Related Links
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
NCJRS is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal justice and drug policy in the world. Its resources include the Abstracts Database and Spotlights on Drug Courts and Club Drugs.
InfoFacts
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) InfoFacts provide concise science based facts on drug abuse and addiction. InfoFacts is also available in Spanish.
Controlled Substances Schedules
This resource provides a listing of controlled substances in alphabetical order, by schedule, and scheduling action by year.
Drugs and Crime Facts
An online BJS resource that summarizes drug-related crime, law enforcement, court, and corrections statistics.
Publications
“Cheese”
This fact sheet provides information about “Cheese” or “starter heroin.” "Cheese" is a street term that refers to the combination of heroin and ground up cold medicine (Tylenol PM) containing acetaminophen and diphenhydramine. The mixture is a tan powder that is snorted.
Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2005: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
This report presents final estimates of drug-related emergency department (ED) visits from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2005.
Drug Availability Estimates in the U.S. (PDF)
This report provides a measurement of the quantity of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana available to drug users.
The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992–2002
This report presents current and trend estimates of the economic costs of drug abuse in the United States.
Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Volume 1: Highlights and Executive Summary, June 2007 (PDF)
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.
Federal Drug-Related Data Systems Inventory: Report of the Drug Control Research Data, and Evaluation Committee (PDF)
This report presents an inventory of current drug-related data sources from a variety of Federal agencies.
Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings, 2005 (PDF)
Results from the Monitoring the Future study’s 2005 nationwide survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students are given in this report.
Predicting Heavy Drug Use, Results of a Longitudinal Study
This study’s main aims are to describe the movement of adolescents and young adults
into and out of drug use and to predict heavy drug use.
Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981 Through Second Quarter of 2003
This report extends, improves, and augments previous estimates of trends in the price and purity of five major illicit drugs: powder cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, d-methamphetamine, and marijuana.
Results from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings
This initial report on the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data presents national estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products.
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2005 Highlights
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.
What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs: 1988–2000
Provides estimates of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana expenditures and consumption.
Who’s Really in Prison for Marijuana?
This report de-bunks the myth that our prisons are filled with low-level, non-violent marijuana users.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2005
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.
