996. Provides information to create a strategy to prevent violence and drug use in schools.
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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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Crystal Methamphetamine Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2003. This fact sheet provides information on crystal methamphetamine, which typically has a higher purity level than other forms of methamphetamine.
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A Dangerous and Illegal Way To Seek Athletic Dominance and Better Appearance, Drug Enforcement Administration, March 2004. This report provides information about the dangers of steroid abuse, laws and penalties related to steroid abuse, and how to help someone abusing steroids.
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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: 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: Admissions for Co-Occurring Disorders, 1995 and 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report compares admissions with co-occurring disorders with all other admissions and examines trends in admissions with co-occurring disorders reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions for Detoxification, 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This fact sheet focuses on differences between admissions for detoxification and admissions for all other types of substance abuse services.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions of Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the co-occurrence of a substance abuse problem and a psychiatric disorder among persons admitted to treatment during 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions with 5 or More Prior Treatment Episodes: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This fact sheet compares the characteristics of first time substance abuse treatment admissions with those who have had 5 or more prior treatment episodes.
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The DASIS Report: Admissions with Five or More Prior Treatment Episodes: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report compares substance abuse treatment admissions with five or more prior treatment episodes with first-time treatment admissions, using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Adolescent Admissions Involving Inhalants, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2002. This fact sheet provides data on youth treatment admissions for inhalant abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Adolescent Admissions Reporting Inhalants, 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report examines the more than 1,400 adolescent substance abuse treatment admissions who reported inhalant abuse in 2006 and compares them with those adolescent admissions who did not report inhalant abuse.
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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: Adolescent Treatment Admissions: 1992 and 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This report looks at adolescent treatment admissions (aged 12 to 17) reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) in 1992 and 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Adult Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity, 2000 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2003. This fact sheet provides information about marijuana treatment admissions by race and ethnicity.
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The DASIS Report: Adults Aged 65 or Older in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions of adults aged 65 or older from 1995-2005, based on information from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: 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: 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: 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: Availability of HIV Services in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities, 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2005. This report examines the availability of HIV services including HIV testing; HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support; or specially designed treatment programs for persons with HIV or AIDS among substance abuse treatment programs in the United States.
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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: Characteristics of Homeless Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the number of persons admitted to substance abuse treatment facilities that were homeless at the time of admission.
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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: Characteristics of Primary Benzodiazepine Admissions: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report provides an overview of primary benzodiazepine admissions and compares selected characteristics with those of other admissions reported to TEDS in 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Heroin Injection and Inhalation Admissions, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. This report compares the characteristics of primary heroin admissions reporting the two major routes of administration, injection and inhalation.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Phencyclidine (PCP) Admissions: 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This report examines primary PCP admissions and compares their characteristics with those of all other admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set in 2001.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Prescription and OTC Treatment Admissions, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on treatment admissions involving prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Tranquilizer Substance Abuse Treatment Admission, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2005. This report provide data on tranquilizer-related treatment admissions including demographics, source of referral, and regional information.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Repeat Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2002. This report compares first-time, or new, treatment admissions in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) with admissions of persons who had entered treatment before.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Substance Abuse Facilities Owned by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This report compares characteristics of VA-owned facilities with the 13,276 non-VA-owned facilities.
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The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Young Adult (Aged 18-25) and Youth (Aged 12-17) Admissions, 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2006. This report compares young adult admissions to the admissions of youths aged 12 to 17, who accounted for 8 percent of Treatment Episode Data Set(TEDS) admissions in 2004.
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The DASIS Report: Cocaine Route of Administration Trends, 1995-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2007. This report compares trends in admissions to substance abuse treatment for two routes of cocaine administration, smoked and inhaled, between 1995 and 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Cocaine Treatment Admissions Decrease: 1993-1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. An overview of data on cocaine treatment admissions, including State level information.
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The DASIS Report: Coerced Treatment Among Youths, 1993 to 1998, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2001. This report provides information on the primary referral sources for youths entering substance abuse treatment in the public sector.
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The DASIS Report: Differences in Marijuana Admissions Based on Source of Referral: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2005. This report looks at the characteristics of primary marijuana admissions who were referred to treatment by the criminal justice system, compared with referrals from all other sources.
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Detoxification: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Hospital Inpatient Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report presents data on treatment episodes that represent clients who received hospital inpatient treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Long-term Residential Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This report examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Outpatient Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Discharges from Short-term Residential Treatment, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet examines discharge data in the Treatment Episode Data Set.
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The DASIS Report: Discharges Who Left Against Professional Advice, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2006. This resource describes the reasons for being discharged from substance abuse treatment services, focusing specifically on those individuals who left against the advice of the treatment providers.
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The DASIS Report: Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Juvenile Correctional Facilities , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2002. This report examines substance abuse treatment in juvenile correctional facilities.
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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: Employed Admissions, 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report compares admissions who were employed at the time of entry into treatment with admissions who were unemployed at that time.
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DASIS Report: Employment Status and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report compares substance abuse treatment admissions among individuals aged 18 to 64 in five employment status groups: full-time employed, unemployed, and three groups not in the labor force: labor force dropouts, people with disabilities, and homemakers. Information from this report was collected from the 2006 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Hospital Inpatient Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report examines the characteristics of facilities offering hospital inpatient care.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Residential Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This report examines the characteristics of treatment facilities offering residential care.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Special Programs or Groups for Clients with Co-Occurring Disorders, 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2006. This report provides data on substance abuse treatment facilities providing special programs or groups for clients with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
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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: Facilities Operating Opioid Treatment Programs, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2006. This report provides data on U.S. treatment facilities, both public and private, that operate an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Primarily Serving Adolescents, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the substance abuse treatment facilities that primarily serve adolescents.
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The DASIS Report: Facilities Providing Methadone/LAAM Treatment to Clients with Opiate Addiction, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2002. This report looks at facilities providing methadone or LAAM treatment to clients with opiate addiction as reported to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.
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The DASIS Report: First-Time and Repeat Admissions Aged 18 to 25 to Substance Abuse Treatment, 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This report examines first-time and repeat admissions using data from the 2006 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Geographic Differences in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions for Methamphetamine/Amphetamine and Marijuana: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2008. This report focuses on trends in admission rates for methamphetamine/amphetamine and marijuana in different geographic regions of the United States, using 1995-2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data.
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The DASIS Report: Growth of Managed Care in Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2001. This report examines trends in the number of substance abuse treatment facilities that contract with managed care organizations.
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The DASIS Report: Health Insurance Status of Admissions for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This fact sheet looks at the health insurance status of admissions in the 1999 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Heroin - - Changes in How It Is Used, 1995-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report compares trends in primary heroin inhalation and injection treatment admissions in the U.S. between 1995 and 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Heroin -- Changes in How it is Used, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2001. An overview of treatment data on the route of administration by heroin users.
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The DASIS Report: Heroin Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. This report provides data on heroin treatment admissions and explores factors related to their increase in recent years.
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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: Homeless Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2006. In 2004, more than 175,300 admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities were homeless at time of admission. These homeless admissions comprised 13 percent of all admissions in 2004 for which living arrangements were recorded in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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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: Length of Stay for Outpatient Discharges Completing Treatment: 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report examines the median length of stay for outpatient clients who completed treatment in 2004 based on Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data.
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The DASIS Report: Male Admissions with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2007. This report focuses on males with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders admitted to treatment during 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Male Admissions with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Problems, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2005. This report compares male substance abuse treatment admissions with co-occurring problems with all other male admissions using the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Managed Care Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2003. This fact sheet presents data comparing services and programs provided by treatment facilities with and without managed care.
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The DASIS Report: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. This report provides data on marijuana treatment admissions and explores factors related to their increase in recent years.
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The DASIS Report: Marijuana Use Secondary to Other Substances of Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2003. This report compares admissions with marijuana as a secondary substance of abuse to admissions with marijuana as a primary substance.
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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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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: Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas: 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2006. This resource provides data from SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) on methamphetamine/amphetamine admissions to publicly funded treatment programs in 2004.
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The DASIS Report: New and Repeat Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2002. This report compares new treatment admissions with readmissions of persons admitted to treatment before the current episode.
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The DASIS Report: New Heroin Users Admitted to Treatment: 1992-2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2003. This report examines data on new heroin users from 1992 to 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Non-Heroin Opiate Admissions, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2006. This report explores differences among admissions for non-heroin opiates and admissions for heroin, using the data on demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems of those admitted for substance abuse treatment that are compiled annually in TEDS.
