Assessing Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders in Juvenile Detainees, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Linda A. Teplin, January 2001. Describes a program that examined the alcohol, drug, and mental (ADM) disorders among delinquent youth.
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Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, L. McReynolds, S. Ko, and G. Wasserman. August 2004. This bulletin provides guidance to juvenile justice professionals seeking to establish guidelines for mental health assessment in juvenile justice facilities.
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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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Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground: A Report to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Protection, Department of Health and Human Services, 1999. Describes the extent and scope of the problem of substance abuse in the child welfare population.
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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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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 of Drug Use Among Juvenile Offenders (1999 Update): Final Technical Report, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November, 1999. Summarizes existing knowledge about programmatic attempts to intervene in the juvenile drug crime cycle and proposes intervention models with the greatest likelihood of successfully addressing the cycle.
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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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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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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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Co-occurrence of Delinquency and Other Problem Behaviors, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, David Huizinga, Rolf Loeber, Terence P. Thornberry, and Lynn Cothern, November 2000. Examines the co-occurrence of serious delinquency with three specific problem areas: school behavior, drug use, mental health, and combinations of these behaviors.
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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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Combating Underage Drinking, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, February 1998. This fact sheet provides an overview of the Combating Underage Drinking Program.
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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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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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2006. This fact sheet provides data on delinquency cases, including drug cases, processed in juvenile courts during 2002.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1997, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Anne L. Stahl, March 2000. Provides data on delinquency cases processed in juvenile courts during 1997.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1990–1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Puzzanchera, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on delinquency cases waived to criminal court, including drug cases.
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Demographic subgroup trends for various licit and illicit drugs, 1975-2001. (Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper No. 57), National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2002. This report graphically presents drug use trends for secondary school students by various demographic subgroups (e.g. gender and race).
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Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, K. Abram, G. McClelland, and L. Teplin. June 2004. This bulletin assesses substance use detection methods (self-report and urinalysis) and prevalence among high-risk youth detained in Cook County, Illinois.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1990-1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, P. Harms, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the number of juveniles in the detention system, including drug offenders.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1989-1998, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, P. Harms, February 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of the data on the juvenile correctional population, including drug offenders.
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Developing a Policy for Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann H. Crowe and Linda Sydney, May 2000. Provides an overview of issues involved in developing and implementing substance testing in the juvenile justice system.
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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 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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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985–2004, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, January 2008. This fact sheet provides an overview of drug cases handled by juvenile courts in the United States.
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Drug Use 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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Drugs, Youth, and the Internet, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2002. This information bulletin discusses the prevalence of drug-related activity on the Internet, and the threat it poses to adolescents and young adults.
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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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Enabling Prosecutors to Address Drug, Gang, and Youth Violence, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Heike P. Gramckow, Ph.D. and Elena Tompkins, J.D., December 1999. Summarizes prosecutor led anti-drug, gang, and gun programs in various counties.
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Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program: A Compendium of Resources, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2001. This Compendium was developed as a tool to assist States and localities in addressing underage drinking.
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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 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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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 Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2005, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, January 2006. This report highlights some of the most pressing juvenile justice issues facing our country.
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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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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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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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Get It Straight! The Facts About Drugs , Drug Enforcement Administration. A guide on drugs of abuse for teens.
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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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Hair Assays and Urinalysis Results For Juvenile Drug Offenders, National Institute of Justice, April 1997. This report provides an overview of a research project that compared the results of drug testing methods.
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Hybrid and Other Modern Gangs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, David Starbuck, James C. Howell, and Donna J. Lindquist. December 2001. This Bulletin describes the nature of modern youth gangs, in particular, hybrid gangs, and includes drug-related information.
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Illicit Drugs and Youth, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2002. This information brief discusses illicit drug use among young people.
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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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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007, Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, December 2007. This report presents data on crime and drug use at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population.
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2008, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2009. This report presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population, and includes information about youth drug use and the availability of drugs on school property.
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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: High School and Youth Trends, National Institute on Drug Abuse, December 2007. This resource presents data on drug use among youth.
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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: 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: 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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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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Inhalants Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on inhalants with links to source materials.
