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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2007 National Money Laundering Strategy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, May 2007. The 2007 Strategy provides information on specific money laundering threats and vulnerabilities and identifies methods the U.S. government will use to combat money laundering.
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ADAM II Report Fact Sheet 2008, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2009. The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM II) program is a data collection program designed to gather information on drug use and related issues from adult male booked arrestees in 10 counties across the country.
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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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ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program) 1997 Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, July 1998. This report presents the results of both drug urinalysis and self report information from adult male and female arrestees and juvenile male arrestees/detainees.
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ADAM II 2007 Annual Report: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program II, Office of National Drug Control Policy, April 2008. This report discusses the data collection and findings from the 2007 ADAM II program. Data was collected in ten former ADAM sites: Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY; Portland, OR; Sacramento; CA, and Washington DC. A total of 4,334 booked arrestees voluntarily completed interviews and 3,345 provided urine specimens across the ten sites.
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ADAM II 2008 Annual Report: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program II, Office of National Drug Control Policy, April 2009. The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM II) data collection program is designed to gather information on drug use and related issues from adult male offenders within 48 hours of arrest.
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ADAM Preliminary 2000 Findings on Drug Use and Drug Markets--Adult Male Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, Bruce G. Taylor, Dana Hunt, Henry H. Brownstein, Judy A. Reardon, and Nora Fitzgerald. December 2001. The ADAM program measures the extent of drug use in the high-risk population of people who have been arrested. This preliminary report presents data just about male arrestees.
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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 Other Drug Use at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, May 2003. This fact provides information on drug and alcohol use on historically black colleges and universities.
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Alucin�genos 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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American Indians and Crime, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Steven K. Smith. February 1999. A report on violent crimes experienced by American Indians and their involvement in the criminal justice system, including alcohol or drug use.
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American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics, S. Perry, December 2004. This report summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system and reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians. The findings include the involvement of alcohol, drugs, and weapons in violence against Indians.
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Amphetamines and Ecstasy: 2008 Global ATS Assessment, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, September 2008. This report provides an overview of the global manufacture, trade, and use of amphetamine-type stimulants and ecstasy.
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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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Anhydrous Ammonia Thefts and Releases Associated with Illicit Methamphetamine Production --- 16 States, January 2000--June 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 2005. This report describes examples of anhydrous ammonia thefts associated with illicit meth production, summarizes ammonia theft events reported to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and suggests injury prevention recommendations.
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Annual Report on Drug Use Among Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, 1998, National Institute of Justice, April 1999. This report provides an overview of data on drug use among booked arrestees and detailed site-by-site tables.
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Annual Report on Drug Use Among Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, 1999, National Institute on Justice, June 2000. This report provides an overview of 1999 ADAM program findings and detailed site-by-site tables on drug use among booked arrestees.
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Annual Report to Congress: Creating A Safer America, Fiscal Year 2000, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 2001. This report describes the funding and technical assistance BJA provided to state and local criminal justice systems in FY 2000, including anti-drug initiatives.
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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 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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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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Assessment of the Feasibility of Drug Night Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1993. An overview of the Cook County, IL drug night court program, set up to deal with an increase in drug cases filed.
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The Availability of Southwest Asian Heroin in the United States: A Market Analysis, National Drug Intelligence Center, March 2007. This Market Analysis reports on the availability of Southwest Asian Heroin in the United States.
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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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Behind Bars: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, January 1998. This report provides an overview of data and information on the impact drug and alcohol abuse have on the American prison system.
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Benefits and Consequences of Police Crackdowns, Office of Community Oriented Policing, M. Scott, September 2003. This Guide series deals with crackdowns, a response police commonly use to address crime and disorder problems, including drug-related crimes.
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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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Bolet�n 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 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 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 Jos� 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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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, August 2008. 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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Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2005, Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2008. This report provides information on facilities, inmates, programs (including drug treatment), and staff of correctional facilities throughout the Nation.
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Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 2002. The Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) Program provides specialized training for law enforcement personnel who serve on narcotics task forces.
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Characteristics of Arrestees at Risk for Co-Existing Substance Abuse and Mental Disorder, National Institute of Justice, April 2004. This study was conducted as a supplemental study to the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring) program in order to determine the characteristics of adult arrestees with mental health and/or substance disorders.
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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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Clandestine Drug Labs, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Michael S. Scott, April 2002. This guide addresses the problem of clandestine drug labs.
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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 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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La Cocaina Adiccion y Abuso, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2001. El abuso y la adicci�n a la coca�na contin�a siendo un problema serio que aflige a nuestro pa�s.
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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, May 2009. 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 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 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 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 NIDA NOTES Articles that Address Drug Abuse Prevention Research and the Community, National Institute on Drug Abuse, April 2008. 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 NIDA Notes Articles That Address Drugs and AIDS, National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2009. This resource provides a collection of NIDA Notes articles on drugs and AIDS-related research.