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The DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This report examines treatment admissions of adults aged 55 or older from 1995 to 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2007. This report provides an overview of substance abuse treatment admissions among individuals aged 50 or older, using information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Planned Methadone Treatment for Heroin Admissions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report compares heroin admissions where methadone treatment was planned with the 60 percent of heroin admissions where methadone treatment was not planned.
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The DASIS Report: Planned Methadone Treatment for Non-Heroin Opiate Admissions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report compares the non-heroin opiate admissions where methadone treatment was planned with those admissions where no methadone treatment was planned.
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The DASIS Report: Polydrug Admissions: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report provides treatment admission data on Polydrug abuse (abuse of more than one substance), which is common among alcohol and drug users.
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The DASIS Report: 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: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Admissions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2002. This report provides data on treatment admissions for over-the-counter and prescription drug abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Alcohol Admissions Aged 21 or Older: Alcohol Only vs. Alcohol plus a Secondary Drug, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report provides Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) data on alcohol and alcohol plus a secondary drug treatment admissions during 2005.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Focus of Facilities Treating Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of treatment facility operations including information on ownership, payment and special groups served.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2008. Utilizing information from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), this report examines the characteristics of substance abuse treatment admissions in which methamphetamine / amphetamine was the primary substance of abuse and compares them with admissions in which other substances were primary.
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The DASIS Report: Primary Methamphetamine / Amphetamine Treatment Admissions: 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report will focus on changes in treatment admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set between 1992 and 2002 in which the primary substance of abuse was methamphetamine / amphetamine.
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The DASIS Report: Private-For-Profit and Private-Non-Profit Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities: 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. This report compares the characteristics of private-for-profit and private-non-profit treatment facilities.
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The DASIS Report: Services Provided by Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This short report provides information on the distribution of these services across substance abuse treatment facilities by such characteristics as the availability of special treatment programs or groups, facility size, and ownership.
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The DASIS Report: Smoked Cocaine vs. Non Smoked Cocaine Admissions, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report presents data from the 2002 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) on admissions where cocaine was the primary substance of abuse reported.
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The DASIS Report: Smoked Methamphetamine / Amphetamines, 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report highlights data on methamphetamine/amphetamine treatment admissions.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Services and Staffing in Adult Correctional Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report examines treatment services and staffing in adult correctional facilities only.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions 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: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by Schools, 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This report examines admissions aged 18 or younger referred by schools, and compares them with admissions aged 18 or younger referred by other sources.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice System, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system and compares their characteristics with all other admissions.
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The DASIS Report: The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This fact sheet presents results highlights from the 2003 N-SSATS. N-SSATS is designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcoholism and drug abuse treatment facilities and services.
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The DASIS Report: The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of TEDS, an administrative data system providing descriptive information about the national flow of admissions to specialty providers of substance abuse treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Injection Drug Use: 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report presents characteristics of these 237,000 injection drug admissions (primary and secondary) to treatment.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Injection of Multiple Drugs: 2000 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2003. This fact sheet provides data on admissions that reported injecting more than one drug.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Primary Alcohol Abuse Among Youth Aged 18-20; 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This fact sheet provides data on youth admitted to treatment for alcohol abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions in Rural Areas, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. This report compares admissions to facilities located in rural counties with admissions to facilities in urban counties.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas Involving Narcotic Painkillers: 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2004. This fact sheet examines narcotic painkiller treatment admission rates per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older at five urbanization levels for 1992, 1997, and 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions Involving Narcotic Painkillers: 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This fact sheet provides data on admissions to treatment involving the abuse of narcotic painkillers.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions Receiving Public Assistance: 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This report focuses on treatment admissions receiving public assistance as their primary source of income/support1 and compares them to all other admissions with known sources of income or support.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions with Medicaid as the Primary Expected or Actual Payment Source, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2007. This report compares the characteristics of treatment admissions with Medicaid as the primary expected or actual source of payment with those of all other admissions with a known primary expected or actual source of payment, using data from the 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Completion in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet provides information on treatment episodes in 2000.
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The DASIS Report: Treatment Referral Sources for Adolescent Marijuana Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on marijuana treatment admissions among youth.
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The DASIS Report: Trends in Admissions for PCP: 1993-2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2005. This resource provides data on trends in admissions to treatment for PCP abuse.
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The DASIS Report: Trends in Cocaine Treatment Admissions by State: 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report looks at the changes in the rate of primary cocaine admissions, nationally and by State for the years 1992 through 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Trends in Marijuana Treatment Admissions by State: 1992-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report looks at the changes in the rate of primary marijuana admissions, nationally and by State for the years 1992 through 2002.
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The DASIS Report: Variations in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities by Number of Clients, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This fact sheet looks at facility size, as measured by the number of clients enrolled in treatment on a typical day, and reported to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.
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The DASIS Report: Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment: 1995-2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report looks at trends in veteran admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) between 1995 and 2000.
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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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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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The DAWN Report: Amphetamine and Methamphetamine Emergency Department Visits, 1995-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This fact sheet uses emergency department data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network to provide some insights into the eastward diffusion of methamphetamine abuse between 1995 and 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Benzodiazepines in Drug Abuse-Related ED Visits, 1995-2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report provides data on emergency department visits related to benzodiazepines, which are psychotherapeutic sedatives used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures.
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The DAWN Report: Club Drugs, 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This fact sheet focuses on emergency department visits related to GHB, Ketamine, LSD, and MDMA (commonly known as Ecstasy).
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The DAWN Report: Demographic Characteristics of Benzodiazepine-involved ED Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report focuses on demographic characteristics of drug abuse-related ED visits that involved the psychotherapeutic sedative, benzodiazepine.
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The DAWN Report: Emergency Department Visits Involving Patients with Co-occurring Disorders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2006. This report presents findings on these ED visits involving co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Atlanta, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 14 hospitals in the Atlanta metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Baltimore, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 20 hospitals in the Baltimore metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Boston, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2003. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 22 hospitals in the Boston metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Buffalo, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 8 hospitals in the Buffalo metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Chicago, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2003. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 27 hospitals in the Chicago metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Denver, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 9 hospitals in the Denver metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Detroit, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 16 hospitals in the Detroit metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Los Angeles, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 29 hospitals in the Los Angeles metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Miami, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 14 hospitals in the Miami metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Minneapolis–St. Paul, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 12 hospitals in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: New Orleans, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 12 hospitals in the New Orleans metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: New York City, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 30 hospitals in the New York City metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Newark, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 16 hospitals in the Newark metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Philadelphia, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 26 hospitals in the Philadelphia metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Phoenix, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 14 hospitals in the Phoenix metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: San Diego, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 16 hospitals in the San Diego metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: Seattle, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 15 hospitals in the Seattle metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights From DAWN: St. Louis, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 18 hospitals in the St. Louis metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Highlights from DAWN: Washington, DC, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 15 hospitals in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area for 2002.
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The DAWN Report: Major Drugs of Abuse in ED Visits, 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This report examines geographic variation in emergency department (ED) visits related to cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and methamphetamine.
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The DAWN Report: Marijuana-Related Emergency Department Visits by Youth, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This report provides data on marijuana, the most frequently reported drug in emergency department visits by youth.
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The DAWN Report: Methadone-Involved Deaths in 8 Metropolitan Areas, 1997-2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report focuses on deaths involving methadone in 8 metropolitan areas: Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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The DAWN Report: Narcotic Analgesics , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This report provides data on emergency department visits related to prescription painkillers from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN).
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The DAWN Report: Opiate-Related Drug Misuse Deaths in 6 States, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2006. This report examines the involvement of opiates in deaths related to drug misuse in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, Utah, and New Mexico.
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The DAWN Report: Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Polydrug Use, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report focuses on drug abuse-related emergency department visits involving two frequently reported opioid pain relievers— oxycodone and hydrocodone.
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The DAWN Report: Trends in Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 1994-2001 At a Glance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report provides a reference to the most recent trends in emergency department (ED) visits related to drug abuse.
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The DAWN Report: Trends in PCP-Related Emergency Department Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet examines trends in PCP-related visits to hospital emergency departments nationally and in 21 metropolitan areas.
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Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components, Bureau of Justice Assistance, January 1997. This document is designed to share information about implementing an effective drug court by providing a set of flexible elements communities can adapt to their specific needs and resources.