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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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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 and Family Drug Courts: Profile of Program Characteristics and Implementation Issues, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Caroline S. Cooper and Shanie Bartlett. June 1998. This report provides a snapshot of the operational characteristics of juvenile and family drug courts that are currently operating and a synopsis of the policy and other implementation issues that have been commonly encountered.
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Juvenile Arrests 2006, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2008. This bulletin summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data from the annual FBI uniform crime reporting program and includes information on drug abuse violations involving juveniles.
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Juvenile Arrests 2007, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2009. This report contains data on juvenile arrests for different offenses, including drug abuse violations.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1990-1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Puzzanchera, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on out-of-home placement in delinquency cases, including drug cases.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1989-1998, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C.M. Puzzanchera, February 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on placement of juveniles in correctional facilities, treatment centers, and group homes.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2000, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2004. This report profiles more than 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 2000 and reviews judicial trends since 1985.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2001-2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2005. This report profiles the 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by courts with juvenile jurisdiction in 2002 and describes trends since 1985.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985–2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2006. This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases, including drug cases, resulting in probation.
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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 Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts: Survey Of 40 Counties, 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2003. This report discusses the increase in violent juvenile crime experienced during the early and mid-1990s, includes drug-related information.
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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 Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2006. This report presents comprehensive information on juvenile offending, victimization of juveniles, and the justice system's response to these problems. Includes drug-related data throughout.
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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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Juveniles and Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on youth drug use, treatment, and consequences of use with links to source materials.
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Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, James Austin Ph.D., Kelly Dedel Johnson Ph.D., and Maria Gregoriou, M.A. October 2000. Provides data on the number of juveniles being housed in adult jails and prisons, includes information on drug offenders and drug use.
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Juveniles in Court, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, M. Sickmund, June 2003. This report provides a summary of the latest statistics available on juveniles in court, including drug offenders.
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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 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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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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Les Raves-Bulletin Informatif, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2002. Ce bulletin parle spécifiquement des raves et drogues de club aux États-Unis.
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Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America's Schools, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, September 2001. This report is the result of analysis, surveys, and field investigations, including focus groups with students, teachers, parents and school administrators in schools across the country, and a study of the available data on substance use in schools and among students.
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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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Modern-Day Youth Gangs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, A. Egley Jr. and J.C. Howell. June 2002. This report explores whether modern-day gangs differ significantly from their predecessors and reveals differences in geographic location, age and racial composition, and involvement in violence and drug trafficking.
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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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Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings, 2007, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report presents trends in the use of licit and illicit drugs, as well as trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug.
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Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2007. Volume I: Secondary School Students, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report provides data on the prevalence and frequency of drug use among American secondary school students as well as historical trends in use by students in this population.
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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 VII: Teens, Parents and Siblings , National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, August 2002. This report provides the findings of a survey that measures teens attitudes towards drug abuse.
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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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The NHSDA Report: Academic Performance and Youth Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report provides data on youth drug use and its link to academic performance.
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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: Alcohol Use by Persons Under the Legal Drinking Age of 21 , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet presents State and other data on underage drinking.
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The NHSDA Report: Availability of Illicit Drugs to Females Aged 12 to 17, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2001. This report provides data on the availability and use of illegal drugs among young females.
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The NHSDA Report: 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: Children Living with Substance Abusing or Substance Dependent Parents, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2003. This report focuses on biological, step, adoptive, and foster children younger than 18 years of age who were living with one or both parents who abuse drugs.
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The NHSDA Report: Ecstasy Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2001. This report focuses on the use of 3–4 methylenedioxymethamephetamine (MDMA), commonly known as Ecstasy.
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The NHSDA Report: Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2001. An overview of data on alcohol use by 18-25 year olds.
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The NHSDA Report: Low Rates of Alcohol Use among Asian Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report provides information on alcohol use among Asian youth.
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The NHSDA Report: Marijuana Use Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2002. This fact sheet provides data on marijuana use among youth, including information on demographics and academic performance.
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The NHSDA Report: Neighborhood Characteristics and Youth Marijuana Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2002. This report explores the links between the perceptions of neighborhood characteristics and marijuana use among youths.