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A Collection of NIDA NOTES Articles That Address Women and Sex/Gender Differences Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, July 2009. Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles reprinted from NIDA�s research newsletter, NIDA NOTES.
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Color Test Reagents/Kits for Preliminary Identification of Drugs of Abuse, NIJ Standard-0604.01, National Institute of Justice, June 2000. This report establishes standards for drug testing reagents/kits.
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Combating Methamphetamine Laboratories and Abuse: Strategies for Success, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Craig D. Uchida , Matthew C. Scheider , Michael S. Scott , Thomas C. Castellano, et al., December 2002. This bulletin provides information on the COPS Methamphetamine National Evaluation program.
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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 Courts: An Evolving Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 2000. This resource describes community courts around the country which were developed to address low-level crime.
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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 Prosecution in Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Attorney's Fifth District Pilot Project, National Institute of Justice, Barbara Boland. April 2001. Examines the beginnings of community prosecution in Washington, D.C., through interviews and observations conducted between November 1997 and December 1998.
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Community Prosecution Strategies, Monograph, Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. Irons-Guynn, D. Weiland, and J. Goldkamp. August 2003. This monograph describes the emergence of community prosecution strategies that target problems such as drug crimes.
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Community-Based Prevention Strategies, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2010. This factsheet provides information on the programs available to keep America�s youth drug-free.
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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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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2006. This report presents national-level statistics describing characteristics of persons processed and the distribution of case processing outcomes at each major stage of the Federal criminal justice system.
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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 Drug and Disorder Problems: Oakland's Beat Health Program, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice. Lorraine Green Mazerolle and Jan Roehl. March 1999. This report examines the experience of the Oakland Police Department, which uses civil statute sanctions as leverage to encourage place managers to address drug and disorder problems on their properties.
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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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Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 2002. This report presents data on the growing number of persons in the United States who were under some form of correctional supervision during 1998.
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Crack Cocaine Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on crack cocaine with links to source materials.
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Crack Cocaine Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2003. This fact sheet provides an overview of crack cocaine.
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Crack, Powder Cocaine, and Heroin: Drug Purchase and Use Patterns in Six U.S. Cities, Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute of Justice, K. Jack Riley, December 1997. Presents information collected from recently arrested cocaine and heroin users from six cities in the U.S., highlighting information on how they obtained and used drugs.
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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 in the United States 2007, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 2008. This annual report presents data tables containing information on offenses known to police, persons arrested and police employees nationwide.
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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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Data on Retroactive Application of the Crack Cocaine Amendment, U.S. Sentencing Commission, May 2008. This report provides preliminary data concerning court decisions considering motions to reduce the length of imprisonment for certain offenders convicted prior to November 1, 2007 of offenses involving crack cocaine.
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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: 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: 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: 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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Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Caroline Wolf Harlow, Ph.D., November 2000. Examines the issues of legal representation for defendants, including drug defendants.
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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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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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Denial of Federal Benefits Program and Clearinghouse, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 2002. This report provides an overview of the Denial of Federal Benefits Program, which provides courts with the ability to deny all or selected federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug offenses.
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Denial of Petition (Marijuana Rescheduling), Drug Enforcement Administration, April 2001. A reply to a petition for the rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act.
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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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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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Detection of "Date-Rape" Drugs in Hair and Urine, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Negrusz, August 2003. The objective of this project was to develop a methodology to detect flunitrazepam and its major metabolite 7-aminoflunitrazepam in the hair of victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault.
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Detection of Date Rape Drugs by Capillary Electrochromatography, NIJ-Sponsored, B. McCord, June 2005. The goal of this proposal was to explore recently developed methods to improve the detection of date rape drugs in victims.
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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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Developing a Strategy for a Multiagency Response to Clandestine Drug Laboratories, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 1993. Designed to help State and local law enforcement officials plan, organize, and manage a comprehensive Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Program (CLEP).
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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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Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Assessment 2009, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2009. This assessment provides a strategic overview of cannabis cultivation and marijuana production in the United States.
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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 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 and Alcohol Use and Related Matters Among Arrestees, 2003, National Institute of Justice, 2004. This data report presents findings from 39 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM) sites that collected data during one or more quarters in 2003.
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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: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine, Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. Huddleston, May 2005. This bulletin provides an overview of the debilitating effects of methamphetamine, the program components of a drug court, examples of successful drug court programs in areas deeply affected by methamphetamine use, and policy recommendations for implementing a drug court that will target a methamphetamine-using population.
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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 Dealing in Open-Air Markets, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, A. Harocopos and M. Hough, January 2005. This guide describes the problem and reviews the factors that increase the risks of drug dealing in open-air markets. The guide also identifies a series of questions that assist in analyzing a local problem and reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.
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Drug Detection in Prison Mailrooms, National Institute of Justice, November 2004. NIJ sponsored a study to determine whether commercially available drug detection systems can work successfully in prison mailrooms.