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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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Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug Abuse in Family Practice, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Alan I. Trachtenberg, M.D., M.P.H., and Michael F. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H., January 2000. A guide for family physicians to address the problem of substance abuse among their patients.
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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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Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services: TEDS Discharges, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2005. The report provides information on treatment completion, length of stay in treatment, and demographic and substance abuse characteristics of almost 800,000 discharges from alcohol or drug treatment in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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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 & Mental Illness Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2004. This brochure answers the common questions asked about drug abuse and mental illness. Also included is a list of disorders with increased risk of drug abuse.
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Drug Abuse and Addiction 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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Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Fact Sheet, Bureau of Justice Assistance, September 1995. Overview of the D.A.R.E. program.
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Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2003: Area Profiles of Drug-Related Mortality , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. The purpose of this publication is to profile the drug-related deaths reported to DAWN by participating medical examiners and coroners for 2003.
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Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2003: Interim National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related emergency department (ED) visits for the Nation and for selected metropolitan areas. DAWN also collects data on drug-related deaths investigated by medical examiners and coroners in selected metropolitan areas and States.
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Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2006: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This publication presents final estimates of drug-related emergency department (ED) visits from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2006.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems, Bureau of Justice Assistance, September 1998. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from two focus group meetings involving drug court practitioners, public health officials, researchers, and court managers.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems: National Scope Needs Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report provides the results of an assessment conducted as part of the National Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program, which supports the Drug Court Grant Program.
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Drug Court Movement, National Institute of Justice, July 1995. An overview of core elements and future needs of drug courts.
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Drug Courts and the Role of Graduated Sanctions, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell. August 1998. This report provides information about the effectiveness of drug courts and guidelines for design and operation.
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Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, June 2000. An overview of the grant and training and technical assistance programs of the Drug Courts Program Office.
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Drug Courts: Overview of Growth, Characteristics, and Results, General Accounting Office, July 1997. This report provides the findings of a GAO survey of drug court programs and an evaluation synthesis of studies on drug courts.
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Drug Courts: The Second Decade, National Institute of Justice, June 2006. This report presents findings from several recent studies that speak to the concerns of policymakers and practitioners about "what works" in drug courts. Topics addressed include how target populations and participant attributes affect program outcomes, the judge's role in the success of drug court participants, treatment issues, drug court interventions for juveniles, and cost-benefit analyses of drug courts.
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Drug Data Summary Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Michele Spiess, March 2003. This fact sheet summarizes current data on drug use, drug enforcement activities, drug offenders in the criminal justice system, availability estimates, and the Federal drug control budget.
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Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System: Summary, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann H. Crowe. May 1998. This report highlights innovative ways to identify and intervene with substance-abusing juveniles.
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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 Paraphernalia Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This brochure provides information on drug paraphernalia, which refers to any equipment that is used to produce, conceal, and consume illicit drugs.
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Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Guy Schmidt, March 2001. An overview of information on drug involved offenders under correctional supervision and their treatment needs.
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Drug Treatment Needs Among Adult Arrestees in Baltimore, National Institute of Justice, September 1997. A summary of research conducted on drug-involved Baltimore, Maryland arrestees through interviews and drug tests.
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The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study: baseline report, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, November 2007. This study aims to measure the outcomes experienced by those seeking drug treatment in England.
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Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2006. This Special Report presents data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities on prisoners' prior use, dependence, and abuse of illegal drugs.
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Drug Use Trends Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Jennifer Lloyd, October 2002. An overview of adult and youth drug use data from a variety of Federal sources.
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Drug Use, Testing, and Treatment in Local Jails, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Doris James Wilson, May 2000. Describes the drug involvement of jail inmates and the level of drug use, testing, and treatment in jails.
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Drug-facilitated, 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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Drug-Free Workplace Kit, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2008. The purpose of this Drug-Free Workplace Kit is to provide public and private workplaces with credible, authoritative, evidence-based information, resources, and tools for producing and maintaining drug-free workplace policies and programs.
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Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2007, General Register Office of Scotland, August 2008. This statistical report provides data on drug-related deaths in Scotland during 2007.
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Drug-Related Mortality Among Newly-Released Offenders, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2003. This study provides estimates of the rates of mortality amongst recently released prisoners in England and Wales and provides some evidence of the risk factors associated with this group.
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Drugs 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 of Abuse: 2005 Edition, Drug Enforcement Administration, 2005. This report provides an overview of commonly abused legal and illegal drugs and their scheduling.
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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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DXM (Dextromethorphan)--Intelligence Bulletin, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2004. This intelligence bulletin provides an assessment of DXM availability and abuse in the United States. DXM is a common ingredient contained in over-the-counter cough and cold medicines.
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Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Karl G. Hill, Christina Lui, and J. David Hawkins. December 2001. This bulletin identifies early precursors of youth gang membership that can facilitate the development of more effective interventions to prevent youth from becoming involved in gangs.
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Economic and Social Consequences of Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, January 1998. This report explores the economic and social consequences of the production, distribution and trafficking, and consumption of illegal drugs.
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The Effect of Drug Treatment on Inmate Misconduct in Federal Prisons, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. This paper employs a large sample to empirically evaluate the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ substance abuse treatment program’s effectiveness in reducing prisoner misconduct.
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Effectiveness of Treatment for Drug Abusers Under Criminal Justice Supervision, National Institute of Justice, Douglas S. Lipton, November 1995. Presents the findings of studies that have demonstrated that in-custody drug treatment can be effective in preventing rearrest.
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Emergency Department Trends from the Drug Abuse Warning Network, Final Estimates 1994-2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This report presents estimates of drug-related emergency department visits from the Drug Abuse Warning Network from 1994 through 2001.
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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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Enhancing Motivation for Change Inservice Training, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This resource provides new substance abuse counselors with the basics on how to motivate clients, based on the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Advance Report and Highlights/Executive Summary: Abuse of Stimulants and Other Drugs, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2005. This report is a synthesis of findings presented at the 57th semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). A highlight of the meeting was a series of presentations by NIDA-supported researchers in a panel on methamphetamine abuse.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Volume 1: Highlights and Executive Summary, June 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report is a synthesis of findings presented at the semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). The information from the CEWG network presented in this report includes an overview of drug abuse patterns and trends in CEWG areas.
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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Volume 2: Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, June 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report includes papers presented at the semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG). Papers from 22 areas across the nation are included in this report, each containing data on patterns and trends in drug abuse in these areas.
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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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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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Ethical Considerations for Judges and Attorneys in Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, October 2002. This study concludes that practitioners in drug court need heightened ethical sensitivity in both the design of particular drug court programs and in daily practice, but the proper exercise of the roles of judge or lawyer in drug court need not conflict with the professionals’ ethical obligations.
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Evaluating a Weed and Seed Strategy, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, May 2002. This brief report presents an abbreviated but step-by-step approach to a comprehensive local Weed and Seed evaluation.
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Evaluating the Implementation & Impact of a Seamless System of Care for Substance Abusing Offenders: The HIDTA Model, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, and M. Thanner. February 2002. This report provides an overview of the HIDTA Model, a treatment and supervision program designed to target hard-core substance abusing offenders.
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Evaluating Treatment Drug Courts in Kansas City, Missouri and Pensacola, Florida: Final Reports for Phase I and Phase II, National Institute of Justice, January 2003. This report provides the findings of an impact evaluation of two treatment drug courts.
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Evaluation of Drug Treatment in Local Corrections, National Institute of Justice, Sandra Tunis, James Austin, Mark Morris, et al, June 1997. Evaluation of treatment programs in local jails.
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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 Children at Risk Program: Results 1 Year After the End of the Program, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell, Shannon Cavanagh, and Sanjeev Sridharan, November 1999. The Children at Risk program is a drug prevention program for high risk adolescents who live in distressed neighborhoods.
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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 D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Programs, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell, Shannon Cavanagh, and John Roman, April 2000. Findings of a study to test court-based interventions for drug involved offenders that took place in D.C. during 1993.
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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 Safe Streets Now! Approach: Civil Remedies for Drugs, Crime, and Nuisance Problems, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides information on an evaluation of a civil remedy approach to location-specific crime, drug and nuisance problems.
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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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Executive Office for Weed and Seed Implementation Manual, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, 2001. This manual is intended to provide an easy-to-read guide for communities attempting to implement a Weed and Seed strategy.