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The NHSDA Report: Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Drugs among Youths and Young Adults , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet provides information on the nonmedical use of prescription–type drugs among persons aged 12 to 25.
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The NHSDA Report: Obtaining Marijuana Easy for Youth, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2001. This report reviews data on the availability of marijuana to youth.
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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: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Youth Hallucinogen Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the use of hallucinogens including LSD, PCP, Ecstasy, peyote, mescaline, and mushrooms.
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The NHSDA Report: School Experiences and Substance Use among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2003. This report examines youth drug use and their feelings about and experiences with school.
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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: Youth Violence and Substance Use, 2001 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This fact sheet provides information on youth substance abuse and it's relation to violence.
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The NHSDA Report: Youth Who Carry Handguns, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2001. This report examines the link between carrying handguns and the use of illicit drugs and alcohol among youth.
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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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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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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: 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: Availability of Illicit Drugs Among Youths , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet focuses on how easy or difficult it would be for youth aged 12 to 17 to obtain illegal drugs if they wanted some and whether or not they had been approached in the past month by someone selling drugs.
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The NSDUH Report: Binge Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20: 2002 and 2003 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report provides information on binge drinking by underage youth (ages 12-20).
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The NSDUH Report: Characteristics of Recent Adolescent Inhalant Initiates, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2006. This report focuses on youths aged 12 to 17 who initiated the use of inhalants in the 12 months prior to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
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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 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: Female Youths and Delinquent Behaviors, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on how often female youth engaged in delinquent behaviors, including: serious fighting at school or work, stealing or trying to steal something worth more than $50, or selling illegal drugs.
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The NSDUH Report: 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: How and Where Young Adults Obtain Marijuana , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2006. This report focuses on how and where past year marijuana users aged 18 to 25 obtained their most recently used marijuana.
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The NSDUH Report: How Youth Obtain Marijuana , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report focuses on how youths aged 12 to 17 obtained marijuana the last time they used it, from whom they obtained it, and where they were when they obtained it.
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The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use across the Adolescent Years, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2008. This report focuses on variations in inhalant use among adolescents aged 12 to 17, by detailed age categories, based on combined 2002 through 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Inhalant Use Among Youths: 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2004. This report focuses on past year inhalant use, but also presents information on the lifetime use of specific inhalants.
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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: Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors Among Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2004. This fact sheet provides data on problem behaviors among marijuana using youth aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Marijuana Use and Perceived Risk of Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2009. This report examines trends in past month marijuana use and perceptions of its risk among adolescents aged 12 to 17 between 2002 and 2007.
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The NSDUH Report: Misuse of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications among Persons Aged 12 to 25, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2008. This report examines the prevalence and patterns of the use of over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medications to get high among persons aged 12 to 25, using data from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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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 Use of Adderall® among Full-Time College Students, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2009. This report examines the rates of nonmedical use of Adderall® in the past year among full-time college students aged 18 to 22 and comparably aged persons who were not full-time college students.
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The NSDUH Report: Parent Awareness of Youth Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2008. This report uses data from a sample of parents and their children to examine overall rates of youth cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use in the past year, as well as parent awareness of their child's use of these substances.
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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: Patterns and Trends in Inhalant Use by Adolescent Males and Females, 2002-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report focuses on lifetime and past year inhalant abuse among male and female juveniles, based on 2002-2005 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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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: 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: Seasonality of Youth's First Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This report focuses on respondents who recently initiated the use of marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes at an age that was younger than 18.
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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: Substance Use among Hispanic Youths, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report examines the prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use among Hispanic youths aged 12 to 17.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Among School Dropouts , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2003. This report examines data on substance abuse among school dropouts aged 18 to 24.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use Among Youth Who Had Run Away From Home, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2004. This fact sheet compares the prevalence of alcohol, marijuana and other illicit drug use among youth who had run away from home and those who had not.
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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 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, Abuse, and Dependence Among Youth Who Have Been in a Jail or a Detention Center, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2004. This report focuses on the substance use, abuse, and dependence rates among youths aged 12 to 17 that have ever been in jail or in a detention center.