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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 Night Courts: How Feasible Are They? Assessing Cook County's Example, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Barbara E. Smith, Robert C. Davis, Sharon R. Goretsky, et al, July 1993. An evaluation of drug night courts, findings indicate a cut in drug case time.
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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 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-Related Crime Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Michele Spiess, March 2000. Explores the interaction of drug use and crime, including use, possession, manufacture, trafficking, and generation of violence by users. Also looks at drug use of offenders at the time of the offense and whether the offense was committed to get money to buy drugs.
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Drug Testing in a Drug Court Environment: Common Issues To Address, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, Jerome J. Robinson and James W. Jones, May 2000. An overview of the most critical topics that need to be addressed in developing and maintaining a drug testing capability in drug courts.
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Drug Trafficking on the Southwest Border, Drug Enforcement Administration, Donnie R. Marshall, March 2001. A discussion of continuing issues and concerns associated with drug trafficking on the southwest border.
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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 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 and Related Matters Among Adult Arrestees, 2001, National Institute of Justice, 2002. The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program (ADAM) measures the extent of drug use among arrestees, this tabular booklet presents findings from ADAM sites that collected data in 2001.
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Drug Use Forecasting: 1994 Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use Forecasting 1995: Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, June 1996. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use Forecasting: Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, June 1997. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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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 Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces, NIJ Journal, National Institute of Justice, Nora Fitzgerald and K. Jack Riley, Ph.D., April 2000. An overview of date-rape drugs and the techniques to be used when investigating drug-facilitated rapes.
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Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2004. This brochure answers the common questions asked about drug-facilitated sexual assault. It includes a description of drug-facilitated sexual assault, its prevalence, a description of the drugs used, and how they are obtained.
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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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Drugs & Crime Facts, Bureau of Justice Statistics. This site summarizes U.S. statistics on drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
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Drugs and Gangs Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2005. This brochure answers common questions asked about drugs and gangs. It discusses the relation between drugs and gangs, describes the extent of gang operation and crime in the United States, and the dangers associated with gang activity. In addition it describes signs that may indicate youth involvement in gang activity.
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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 in the Heartland: Methamphetamine Use in Rural Nebraska, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Denise C. Herz, April 2000. Methamphetamine use and trafficking among arrestees in four rural Nebraska counties and the city of Omaha.
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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, 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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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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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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Dynamics of the Drug-Crime Relationship , National Institute of Justice, D.M.Gorman, Helene Raskin White, July 2000. Explores changes and continuities in the drug-crime relationship during the past several decades.
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Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Fiscal Year 2002, Bureau Of Justice Assistance, August 2002. The Byrne Program emphasizes the reduction of violent and drug-related crimes and fosters multijurisdictional efforts to support national drug control priorities.
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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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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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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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Esteroides Anabolicos Abuso, National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 2007. The Spanish version of the Anabolic Steroid Abuse Research Report.
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Estimate of the Incidence of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault in the U.S., Final Report, NIJ-Sponsored, November 2005. This research was designed to better estimate the rate of drug-facilitated sexual assault and to examine the social aspects surrounding it.
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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 Analytical Methodologies for Non-Intrusive Drug Testing: Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Cocaine From Hair, National Institute of Justice, December 1998. This report describes the results of the investigation of supercritical fluid extraction and its reliability for distinguishing between environmental contamination and active drug use.
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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 Saliva/Oral Fluid as an Alternate Drug Testing Specimen, NIJ-Sponsored, A. Fatah, D. Crouch, J. Baudys, and J. Day, February 2005. This report presents findings from a study to determine whether saliva/oral fluid is a suitable specimen for drug testing in the criminal justice system.
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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 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 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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Examination of Trends in Illicit Drug Use Among Adults Aged 50 to 59 in the United States, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2009. This report examines the trends, patterns, and characteristics of illicit drug use among persons aged 50 to 59 in the United States.
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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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Fact Sheet on Environmental Assessment for the Methamphetamine Initiative, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, July 2004. This fact sheet provides an overview of the Environmental Assessment, which evaluated the environmental impacts related to activities funded under the Methamphetamine Initiative and identified a variety of possible risks to the human environment as a result of the illicit production of methamphetamine.
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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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The Federal Bureau of Prisons' Drug Interdiction Activities, Federal Bureau of Prisons, January 2003. This review examines how drugs enter BOP institutions and what the BOP is doing and can do better to stem the flow of illegal drugs into its institutions.
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Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2002: With Trends 1982-2002, Reconciled Data , Bureau of Justice Statistics, January 2005. This report describes the case processing of defendants in the Federal criminal justice system, including drug offenders.
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Federal Drug Offenders, 1999: With Trends, 1984-99, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia. August 2001. Describes offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses during 1999.
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Federal Drug Offenses: Departures from Sentencing Guidelines and Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Fiscal Years 1999-2001, General Accounting Office, October 2003. This report examines the differences in drug offense departures from sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentences among federal courts and the documents the USSC used to record and analyze sentences.