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Expedited Drug Case Management, National Institute of Justice, Caroline S. Cooper, July 1994. Effective management of drug caseloads and drug-involved offenders require early judicial intervention and flexible case management.
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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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Family Dependency Treatment Courts: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Using the Drug Court Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, December 2004. A family dependency treatment court is a court devoted to cases of child abuse and neglect that involve substance abuse by the child’s parents or other caregivers.
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Family Skills Training for Parents and Children, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Karol L. Kumpfer and Connie M. Tait, April 2000. Originally designed as a drug prevention program to help drug-abusing parents and their children, the program has developed into a family-change program.
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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 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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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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Foxy Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This brochure provides information on, a synthetic drug with the chemical name 5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DIPT).
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Frequently Asked Questions About Weed and Seed DEFY (Drug Education for Youth), Executive Office of Weed and Seed, 2003. This report provides information on the Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) program, a comprehensive and multiphased prevention program for kids ages 9 to 12.
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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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Fry Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This brochure answers common questions asked about Fry, which is a street term for marijuana or tobacco cigarettes that are dipped in PCP (phencyclidine) and/or embalming fluid, and then dried.
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Functional Family Therapy, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Thomas L. Sexton and James F. Alexander, December 2000. A family-based drug and delinquency prevention program with a multisystemic approach.
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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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Get It Straight! The Facts About Drugs , Drug Enforcement Administration. A guide on drugs of abuse for teens.
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GHB and Analogs Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This brochure alerts the public to the mind-altering risks and the short- and long-term effects to physical and mental health caused by GHB and similar drugs.
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GHB: A Club Drug To Watch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, November 2002. This fact sheet discusses the increasing popularity of the illicit use of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and tells treatment providers how they can respond to those who abuse this drug.
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Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention, Department of Education, 1998. A guide to assist parents in preventing drug abuse by their children.
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A Guide for Teens: Does your friend have an alcohol or other drug problem? What can you do to help?, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Betsy O'Connor, 1994. This brochure was developed to assist teens in helping a friend who has a problem with alcohol or other drugs.
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A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians: Concise Desk Reference Based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 24, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2008. This document gives primary care clinicians specific guidance on how to identify indications of substance abuse, how to broach the subject with a patient, and how to choose the appropriate screening and assessment instruments.
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Guideline for Drug Courts on Screening and Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Elizabeth Peyton and Roger H. Peters, May 1998. This guideline is written to help drug courts develop effective policies, procedures, and techniques for screening and assessing treatment needs of drug court participants.
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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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Hallucinogens Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides information and data on substances such as LSD, PCP, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, DMT, AMT, Foxy, and DXM with links to source materials.
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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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Health Services Utilization by Individuals with Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report provides a literature review that traces recent trends in access to treatment for substance use and mental disorders. Also included are the results from data analyses that provide insights into access, treatment choice, retention in treatment, and costs associated with treatment for substance use and mental disorders.
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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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Heroin Fast Facts , National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. This brochure provides a brief overview of heroin.
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Heroin in the Caribbean Region, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on heroin use in the Caribbean Region.
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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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An Honest Chance: Perspectives on Drug Courts, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John S. Goldkamp, Michael D. White, and Jennifer B. Robinson. April 2002. This report provides the findings of focus groups conducted with participants in six American drug courts.
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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 September 11, 2001 Events on Substance Abuse and Mental Health in the New York Area, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This report examines the potential effects of the September 11 events on substance use and substance abuse treatment, mental health problems and treatment, and religiosity in the New York area.
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Impact of the 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 Abuse and the link to HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2008. This fact sheet provides information about HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, the connection between these diseases and drug abuse, and treatment information for substance abusers with these diseases.
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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: Drugged Driving, National Institute on Drug Abuse, April 2008. This report provides information on the negative consequences of driving under the influence of narcotics, as well as the scope of the problem.
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InfoFacts: Heroin, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2008. This resource provides information on the use, effects, and treatment options for heroin.
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InfoFacts: 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: Treatment for Drug Abusers in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This resource provides information about drug abusers in the criminal justice system and highlights the positive impact drug treatment can have on these offenders.
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InfoFacts: Treatment Statistics, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This fact sheet provides a demographic overview of treatment statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2006.
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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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Inhalant Abuse: Research Report, National Institute on Drug Abuse, March 2005. This report provides information on the effects of inhalants, the scope of inhalant use, and the medical consequences of inhalant abuse.
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Inhalant/Solvent Use in the Caribbean Region, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2002. This fact sheet provides information about inhalant use in the Caribbean Region.
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Inhalants: Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, March 2003. This fact sheet provides information on inhalant abuse and treatment options for inhalant users.
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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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Institutionalizing Drug Courts: A Focus Group Meeting Report, Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2002. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from a focus group meeting on institutionalizing drug courts.
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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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Interrelationship Between the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Summary Overview for Drug Court Practitioners, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John N. Marr, August 1999. The purpose of this report is to address the underlying physiological, sociological and psychological foundation for prohibiting persons addicted to controlled substances from using alcohol.
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Investing in Drug Abuse Treatment: A Discussion Paper for Policy Makers, United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, 2003. This report examines the characteristics of drug treatment patients, treatment effectiveness, how a treatment system might be constructed, and compares drug treatment with the treatments for other chronic medical illnesses.
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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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Just Think Twice: A Guide to Using the Just Think Twice Website for Middle and High School Students, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), September 2006. This teacher’s guide provides lesson plans for students in grades 6-12 based on the DEA's Just Think Twice website.
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Juvenile and Family Drug Courts: An Overview, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1996. Juvenile and family drug courts provide immediate intervention in the lives of children and parents using drugs or exposed to drug addiction through family members.
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Juvenile Drug Court Movement, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Cooper, J. Brophy, and M. Roberts. March 1997. This fact sheet provides an overview of juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Court Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2001. This bulletin shares the perspectives of practitioners and policymakers who have helped to establish juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This publication describes the framework for planning, implementing, and operating a juvenile drug court.
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Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VII, Number 3, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2000. Provides information on the role of parents in preventing drug use and delinquency among their children.
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Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VII, No. 2 (American Indian Issue), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2000. Provides information on preventing drug and alcohol use, depression, and gang involvement among American Indian youth and their families.
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Juvenile Suicide in Confinement A National Survey, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, L. Hayes, February 2004. This report provides information on the scope and distribution of suicides by youth confined in juvenile facilities and includes information on substance abuse as a risk factor.
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Juventud Latina-Hable con Sus Hijos Sobre las Drogas y Sus Peligros, National Institute on Drug Abuse, March 2001. Latino Youth: Speak to Your Children About Drugs and Their Dangers.
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Keeping Children Drug Free: Using Family-Centered Approaches -- Parent and Community Guide, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1998. Based on the recommendations of a panel of experts who reviewed research on the family's role in youth drug prevention.
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Keeping Youth Drug Free, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 2002. Gives parents and other guardians information on drugs of abuse, why kids use drugs, and how to prevent youth drug use.
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Ketamine Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2003. This brochure provides information on Ketamine, which is an anesthetic that is abused for its hallucinogenic properties.
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Khat Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2008. This brochure answers the common questions about khat and includes a description of the drug, the risks of abuse and a profile of the typical abuser.
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La Bodega de la Familia: Reaching Out to the Forgotten Victims of Substance Abuse, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 1998. An overview of a drug crisis center in New York that includes the addicts family in the drug treatment process.
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La Comunidad Terapeutica, National Institute on Drug Abuse, December 2003. The Spanish language version of Therapeutic Communities presents background information about therapeutic community (TC) treatment programs.
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Law Enforcement Referral of At-Risk Youth: The SHIELD Program, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Phelan A. Wyrick, November 2000. Utilizes contacts made by police to identify youth at risk of involvement in violent behavior, substance abuse, and gang activity.
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Lessons Learned in Drug Abuse Prevention: A Global Review, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, 2002. This report provides suggestions for more effective practice in the field of drug abuse prevention based on the lessons learned from practical experience of others.
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A Life in the Community for Everyone— Reducing Substance Abuse in America: Building the Nation’s Demand Reduction Infrastructure– A Framework for Discussion, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2006. This report provides an overview of treatment and prevention initiatives.