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The NSDUH Report: Trends in Adolescent Inhalant Use: 2002 to 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2009. This resource examines use of inhalants by young people (ages 12-17) from 2002 through 2007.
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The NSDUH Report: Use of Marijuana and Blunts among Adolescents, 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2007. This report focuses on past month marijuana and blunt use among youths aged 12 to 17. All findings are based on data from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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The NSDUH Report: Youth Activities, Substance Use, and Family Income, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2007. This report examines the associations between past year youth activities, past month substance use, and family income 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: Youth Violence and Illicit Drug Use , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2006. This report presents the estimated number and percentage of youths aged 12 to 17 who engaged in violent behavior in the past year.
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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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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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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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Parental Influences on Adolescent Marijuana Use and the Baby Boom Generation: Findings from the 1979-1996 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, C. Schaffran, D. Kandel, G. Lee, M. Davies, and P. Griesler. June 2001. This report investigates the association of marijuana use between parents and children, the differences among parental birth cohorts, and the determinants of child marijuana use.
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The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), Parents with children in grades 7-12, 2006, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, August 2007. This report provides a summary of findings from an annual tracking study of parents’ attitudes toward drugs and teen drug use.
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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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Preliminary Data on Drug Use and Related Matters Among Adult Arrestees and Juvenile Detainees, 2002, National Institute of Justice, June 2003. This tabular booklet presents findings from 36 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM)sites that collected data in 2002.
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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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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 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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Profile of State Prisoners Under Age 18, 1985-97, Bureau of Justice Statistics, February 2000. Presents trend data on persons under 18 in State prison, includes data on drug offenders, demographics, sentence length, and time served.
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Psychiatric Disorders of Youth in Detention, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2006. This OJJDP bulletin examines the prevalence of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders among youth at the Cook County (Illinois) Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
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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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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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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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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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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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Self-Reported Delinquency by 12-Year-Olds, 1997, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Charles M. Puzzanchera, February 2000. A summary of findings from a survey of youth that asked about drug use, gang involvement, drug dealing, and handgun carrying.
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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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Statistics on Drug Misuse: England, 2008, Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2008. This annual report provides statistical data on drug abuse among adults and juveniles in England.
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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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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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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: 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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Teens and Drugs Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2004. This brochure provides an overview of the problem of teen drug abuse in the United States.
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Ten Steps for Implementing a Program of Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Ann H. Crowe and Linda Sydney, May 2000. Specific information to assist those seeking to establish an effective substance abuse testing program for juveniles.
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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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Underage Drinking, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, K. Johnson, September 2004. This guide describes the problem of underage drinking, identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem, and reviews responses to the problem.
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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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Violent Neighborhoods, Violent Kids, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Marcia R. Chaiken, March 2000. Examines the types of delinquent behavior, including drug-dealing and use, found among boys living in violent neighborhoods.
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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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Youth Gang Drug Trafficking, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, James C. Howell and Debra K. Gleason, December 1999. The report analyzes the participation of youth gang members in drug sales and the role of gangs in drug distribution.
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Youth Gangs, Drugs, and Violence Connection, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, James C. Howell and Scott H. Decker, January 1999. Explores the relationship of youth gangs, drug dealing or trafficking, and violence.
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Youth Gangs in Indian Country, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2004. This bulletin presents data regarding the presence and effect of youth gang activity in Indian Country and provides an overview of programmatic responses to the problem.
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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 Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2001, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2002. Monitors youth drug use and other risky behavior, which contribute to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among youth and adults.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2003, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2004. This report summarizes results from a 2003 national school-based survey and trends during 1991–2003 in selected risk behaviors.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2006. This report summarizes results from the 2005 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and trends during 1991–2005 in selected risk behaviors, including substance abuse.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2007 , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2008. This report summarizes results from the 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and trends during 1991–2007 in selected risk behaviors, including substance abuse.
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Youth Substance Use: State Estimates From the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2001. This report examines State estimates of the use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana by youths aged 12 to 17 and their perceptions and behaviors that may be related to that use.
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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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