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Federal Firearm Offenders, 1992-98: With Preliminary Data for 1999, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia, June 2000. Provides information about the prosecution of firearm offenders in U.S. district courts, discusses drug-related information.
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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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Female Gangs: A Focus on Research, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Joan Moore and John Hagedorn, March 2001. Summarizes past and present research and tracks the rise in the number of female gangs, includes information on drug dealing.
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Fentanyl: Situation Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2006. This report provides information on the availability, abuse, production, and distribution of clandestinely produced fentanyl. This drug has been linked to hundreds of fatal and nonfatal overdoses across the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the United States since late 2005.
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Fighting Urban Crime: The Evolution of Federal-Local Collaboration, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, M. Russell-Einhorn, December 2003. This publication examines the rise of Federal-local collaboration, the various types of collaborations such as task forces and grant-funded programs, and the advantages collaboration offers both local and Federal authorities.
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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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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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Firearm Use by Offenders: 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Caroline Wolf Harlow. November 2001. Describes firearm use of State and Federal prison inmates, including drug offenders.
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Fiscal Year 2011 Congressional Budget Submission, Office of National Drug Control Policy, April 2010. This report to congress provides budget information on the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Report information includes overviews of salaries, expenses, budgets and programs of the agency and provides historical funding data.
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Food For Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, December 2003. This report provides a comprehensive examination of the link between substance abuse and eating disorders.
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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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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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Gambling and Crime Among Arrestees: Exploring the Link, National Institute of Justice, July 2004. Using the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program as a survey vehicle, researchers found significantly more problem gambling among arrestees than in the general population.
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Gender Differences Among Prisoners in Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, N. Langan, 2001. The purpose of this paper is to document special needs for females in the population of interest: prisoners in treatment.
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Gender Differences in Drug Market Activities: A Comparative Assessment of Men and Women's Participation in the Drug Market, NIJ-Sponsored, N. Rodriguez and M. Griffin, November 2005. This study adds to the existing body of research by examining drug market activity and the manner in which such behavior differs by gender.
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Gender Differences in Outcomes from Prison-Based Residential Treatment, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, G. Gaes, S. Camp, W. Rhodes, W. Saylor, 2003. Gender differences and similarities in the effectiveness of treatment and in predictors of post-release outcomes were examined.
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Gender Differences in Treatment Entry and Retention Among Prisoners with Substance Abuse Histories, Bureau of Prisons, B. Pelissier, 2000. This paper examined gender similarities and differences in the predictors of treatment entry and the combination of treatment entry and completion.
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Get It Straight! The Facts About Drugs , Drug Enforcement Administration. A guide on drugs of abuse for teens.
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GHB Analogs: GBL, BD, GHV, and GVL, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2002. This information bulletin provides an update on the availability of, demand for, production, transportation, and distribution of GHB analogs.
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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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Guide to the Technologies of Concealed Weapon and Contraband Imaging and Detection: NIJ Guide 602-00, National Institute of Justice, Nicholas G. Paulter, February 2001. Describes technology that is able to detect illegal drugs, weapons, and explosives.
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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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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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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 Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on heroin with links to source materials.
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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 Northeast: A Regional Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2003. This strategic assessment addresses the heroin situation in the Northeast region and contains findings derived through detailed analysis of the most recently available reporting from law enforcement, intelligence, and public health agencies.
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High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program , Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2010. This factsheet highlights the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program, which provides assistance to Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug trafficking regions of the United States.
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Highlights of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, A. Egley and K. Major. April 2003. This fact sheet presents the major findings of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey, including information on drug-related activities.
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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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Homicide in Eight U.S. Cities: Trends, Context, and Policy Implications, National Institute of Justice, December 1997. This report describes a study of homicide and its related factors, including drug markets, guns, and gangs.
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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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How Much Do Manhattan-Arrestees Spend on Drugs, National Institute of Justice, July 2004. This paper describes a procedure for estimating arrestees� drug expenses.
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Huffing: The Abuse of Inhalants - Information Bulletin, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2001. Provides information about inhalant use in the United States.
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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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Illegal Firearms: Access and Use by Arrestees, Research in Brief , National Institute of Justice, Ami Caldwell, Scott H. Decker, and Susan Pennell. January 1997. A study of arrestees� access to firearms, their availability, and the reasons they are owned and used, includes information on drug use and selling.
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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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Immigrants and Substance Use: Findings from the 1999�2001 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, March 2005. This report presents information on the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among immigrants aged 18 or older in the United States during 1999�2001.
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Immigration Offenders in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia and Marika F. X. Litras. August 2002. This report describes the number of immigration offenders prosecuted in the Federal court between 1985 and 2000, including drug offenders.