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Life of a Cell: Managerial Practice and Strategy in Colombian Cocaine Distribution in the United States, National Institute of Justice, J. Fuentes, January 1998. This report examines cell structuring, worker recruitment, establishment of customer lines, price-setting, enforcement of customer agreements, and organizational and behavioral responses to law enforcement pressures.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of a study of programs offering domestic violence and substance abuse services and how often and in what ways these two program types provide the complementary service.
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Linkage of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Services, Research in Brief, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report summarizes the results of surveys of national samples of domestic violence and substance abuse programs to determine how often, and in what ways, the programs provided the complementary service.
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Looking at a Decade of Drug Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1998. This report provides summary information on adult, juvenile and family drug court programs throughout the United States.
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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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LSD Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This fact sheet provides general information on LSD.
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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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Manual Para la Comunidad Hispano/Latina. Organizando la Comunidad Hispano/Latina Para la Prevención de Alcohol, Tabaco, y Drogas Ilícitas, Department of Health and Human Services, 1999. Este manual contiene guías e instrumentos que servirán de ayuda a los grupos comunitarios en su organización para confrontar el grave problema de la juventud hispano/latina; el consumo de alcohol, tabaco y drogas ilícitas.
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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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Marijuana Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. This brochure provides a brief overview of marijuana.
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Marijuana: Facts for Teens, National Institute on Drug Abuse, November 1998. Provides information for teens on the dangers of marijuana use.
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Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know, National Institute on Drug Abuse, November 1998. A guide for parents to talk to their children about the dangers of marijuana.
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MDMA (Ecstasy) Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2003. This brochure provides a brief overview of the club drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy.
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Medical Problems of Inmates, 1997, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Laura M. Maruschak and Allen J. Beck, Ph.D., January 2001. Presents data on inmates reporting a medical problem who also reported having a history of drug abuse.
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Medicamentos de Prescripcion: Abuso y Adiccion, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2001. Spanish version of Prescription Drugs: Abuse and Addiction.
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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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Meth Matters: Report on Methamphetamine Users in Five Western Cities, National Institute of Justice, Susan Pennell, Joe Ellett, Cynthia Rienick, and Jackie Grimes, April 1999. Uses the ADAM program to document and compare methamphetamine use and its consequences among arrestees in five Western cities.
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Methadone Diversion, Abuse, and Misuse: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2007. This assessment analyzes the increase in methadone-related deaths since the late 1990s, the increase in legitimately prescribed and disbursed methadone, and the thefts and increased availability of diverted methadone.
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Methadone Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Erin Steiner Broekhuysen, April 2000. An overview of issues dealing with methadone treatment.
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Methamphetamine and Related Crime: The Impacts of Methamphetamine Abuse, Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, March 2006. This assessment outlines the current methamphetamine threat and the public impact the drug is having in Washington State.
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Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force: Final Report, Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute of Justice, January 2000. Presents the findings of a collaborative effort by Federal and non-Federal experts in law enforcement, prevention, education, and treatment on methamphetamine.
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The Methamphetamine Menace, National Conference of State Legislatures, B. Harrison and D. Sanchez, January 2004. This fact sheet highlights the problems associated with methamphetamine and discusses how some States are responding.
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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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Methamphetamine: An Update on an Emerging Problem, National Institute of Justice, NIJ Journal, October 2000. Provides an overview of the Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force.
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Methamphetamine: Community Drug Alert Bulletin, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1998. Provides succinct information on methamphetamine and gives resources for more information.
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Model State Drug Court Legislation: Model Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act, National Drug Court Institute, May 2004. This publication functions as a model for policy-makers, state legislators, and drug court professionals who wish to enact or enhance statewide drug court legislation.
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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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Mortality Data From the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This publication presents information on deaths related to drug abuse based on data collected through the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for calendar year 2002.
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National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy 2008-2011, National Drug Strategy, Australia, September 2008. This strategy outlines the Australian government's strategy to reduce the use of amphetamine-type substances through prevention, supply reduction, and treatment.
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National and State Estimates of the Drug Abuse Treatment Gap: 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report presents information on the population in the Nation who need but did not receive treatment for an illicit drug use problem.
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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 Evaluation of Weed and Seed Cross-Site Analysis, National Institute of Justice, Gary Cordner, Gregory Mills, Jack Greene, and Terence Dunworth. July 1999. This report provides an overview of the NIJ evaluation of the Weed and Seed program.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Gregory Mills and Terence Dunworth, July 1999. This report provides an overview of Operation Weed and Seed, a strategy to control violent crime, drug trafficking, and drug-related crime in targeted areas and to provide a safe environment for residents to live, work, and raise their families.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Akron Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Akron, Ohio and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Manatee/Sarasota Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Manatee and Sarasota county.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Hartford Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report provides an overview of Hartford's Weed and Seed program.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Las Vegas Case Study, National Institute of Justice, August 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Las Vegas and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Pittsburgh Case Study Research Report, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Pittsburgh and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Salt Lake City Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Seattle Case Study, National Institute of Justice, June 1999. This case study documents the activities implemented under the Weed and Seed program in Seattle and assesses the program’s impact at this site.
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Shreveport Case Study, National Institute of Justice, August 1999. This report summarizes the Weed and Seed program's strategies and effects in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment 1991-2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report provides data on mental health services and substance abuse treatment expenditures in the United States.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) 2007 Annual Report, Drug Enforcement Administration, June 2008. This report presents the results of drug cases analyzed by forensic laboratories in 2007 from the NFLIS.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Special Report: Fentanyl, 2003-2006, Drug Enforcement Administration, September 2008. This report presents findings on fentanyl drug items reported to NFLIS between 2003 and 2006.
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National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Cantor, D. Gottfredson, E. Czeh, G. Gottfredson, I. Hantman, and S. Crosse. April 2002. This report provides a description of the full range of activities schools undertake to reduce or prevent problem behavior - including delinquency, drug use, and violence.
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National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools, Summary, National Institute of Justice, D. Cantor, D. Gottfredson, E. Czeh, G. Gottfredson, I. Hantman, and S. Crosse. April 2002. This report provides a summary of activities schools undertake to reduce or prevent problem behavior - including drug use.
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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 of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2004: Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report presents results from the 2004 N-SSATS, an annual census of facilities providing substance abuse treatment. Conducted by SAMHSA, N-SSATS is designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcoholism and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions.
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National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS): 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2008. This annual census of substance abuse treatment facilities collects data on the location, characteristics, and use of treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions.
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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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The National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study (NTIES), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1998. NTIES is a Congressionally-mandated study of the impact of drug and alcohol treatment on thousands of clients in hundreds of treatment units.
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The New DAWN Report: Emergency Department Visits Involving Dextromethorphan, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2006. This issue of The DAWN Report examines the characteristics of emergency department visits that involve dextromethorphan (DXM) and products containing DXM.
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The New DAWN Report: Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Selected Pharmaceuticals, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2006. This DAWN report examines drug-related Emergency Department visits associated with nonmedical use involving three pharmaceuticals that are often used nonmedically: opiates/opioid analgesics (pain relievers), benzodiazepines, and muscle relaxants.
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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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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use and the Risk of Suicide Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This fact sheet explores the link between youth drug use and risk of suicide.
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The NHSDA Report: Awareness of Workplace Substance Use Policies and Programs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report presents data on full–time workers aged 18 to 49 regarding their knowledge of substance use policies and resources at their workplace.
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The NHSDA Report: Beliefs Among Youths About Risks from Illicit Drug Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2001. An overview of data on the perceived risk of substance abuse among youths.
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The NHSDA Report: 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: Parental Disapproval of Youths' Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This fact sheet provides information on the perceptions of parental disapproval related to adolescent substance use.
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The NHSDA Report: 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 Abuse or Dependence, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides information on drug dependence among the U.S. population, including demographic characteristics and drug types used.
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The NHSDA Report: Team Sports Participation and Substance Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2002. This report provides data on drug use and attitudes of youth that participate in sports.
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The NHSDA Report: Youths' Choice of Consultant for Serious Problems as Related to Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2003. This fact sheet provides information on who youths aged 12 to 17 identify as the persons they would talk to about a serious problem.
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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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Non-Medical Marijuana III: Rite Of Passage Or Russian Roulette?, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, June 2008. This report provides information on marijuana use and its consequences.
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Nonpharmaceutical Fentanyl-Related Deaths — Multiple States, April 2005–March 2007, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 2008. This report summarizes the results of an ad hoc case-finding and surveillance system implemented in May 2006 to identify deaths related to illicitly manufactured nonpharmaceutical fentanyl.