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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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Improving the Pharmcheck(TM) Sweat Patch: Reducing False Positives From Environmental Contamination and Increasing Drug Detection, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, D.A. Kidwell and M. Long, September 2002. This paper explores different methods of removing drugs from contaminated skin and compares various patch designs for their efficacy in absorbing and retaining drugs on the skin.
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Indian Country Drug Threat Assessment 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, June 2008. This report is a comprehensive, strategic assessment of the threat posed to Native American communities by drug trafficking organizations, criminal groups, and gangs and the illicit drugs these groups distribute on reservations throughout the United States.
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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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Information Bulletin: Methadone Abuse Increasing, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2003. This Information Bulletin addresses a rise in methadone abuse and examines the methods by which abusers acquire this drug.
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Inhalant Abuse: Research Report, National Institute on Drug Abuse, November 2009. 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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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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Integrating Drug Testing Into a Pretrial Services System: 1999 Update, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 1999. This document is an updated version of a 1992 monograph describing how to integrate drug testing into a jurisdiction�s pretrial services system.
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Intelligence Bulletin: GHB Trafficking and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2004. This report provides an assessment of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) trafficking and abuse in the United States.
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Intelligence Bulletin: Khat (Catha edulis), National Drug Intelligence Center, May 2003. This bulletin indicates that the availability of khat, a plant containing stimulants regulated under the Controlled Substances Act, is increasing in the United States.
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Intelligence Bulletin: OxyContin Diversion, Availability, and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2004. This report provides an assessment of OxyContin diversion and abuse in the United States.
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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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Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007, Bureau of Justice Statistics, June 2008. This report presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2007 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2007.
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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 (Parenting Issue), 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, Number 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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Juveniles Taken Into Custody: Fiscal Year 1992, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Robert DeComo, Ph.D., Sandra Tunis, Ph.D., Barry Krisberg, Ph.D., et al, May 1995. Provides data on juvenile admissions to and custodial residents in public and private correctional facilities.
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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 Drug Activity Out of Rental Property: Establishing Landlord Training Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. The Landlord Training Program was designed to help law enforcement agencies, property owners, property managers, and residents keep illegal activity out of rental property.
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Keeping Illegal Activity Out of Rental Property: A Police Guide for Establishing Landlord Training Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2000. Describes the Landlord Training Program which emphasizes cooperation among owners, tenants, and law enforcement agencies to help neighborhoods fight drug-related crime.
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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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Ketamine Intelligence Bulletin, National Drug Intelligence Center, July 2004. This bulletin discusses the trafficking and abuse of ketamine hydrochloride. It presents background information, smuggling from Mexico, abuse, effects, and its use in drug-facilitated sexual assault.
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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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Laying a Foundation for Improving Public Health and Safety, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2010. This factsheet discusses policy, research and the balanced approach necessary to reduce drug use and its consequences.
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Les Raves-Bulletin Informatif, National Drug Intelligence Center, September 2002. Ce bulletin parle sp�cifiquement des raves et drogues de club aux �tats-Unis.
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Lessons Learned From the Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, December 1998. A program developed to assist law enforcement agencies in effectively responding to multijurisdictional narcotics trafficking activities.
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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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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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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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Manhattan District Attorney's Narcotics Eviction Program, National Institute of Justice, Peter Finn, May 1995. A program that uses civil statutes to remove drug dealers from residential and commercial buildings.
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Manual Para la Comunidad Hispano/Latina. Organizando la Comunidad Hispano/Latina Para la Prevenci�n de Alcohol, Tabaco, y Drogas Il�citas, Department of Health and Human Services, 1999. Este manual contiene gu�as e instrumentos que servir�n de ayuda a los grupos comunitarios en su organizaci�n para confrontar el grave problema de la juventud hispano/latina; el consumo de alcohol, tabaco y drogas il�citas.
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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 and Methamphetamine Trafficking on Federal Lands Threat Assessment, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This report provides an assessment of marijuana cultivation and methamphetamine production occurring on and transportation through public federal lands.
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Marijuana Availability in the United States and Its Associated Territories, Library of Congress � Federal Research Division, December 2003. This report attempts to determine the annual amount of marijuana available in the U.S., the major avenues through which marijuana from foreign sources is smuggled into the U.S. and how much of the total production actually gets seized by law enforcement authorities.
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Marijuana Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on marijuana with links to source materials.
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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 Use Among Students at Institutions of Higher Education, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, August 2008. This fact sheet provides information on marijuana use by college students.
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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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Measurement and Analysis of Drug Problems and Drug Control Efforts, National Institute of Justice, Jonathan P. Caulkins, July 2000. A report on quantitative analysis of the effectiveness of drug control interventions.
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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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Mental Health and Treatment of Inmates and Probationers, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Paula M. Ditton, July 1999. Data on offenders who were under correctional supervision and reported prior treatment for a mental health problem, includes drug offenders.
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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 Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on methamphetamine with links to source materials.
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Methamphetamine Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2003. This fact sheet provides an overview of methamphetamine.
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Methamphetamine Initiative, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, September 2004. This fact sheet provides an overview of the COPS Methamphetamine Initiative, which supports enforcement, training, and lab cleanup activities nationwide.
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Methamphetamine Initiative: Final Environmental Assessment, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, May 2003. This report provides information on the impact clandestine laboratories have on the environment.
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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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Methamphetamine Laboratory Identification and Hazards Fast Facts, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2003. This fact sheets provides information on methamphetamine labs and the dangers associated with them.
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Methamphetamine Use: Lessons Learned, NIJ-Sponsored, D. Hunt, L. Truitt, and S. Kuck. May 2005. This report provides an overview of the methamphetamine problem in the United States. It looks at the history of the problem, trends in use, characteristics of users, adverse effects, trafficking and production and treatment issues.
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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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Methamphetamine: Final Report, United States Sentencing Commission, November 1999. This is the final report of the Methamphetamine Policy Team regarding implementation of the Methamphetamine Trafficking Penalty Enhancement Act of 1998.
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Minorities and Drugs Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on minority drug use and related information with links to source materials.
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Misuse of Prescription Drugs: Data from the 2002, 2003, and 2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2006. This report covers the non-medical use of four broad classes of prescription psychotherapeutics including pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives, as well as the specific drugs OxyContin and methamphetamine.
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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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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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Money Laundering Offenders, 1994-2001, Bureau of Justice Statistics, M. Motivans, July 2003. This report describes the criminal case processing of money laundering defendants in the Federal criminal justice system.
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Money Laundering: Rapid Growth of Casinos Makes Them Vulnerable, General Accounting Office, January 1996. A review of laws and enforcement activities used to control money laundering in the gaming industry.
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Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Abuse: Overview of Key Findings 2008, National Institute on Drug Abuse, May 2009. 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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Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2007. Volume II: College Students and Adults Ages 19-45, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008. This report provides findings on the substance use and related behaviors of several segments of the adult population. It also contains findings on attitudes and beliefs about drugs, as well as on several particularly salient dimensions of their social environments.
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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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The N-SSATS Report: Characteristics of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Offering Acupuncture, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2009. The primary objective of this report is to examine general characteristics of the 587 facilities (4 percent of all facilities nationwide) that offered acupuncture as a part of substance abuse 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 Drug Control Budget: FY 2011 Funding Highlights, Office of National Drug Control Policy, February 2010. This resource presents highlights of the President�s requested fiscal year 2011 national drug control budget totaling $15.5 billion to reduce drug use and its consequences in the United States.
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National Drug Control Strategy 2009 Annual Report, Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 2009. The goal of the Strategy is to reduce drug use in America by stopping use before it starts, healing America�s drug users, and disrupting the market for illegal drugs. In addition, this report discusses the substantial decline of drug use among America's youth and within the work force.
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National Drug Control Strategy 2010 Annual Report, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2010. The goal of the Strategy is to reduce drug use in America by stopping use before it starts, healing America�s drug users, and disrupting the market for illegal drugs.
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National Drug Control Strategy Data Supplement 2010, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2010. This report provides data on drug use and abuse in the United States, its consequences, illicit drug production and trafficking, and other related statistics.
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National Drug Control Strategy, FY 2011 Budget Summary, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2010. This report identifies resources and performance indicators for programs within the Executive Branch that are integral to the President's drug control policy.
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National Drug Control Strategy: FY 2010 Budget Summary, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2009. This report identifies resources and performance indicators for programs within the Executive Branch that are integral to the President's drug control policy.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 , National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Executive Summary, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This report summarizes the findings of the National Drug Threat Assessment 2005. Topics covered include new developments and continuing trends, and primary market areas.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Summary Report, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. This summary report addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 Threat Matrix, National Drug Intelligence Center, February 2005. The Threat Matrix provides information such as source locations, transit countries, entry points, primary markets, price range, a profile of the retailers, key developments, and projections for cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, and MDMA.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2006, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2006. This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2007, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2006. This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2007. This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2008. This annual assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States.
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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, 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: 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: 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 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) 2008 Annual Report, Drug Enforcement Administration, July 2009. This report presents the results of drug cases analyzed by forensic laboratories in 2008 from the NFLIS.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) 2008 Mid-Year Report, Drug Enforcement Administration, October 2008. This report provides information on the activities of NFLIS from January through June 2008. NFLIS is a DEA program that collects drug analysis results and related information from state and local forensic laboratories across the country.
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National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Special Report Synthetic Drugs, 2001-2004, Drug Enforcement Administration, September 2005. This NFLIS Special Report presents findings on synthetic drugs including methamphetamine, amphetamine, PCP, MDMA and MDA. From 2001 to 2004, nearly 1 million of these selected synthetic drug items were analyzed by state and local forensic laboratories in the U.S., representing about 13% of all items analyzed.