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The NSDUH Report: Academic Performance and Substance Use among Students Aged 12 to 17 (2002, 2003, & 2004), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2006. This report examines the differences in self-reported academic performance (i.e., average grades in the last semester or grading period) among students aged 12 to 17 by gender, age, and substance use.
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The NSDUH Report: Adults with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness & a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This fact sheet provides data on the prevalence and treatment rates of co-occurring serious mental illness and substance abuse.
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The NSDUH Report: Age at First Use of Marijuana and Past Year Serious Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2005. This report focuses on the association between age at first use of marijuana and past year serious mental illness.
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The NSDUH Report: Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents: 2002 to 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2009. This report examines the number of children living with substance-dependent or substance-abusing parents. It focuses on biological, step-, adoptive, and foster children under 18 years of age who were living with one or both parents at the time of the survey interview.
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The NSDUH Report: Depression and the Initiation of Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Young Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2007. This report examines past year major depressive episodes (MDE); past year initiation of cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use; and the association between MDE and the initiation of cigarette, alcohol, or other drug use in the past year among young adults aged 18 to 25, based on combined 2005 and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Depression and the Initiation of Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2007. This report examines past year major depressive episodes, past year initiation of alcohol and illicit drug use and the association between major depressive episodes and the initiation of alcohol or other drug use in the past year among youths aged 12 to 17. All findings presented in this report are based on 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Among Young Persons, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2004. This fact sheet examines the prevalence of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other drugs while driving by young persons aged 16 to 20.
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The NSDUH Report: Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2004. This report examines the associations among binge drinking, heavy drinking, and DUI for drivers aged 15 to 17 by the restrictiveness of State GDL laws.
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The NSDUH Report: Health Insurance and Substance Use Treatment Need, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report examines health insurance and the need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among adults aged 18 or older based on combined 2004 and 2005 SAMHSA National Surveys on Drug Use and Health.
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The NSDUH Report: Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Substance Use and Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2008. This report analyzes the overall prevalence of substance use and mental health problems, mental health treatment, and unmet treatment needs before and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita among adults aged 18 or older who lived in the Gulf State Disaster Area and, for comparison, in the rest of the United States.
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The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Young Adolescents, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report presents the prevalence of inhalant use among young adolescents aged 12 or 13, the association between inhalant use and delinquent behaviors within this age group, and the association between early onset of inhalant use and problems later in life.
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The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use and Major Depressive Episode among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2004 to 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This report examines the co-occurrence of inhalant use and major depressive episodes in the past year, based on combined 2004 through 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Injection Drug Use Update: 2002 and 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2005. This report provides data on injection drug use, including information on the sharing of needles.
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The NSDUH Report: Mother’s Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Among Youths, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2005. This report focuses on the association between mother's serious mental illness and substance use among youths aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Stimulant Use, Other Drug Use, Delinquent Behaviors, and Depression Among Adolescents, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2008. This report examines past year nonmedical use of stimulants among youths aged 12 to 17 and its association with other illicit drug use, delinquent activity, and major depressive episodes. Findings presented in this report are annual averages based on combined 2005 and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Participation in Self-help Groups for Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use, 2006 and 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2008. This report examines the characteristics of persons aged 12 or older participating in self-help groups for substance use in the past year. It also reports on past month alcohol and/or illicit drug use among persons who participated in self-help groups in the past year and on past year receipt of specialty treatment.
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The NSDUH Report: Participation in Youth Activities and Substance Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2004. This fact sheet explores the link between participation in youth activities and a lower risk of substance use among youths.
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The NSDUH Report: 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: Reasons for Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. In this report, estimates of treatment need, treatment, perceived unmet treatment need and reasons for not receiving treatment are presented separately for illicit drugs and for alcohol.
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The NSDUH Report: Religious Beliefs and Substance Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet provides data on religiosity as a protective factor for substance use among youths.
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The NSDUH Report: Religious Involvement and Substance Use Among Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report examines the relationships between religious service attendance and beliefs and substance use among adults, based on data from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Risk & Protective Factors for Substance Use among American Indian or Alaska Native Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. This report looks at risk and protective factors for substance use among youth aged 12 to 17 comparing American Indian or Alaska Native youths with youths among all other racial/ethnic groups combined.
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The NSDUH Report: Serious Psychological Distress and Substance Use among Young Adult Males, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2006. This report examines serious psychological distress and substance use among young adult males aged 18 to 25.
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The NSDUH Report: Serious Psychological Distress and Substance Use Disorder among Veterans, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2007. This report examines past year psychological distress (SPD), substance use disorders (SUD), and co-occurring SPD and SUD among veterans aged 18 or older by demographic characteristics, using 2004-2006 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report examines sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), focusing on young adults aged 18 to 25, along with past month alcohol use and combination of past month alcohol and illicit drug. All findings presented in this report are based on 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Sources of Payment for Substance Use Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2006. This report focuses on how individuals who received substance use treatment in the past year paid for their last or current treatment and compares sources of payment by gender and family income relative to the Federal poverty threshold.
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The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Past Year Methamphetamine Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report is based on data combined from the last four years of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, providing a more detailed picture of who is using methamphetamine.
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The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This report provides an overview of data related to treatment needs in the States.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report examines the development of dependence upon a substance in the 2 years following substance use initiation, based on combined 2004, 2005, and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use and Need for Treatment Among Youths Who Have Been in Foster Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report looks at the need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among youths who have been in foster care.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Disorder and Serious Psychological Distress by Employment Status, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2006. This report examines the prevalence of past year substance use disorder, serious psychological distress (SPD), and co-occurring SPD and a substance use disorder among the U.S. working-age civilian population (i.e., those aged 18 to 64).
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Treatment among Women of Childrearing Age, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. This report presents estimates of substance use treatment need, receipt of treatment, perceived need for treatment, and reasons for not receiving treatment among women of childrearing age.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Treatment Need Among Adolescents, 2003-2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2006. This report presents estimates of treatment, treatment need, and perceived unmet need among youths aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use, Dependence, and Treatment among Veterans, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2005. This report provides estimates of substance use, dependence, and treatment differences between veterans and a nonveteran comparison group.
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The NSDUH Report: Youths’ Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2005. This report provides an overview of data showing that youth who reported seeing or hearing media messages on preventing drug and alcohol use are significantly less likely to report substance use.
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The OAS Report: A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2007. This report presents facts about adolescent substance use, including initiation, and receipt of treatment for substance use "on an average day."
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Office of Justice Programs Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, August 1995. An overview of the background and funding initiatives for the Drug Courts Program Office.
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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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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume III, Number 2 (March/April 2004), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2004. OJJDP’s bimonthly newsletter presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events. This issue includes a special feature on OJJDP’s efforts to combat youth substance abuse.
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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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Operation Drug TEST Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, D. Longshore, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, S. Turner, and T. Fain. June 2001.This report provides information on an evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (ODT), a pretrial intervention featuring drug testing; sanctions for drug use; and treatment, as needed, for defendants under pretrial supervision.
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Operation Weed and Seed, Community Capacity Development Office, January 2005. This fact sheet describes the Weed and Seed program, an innovative and comprehensive multi-agency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization.
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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 Crossroads to Freedom House and Peer I Therapeutic Communities, NIJ-Sponsored, K. Klebe and M. O'Keefe, October 2004. This study investigates the effectiveness of two Colorado Residential Substance Abuse Treatment therapeutic community programs for offenders.
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Outcome Evaluation of the 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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Outcome Evaluation of the Wisconsin Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program: The Mental Illness-Chemical Abuse (MICA) Program at Oshkosh Correctional Institution 1998-2000, National Institute of Justice, January 2001. This report provides information on a two-year outcome evaluation of Wisconsin’s Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners project.
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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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OxyContin Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This fact sheet provides information on OxyContin, a trade name for a painkiller available in the United States only by prescription.
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OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse – 2006 Revision, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, April 2006. An overview of information on OxyContin abuse and treatment.
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Painting the Current Picture: A National Report Card on Drug Courts and Other Problem Solving Court Programs in the United States, Volume II, No. 1, National Drug Court Institute, May 2008. This report provides data on the number of active drug and other problem solving court operations and provides information on important drug court research.
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Parenting Is Prevention-Resource Guide 1998, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1998. This guide presents resources drug prevention resources for participants in the Parenting is Prevention training.
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Parenting Is Prevention-Training of Trainers Workshop 1998, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1998. A curriculum for training instructors to present the Parenting is Prevention program.