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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 Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Special Report: Narcotics Analgesics, 2001-2003, Drug Enforcement Administration, June 2004. Narcotic analgesics, derived from natural or synthetic opiates, are a category of pain medications that has emerged as a major drug problem in the United States. This special report presents findings on narcotic analgesics reported to NFLIS between 2001 and 2003.
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National Gang Threat Assessment, 2005, BJA-Sponsored, 2005. The results reported in this document are the compilation of information received from law enforcement agencies across the country. It provides information on gang-related crime including drug offenses.
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National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2007. This assessment provides a strategic overview and outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and abuse of methamphetamine.
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National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2009, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2008. This assessment provides a strategic overview and outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and abuse of methamphetamine.
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National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009, National Drug Intelligence Center, April 2009. This assessment focuses on domestic diversion of controlled prescription drugs (CPDs) and discusses their distribution, the societal impact of CPD diversion and abuse, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs that have been established to stem diversion and abuse.
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National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy, Office of National Drug Control Policy, June 2009. An update of the 2007 strategy, the strategy expands its original focus of stemming the inbound flow of illegal drugs from Mexico and addresses the role that the outbound flow of illegal cash and weapons plays in sustaining the cartels.
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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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National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, August 2009. This report presents results of a survey designed to help track attitudes of teens and those who influence them, like parents.
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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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NCAA Study of Substance Use Habits of College Student-Athletes: 2001, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), June 2001. This study measures the substance-use patterns of NCAA college student-athletes.
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NCAA Study of Substance Use Habits of College Student-Athletes: 2005, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), January 2006. This study measures the substance use patterns of NCAA college student-athletes.
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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 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: Marijuana Use and Drug Dependence, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2002. This fact sheet provides data on marijuana use and addiction in the United States.
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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: 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: Characteristics of New Marijuana Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet provides data on patterns and trends in marijuana initiation, or first time use.
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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: Comparison of Substance Use in Australia and the United States, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2003. This fact sheet provides information on drug use in the U.S. and Australia.
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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: 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: Illicit Drug Use Among Veterans (2000 and 2001), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2002. This fact sheet provides information on drug use and treatment needs of veterans.
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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: 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: 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: Serious Mental Illness Among Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2002. This report provides information on the prevalence of mental illness, treatment, and drug abuse by those with mental illness.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Abuse or Dependence in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2003. This fact sheet compares drug abuse by persons residing in metropolitan and non�metropolitan areas.
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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: Substance Use Among American Indians or Alaska Natives , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2003. This fact sheet compares alcohol and illicit drug use among American Indians and Alaska Natives with other racial and ethnic groups.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among Older Adults, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2001. This report provides an overview of data on drug use among older Americans.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among Persons in Families Receiving Government Assistance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2002. This fact sheet provides data on substance abuse among families receiving assistance, including child care, job training, and food stamps.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use Among Pregnant Women During 1999 and 2000, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on drug use by pregnant women.
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The NHSDA Report: Substance Use, Dependence or Abuse among Full-Time Workers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2002. This report presents data on drug use and dependence among full-time workers aged 18 through 49.
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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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NIJ Journal, Issue No. 250, National Institute of Justice, November 2003. This issue of the NIJ Journal includes articles on drugs use and violence; drug markets; and drug enforcement task forces.
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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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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: 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: Cocaine Use: 2002 and 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report examines past year cocaine and crack cocaine use among persons aged 12 or older, as well as cocaine abuse or dependence.
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The NSDUH Report: College Enrollment Status and Past Year Illicit Drug Use among Young Adults: 2002, 2003, and 2004, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2005. This report compares the rates of past year illicit drug use among college students and nonstudents aged 18 to 22 using annual averages based on combined 2002, 2003, and 2004 NSDUH data.
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The NSDUH Report: Daily Marijuana Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This report examines the associations between daily marijuana use and other substance use, as well as dependence on or abuse of marijuana.
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The NSDUH Report: Demographic and Geographic Variations in Injection Drug Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2007. This report examines variation in the rates of past year injection drug use among persons aged 12 or older by gender, age, race/ethnicity, county type and region, using 2002 through 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: 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: 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: Drugged Driving, 2002 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data from a National Survey on the rates of driving under the influence of illegal drugs ("drugged driving").
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The NSDUH Report: Female Youths and Delinquent Behaviors, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on how often female youth engaged in delinquent behaviors, including: serious fighting at school or work, stealing or trying to steal something worth more than $50, or selling illegal drugs.
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The NSDUH Report: Gender Differences in Substance Dependence and Abuse , Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2004. This report looks at substance use, abuse, and dependence among females and males across age groups.
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The NSDUH Report: 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: 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 Young Adults Obtain Prescription Pain Relievers for Nonmedical Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2006. This report presents data on the source of prescription pain relievers that were used nonmedically by young adults (aged 18 to 25).