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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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A Parents' Guide to Preventing Inhalant Abuse, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1999. A guide to educate parents about the dangers of inhalant 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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Past and Future Directions of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program: An Evaluation Review, National Institute of Justice, Christopher L. Ringwalt, Jody M. Greene, Susan T. Ennett, and Ronaldo Iachan, September 1994. An evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of DARE.
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Patterns of Drug Use Amongst Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, December 2000. An overview of the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) project in Australia that routinely monitors the use of illicit drugs by people detained by police.
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Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report presents estimates of the prevalence of mental health treatment among adults and describes the types of treatment received and the characteristics of persons receiving treatment.
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PCP Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This brochure provides a brief overview of PCP and its effects.
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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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Preparing for the Drug Free Years, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, July 1999. A class that is taught to parents on how to keep their children drug free, curriculum topics include risk factors and conflict management.
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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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Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents, National Institute on Drug Abuse, October 2003. Provides research-based information to further effective drug abuse prevention programs.
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Principios para la Prevención del VIH en las Poblaciones de Usuarios de Drogas: Una guía basada en la investigación, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2003. The Spanish version of Principles of HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations. This guide summarizes the principles that characterize effective HIV/AIDS prevention in drug-using populations.
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Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations: A Research Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2006. This guide is intended to describe the treatment principles and research findings that are of particular relevance to the criminal justice community and to treatment professionals working with drug abusing offenders.
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Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, October 1999. Outlines proven effective components of successful drug addiction treatment programs. Includes answers to frequently asked questions.
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Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2008. The purpose of this discussion paper is to encourage governments and other partners to implement evidence-based drug treatment services which respond to the needs of their populations.
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Principles of HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations: A Research-Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse, March 2002. This guide summarizes the principles that characterize effective HIV/AIDS prevention in drug-using populations.
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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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Prisoners' Drug Use and Treatment: Seven Research Studies, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, June 2003. This report brings together seven studies concerned with prisoners’ drug use and treatment, in England and Wales.
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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 Therapeutic Community Initiative at the Illinois Department of Corrections' Illinois Youth Center-St. Charles, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, February 2001. This report provide the findings from an evaluation of an RSAT-funded program located at the Illinois Department of Corrections’ youth center in St. Charles, Illinois.
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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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Promising Strategies To Reduce Substance Abuse, Office of Justice Programs, September 2000. Describes drug prevention, treatment, and law enforcement programs that have been adopted successfully by communities around the country.
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Public Domain Drug Court Software: Functions and Utility, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This document presents a largely nontechnical description of four public domain drug court MISs and surveys a range of information useful for supporting drug court activities.
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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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Qué es el Tratamiento para el Abuso de Sustancias? Un Folleto para las Familias, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2008. This is the Spanish-language version of What Is Substance Abuse Treatment?: A Booklet for Families. Created for family members of those dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs, this booklet answers questions often asked by families of people entering treatment.
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Raising Awareness and Educating the Public, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 1999. Explains what a public awareness and education project is; how they prevent crime; how to start one; and how to evaluate the program.
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Rebirth of Rehabilitation: Promise and Perils of Drug Courts, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Richard S. Gebelein, May 2000. Provides an overview of the history, successes, and possible pitfalls of drug courts.
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Recidivism Rates for Drug Court Graduates: Nationally Based Estimates, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Bhati, J. Roman, and W. Townsend. July 2003. This report presents a general estimate of recidivism among a nationally representative sample of drug court graduates.
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Recreational Use of Ritalin on College Campuses, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, July 2003. This fact sheet describes Ritalin use on college campuses, outlines possible effects of its abuse, and recommends policies for institutions of higher education.
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Reducing Crime and Drug Dealing by Improving Place Management: A Randomized Experiment, National Institute of Justice, John E. Eck and Julie Wartell, January 1999. This report provides an overview of research on the effectiveness of the Drug Abatement Response Team (DART) program.
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Reducing Offender Drug Use Through Prison-Based Treatment, NIJ Journal, National Institute of Justice, July 2000. An overview of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant Program.
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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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Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2005, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, March 2006. This report analyzes crop substitution programs which seek to replace opium poppy and coca leaf crops with legal cash crops.
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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 - Therapeutic Community, National Institute on Drug Abuse, August 2002. Presents background information about therapeutic communities, highlights the benefits, discusses the components, and provides additional information about therapeutic communities.
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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) for State Prisoners Formula Grant: Compendium of Program Implementation and Accomplishments, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2001. This report provides a summary of an evaluation of the RSAT Program.
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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 (RSAT) Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2005. This report provides an overview of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program. RSAT was created to help states and units of local governments develop, implement, and improve residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: Breaking the Drug-Crime Cycle Among Parole Violators, National Institute of Justice, M. Stohr, C. Hemmens, D. Baune, J. Dayley, M. Gornik, K. Kjaer, and C. Noon. May 2003. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of the South Idaho Correctional Institution's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)program.
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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: Implementation Lessons Learned, National Institute of Justice, April 2003. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program for State prisoners.
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Responding to Alcohol and Other Drug Problems in Child Welfare: Weaving Together Practice and Policy , Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1998. This guidebook sets forth a policy framework that can assist child welfare agencies in responding to these overlapping problems of substance abuse and child welfare.
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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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Role of Local Government in Community Safety, Bureau of Justice Assistance, April 2001. The programs examined in this monograph illustrate a framework for using community-local government partnerships to reduce drugs and crime.
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School and Community Interventions To Prevent Serious and Violent Offending, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, October 1999. An overview of prevention programs used in schools.
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Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Practitioners, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, T. Grisso and L. Underwood, December 2004. This Resource Guide offers a comprehensive, user-friendly synthesis of current information on instruments that can be used to screen and assess youth for mental health- and substance use-related disorders at various stages of the juvenile justice process.
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Screening and Referral for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Justice, K. Knight, D. Simpson, and M. Hiller. January 2003. This report provides information on screening instruments that can be used by correctional institutions to determine the severity of a offenders drug problem.
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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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Services Research Outcome Study (SROS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 1998. A study of treatment outcomes that confirms that both drug abuse and criminal behavior are reduced following drug abuse treatment.
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Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Victimization, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Scott Menard, February 2002. This bulletin explores how being a victim of crime during adolescence affects the likelihood of certain negative outcomes in adulthood, including criminal activity, drug use, and mental health problems.
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Sniffer - L'Abus de Substances Inhalées--Bulletin Informatif, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2002. Ce bulletin parle de l'abus de substances inhalées dans les États-Unis.
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So Help Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion, and Spirituality, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, November 2001. This study found that religion or spirituality has potential for lowering the risk of substance abuse among teens and adults.
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The Social Impact of Drug Abuse, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, March 1995. This report examines the social and economic impact of drug abuse from a broad international perspective.
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State Mandates for Treatment for Mental Health Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2006. The report focuses on state-mandated benefits, state laws regulating mental health and addiction treatment workers, and state-recognized mental health clinicians with authority to prescribe psychotropic medications.
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State of Knowledge of Drug-Impaired Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, D. Shinar, J. Walsh, and R. Jones. August 2003. This review covers a broad range of research, including the detection and measurement of drugs in drivers, experimental research on the effect of drugs on the performance driving-related tasks, drug prevalence in various populations of drivers, drug-crash risk, and countermeasures for drug-impaired driving.
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States in Brief Reports, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2009. The States in Brief Reports contain brief overviews of substance abuse and mental health issues within each state, including the prevalence of substance use/abuse, treatment resources, mental health indicators, and SAMHSA grant funding.
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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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Steroid Abuse By Law Enforcement Personnel, Drug Enforcement Administration, March 2004. This guide helps police officers understand why anabolic steroids are being abused, and how they can educate law enforcement personnel and others about the dangers of these drugs.
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Steroid Abuse By School Age Children, Drug Enforcement Administration, March 2004. This guide helps parents and educators understand why steroids are being misused, and how they can provide counseling and implement procedures to educate youth about the dangers of these drugs.
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Steroid Abuse in Today's Society, Drug Enforcement Administration, March 2004. This guide will help you understand why steroids are being abused, and how you can educate athletes and others about the dangers of these drugs.
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Steroids Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, June 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on steroids with links to source materials.
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Straight Facts about Drugs and Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1999. This brochure provides information on specific drugs, identifying if someone has a drug problem, and how to get help.
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Stress & Substance Abuse: Community Drug Alert Bulletin, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2002. The Alert is part of NIDA's effort to ensure that clinicians, researchers, and members of the public have the most reliable and timely information available on stress and drug abuse.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Source Book 1998, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 1998. A compilation of data on substance abuse and mental health.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment of Adults on Probation, 1995, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola and Thomas P. Bonczar, March 1998. Data from a survey of adult probationers concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse and Treatment, State and Federal Prisoners, 1997, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Christopher J. Mumola, December 1998. Presents data from a survey of inmates concerning their use of alcohol and illegal drugs and the treatment they received.
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Substance Abuse and Victimization Video and Guidebook, Office for Victims of Crime, September 2005. This 28-minute video explores the correlations between substance abuse and previctimization and postvictimization. It looks at aspects of the trauma of victimization and substance abuse and discusses the type of assistance victims may need.
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System: A Treatment Improvement Protocol TIP 44, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, R. Peters and H. Wexler, 2005. Treatment Improvement Protocol was developed to provide recommendations and best practice guidelines to counselors and administrators based on the research literature and the experience of seasoned treatment professionals. It covers the full range of criminal justice settings and all the phases through which an individual progresses in the criminal justice system.
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Substance Abuse Treatment in Adult and Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2000. A survey of correctional facilities providing on-site substance abuse treatment.
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Substance Abuse: Administrative Issues in Outpatient Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report, which is part of the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, focuses on the core staffing and retention issues, while exploring managing staff stress and supporting career development.
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Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This report, which is part of the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, presents 14 guiding principles of intensive outpatient treatment along with supporting research.
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Substance Abuse: The Nation’s Number One Health Problem, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2001. This fact sheet describes a report, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which tracks trends in adult and youth smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use over the past three decades.
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Substance Dependence, Abuse and Treatment: Findings from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This report presents information on national estimates of the extent of substance dependence, abuse, and treatment.
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Substance Dependence, Abuse, and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, D. James and J. Karberg, July 2005. This report presents data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails on inmates’ prior use, dependence, and abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs.
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Substance Misuse Treatment Needs of Minority Prisoner Groups: Women, Young Offenders, and Ethnic Minorities, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2003. This report summarizes a study that assessed the treatment needs of women, male young offenders, and ethnic minorities in England.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. Provides state- and county-level information on the number of drug courts that have been operating for at least two years, have recently been implemented, and which are being planned.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Juvenile/Family Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level data on juvenile and family drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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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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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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Supporting the Drug Court Process: What You Need to Know for Effective Decision Making and Program Evaluation, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report was written to help those who are planning, implementing, or operating adult drug courts to understand the critical importance of the availability of a wide range of timely, accurate, and complete information.
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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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Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs: A Toolkit for Community- and Faith-Based Service Providers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2008. This toolkit is designed to help grassroots community- and faith-based organizations develop sustainable organizations and program services.
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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 Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2009. Using data from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), this report examines the characteristics of clients discharged from outpatient treatment.
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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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Tips for Parents: The Truth About Club Drugs, Office of Justice Programs, 2001. This brochure describes club drugs, their effects and gives important tips and resources about how to identify, prevent and treat drug abuse.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About AIDS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2001. This brochure provides facts on HIV/AIDS.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000. Contains facts about the dangers of alcohol abuse.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Club Drugs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000. This brochure provides facts about ecstasy, GHB, Ketamine, and Rohypnol.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Cocaine, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000. This brochure provides facts about cocaine.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Hallucinogens, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2001. This brochure provides facts on hallucinogens like LSD or PCP.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Inhalants, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000. This brochure provides facts about inhalants.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Marijuana, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000. This brochure provides facts about marijuana.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Methamphetamine, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2001. This brochure provides facts on methamphetamine.
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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Steroids, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2001. This brochure provides facts on steroids.
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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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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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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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Transforming Housing for People with Psychiatric Disabilities Report, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2007. This document offers detailed recommendations to improve the quality of life of board and care home residents and provides a list of measures being implemented which call for a recovery-oriented approach in these facilities.
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El Tratamiento para el Abuso de las Drogas y el Alcohol: Cómo Funciona y Cómo Puede Ayudarle, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This is the Spanish language version of the brochure, Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, which encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. A program designed to break the addiction-crime cycle of drug-involved offenders by linking legal sanctions with drug treatment programs.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2007. This report presents results from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) for 2005, and trend data for 1995 to 2005. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual state administrative data systems.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1992-2002: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2004. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.9 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1993-2003: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2005. This report presents results from the TEDS data set for 2003, and trend data for 1993 to 2003. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1996-2006: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2008. This report presents results from the 2006 TEDS, and trend data for 1996 to 2006. The report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs.
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 2004: Discharges From Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report provides information on treatment completion, length of stay in treatment, and demographic and substance abuse characteristics of discharges from alcohol/drug treatment in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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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 Episode Data Set (TEDS): Highlights - 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2009. This report provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems.
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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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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Trends in drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland, 1998 to 2005, Irish Health Research Board, 2008. The data presented in this paper describe trends in drug-related deaths in Ireland between 1998 and 2005.
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Trends in Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs Among Inmates, Final Reports, National Institute of Justice, August 2002. This report provides an overview of available data on substance abuse and treatment needs among inmates.
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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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Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS): 1999, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2001. The report provides data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the U.S.
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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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Volatile Substance Abuse, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, January 1997. This report provides information on "glue sniffing", inhalant abuse, solvent abuse or volatile substance abuse (VSA).
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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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Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, March 2007. This report reveals the serious nature of the problem of substance abuse at America’s colleges and universities and summarizes what research shows can be done to prevent and reduce the problem.
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We Deliver: The Gentrification of Drug Markets on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, B. Spunt, R. Curtis, and T. Wendel. December 2002. This study documents and analyzes changes in the social and technical organization of drug markets on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
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Weed & Seed Best Practices: Evaluation Based-Series, Volume 1, Office of Weed and Seed, May 2003. The articles contained within this report focus on four Weed and Seed neighborhoods. This report was created to share programs and practices that have been successful in reducing crime, violence, juvenile delinquency, and increasing neighborhood vitality and economic strength.
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Weed and Seed Best Practices: Evaluation-based Series, Volume 2, Office of Weed and Seed, 2004. This report was created to share programs and practices that have been successful in reducing drugs, crime, violence, juvenile delinquency, and increasing neighborhood vitality and economic strength.
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Weed and Seed DEFY Program Management Guide, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, January 2001. A program that reduces risk and strengthens protective factors which research has directly linked to adolescent alcohol and drug abuse, school failure, delinquency and violence.
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Weed and Seed Strategy, Executive Office of Weed and Seed, 2001. This report provides an overview of the Weed and Seed program.
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What is Substance Abuse Treatment?: A Booklet for Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2006. This booklet, created for family members of those dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs, answers questions often asked by families of people entering treatment.
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When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Joan Petersilia, November 2000. An overview of the difficulties related to the reentry of released prisoners into society, including offender drug use and treatment.
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Winning At Any Cost: Doping in Olympic Sports, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, September 2000. This report provides information on the use of performance-enhancing substances by Olympic athletes and recommends a series of steps to eliminate doping in the Olympics.
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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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World Drug Report 2007, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2007. This report provides a comprehensive picture of global drug trends, presenting supply (production and trafficking) and demand statistics.
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Wyoming Methamphetamine Treatment Initiative, National Institute of Justice, April 2002. This report provides an overview of Wyoming's methamphetamine treatment initiative.
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Wyoming's Methamphetamine Initiative: The Power of Informed Process, Bureau of Justice Assistance, David Singh, May 2001. Wyoming's response to the methamphetamine crisis marks a shift in priorities from enforcement to treatment.
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Yaba Fast Facts , National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2003. This brochure provides information on Yaba, a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine.
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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 Preventing Drug Abuse, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 1998. This bulletin provides an overview of drug prevention practices and resources so that youth may start their own program.
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Youth Victimization: Prevalence and Implications, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, B. Saunders, D. Smith, and D. Kilpatrick. April 2003. This report provides a summary of a national survey of adolescents that examined the prevalence of youth victimization and subsequent effects on mental health, substance use, and delinquent behavior problems.
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Youth Violence, Guns, and Illicit Drug Markets, National Institute of Justice, Alfred Blumstein, June 1996. An overview of research on the connection between drugs and youth violence.
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