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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: Illicit Drug Use Among Lifetime NonDrinkers and Lifetime Alcohol Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report uses data from the 2002 and 2003 NSDUH to compare the patterns of illicit drug use among persons who have used alcohol in their lifetime with the patterns of illicit drug use among persons who have never used alcohol in their lifetime.
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The NSDUH Report: Illicit Drug Use Among Persons Arrested for Serious Crimes, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2005. This report presents the estimated number and percentage of adults aged 18 or older who were arrested in the past 12 months for Part I offenses by gender and age and compares rates of illicit drug use for those who had and had not been arrested.
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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: 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: Male Veterans with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2004. This fact sheet provides data on drug use and mental illness among the 25.4 million male and 1.6 million female military veterans living in the United States in 2002 and 2003.
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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: Marital Status and Substance Use Among Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This fact sheet provides information on substance abuse among married women aged 21 to 49.
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The NSDUH Report: Methamphetamine Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2007. This report provides data on methamphetamine use during 2002-2005 as recorded by SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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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 Oxycodone Users: A Comparison with Heroin Users, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2005. This report focuses on the characteristics of NSDUH respondents reporting nonmedical oxycodone use and respondents reporting heroin use.
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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: 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: Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2004. This report focuses on the nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers.
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The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Users of Pain Relievers, Characteristics of Recent Initiates, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2006. This report focuses on persons aged 12 or older who initiated nonmedical use of pain relievers and OxyContin� in the 12 months prior to the survey.
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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 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: 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: Patterns of Hallucinogen Use and Initiation: 2004 and 2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2007. This report examines patterns in the use of hallucinogens among persons aged 12 or older using 2004 and 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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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: 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: 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: State Estimates of Persons Aged 18 or Older Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Illicit Drugs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2008. This report presents estimates of past year driving under the influence of alcohol and illicit drugs among current drivers aged 18 or older in each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, based on combined 2004, 2005, and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Stimulant Use, 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2005. This report focuses on lifetime and past month nonmedical use of stimulants, as well as dependence on or abuse of stimulants.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Abuse and Dependence Among Women, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2005. This report focuses on substance use and substance abuse or dependence among women aged 18 or older.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use 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 Older Adults: 2002 and 2003 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 2005. This report examines the prevalence of cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use among older adults as compared with younger adults.
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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 Women During Pregnancy and Following Childbirth, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, May 2009. This issue of The NSDUH Report examines past month use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana among pregnant and parenting women aged 18 to 44 to shed light on how rapidly use of these substances resumes after childbirth.
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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 and Substance Use Disorders among American Indians and Alaska Natives, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2007. This report examines the rates of substance use and substance use disorders among American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 12 or older.
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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 During Pregnancy: 2002 & 2003 Update, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2005. This report examines illicit drug, alcohol, and cigarette use among pregnant and nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44.
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The NSDUH Report: Substance Use in the 15 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 2002-2005, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, January 2007. This report presents estimates of illicit drug use, binge alcohol use, and cigarette use among the 15 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and compares estimates for each MSA with the Nation as a whole.
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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 Treatment Need and Receipt among Hispanics, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2009. This report examines the need for and receipt of alcohol and illicit drug use treatment among Hispanics aged 12 or older.
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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: 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: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2003. This fact sheet provides an overview of NSDUH, formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
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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: Use of Specific Hallucinogens: 2006, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2008. This report examines the prevalence and patterns of the use of various hallucinogenic drugs among persons aged 12 or older, based on 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
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The NSDUH Report: Women with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2004. This fact sheet provides data on women with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.
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The NSDUH Report: Worker Substance Use by Industry Category, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2007. This report uses data from the combined 2002 to 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data to present estimates of past month heavy alcohol and illicit drug use among full-time workers aged 18 to 64 by industry category.
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NSDUH Report: Young Adults' Need for and Receipt of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Treatment: 2007, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2009. This report focuses on the alcohol and illicit drug use treatment needs of young adults (i.e., persons aged 18 to 25) and on the difference between the number who need treatment and those who actually receive it.
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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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Offenders Returning to Federal Prison, 1986-97, Bureau of Justice Statistics, William J. Sabol, Ph.D., William P. Adams, Barbara Parthasarathy, and Yan Yuan, September 2000. Describes offenders, including drug offenders, returning to Federal prison within 3 years of release and the time they serve upon their return to prison.
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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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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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ONDCP Update: Volume 1, Issue 4, May 2010, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2010. This issue of the ONDCP Update features key strategy objectives for the recently published National Drug Control Strategy. Additional articles include a letter from the director, the request for increased funds 2011 anti-drug funds and the impact of drugs and driving and signature drug control initiatives.
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ONDCP Update: Volume 1, Issue 5, June 2010, Office of National Drug Control Policy, July 2010. This issue of the ONDCP Update features articles about the kickoff of the Above the Influence Campaign, a nationwide initiative for America�s teens; a resolution by the United States Conference of Mayors endorsing the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy; and Director Kerlikowske�s speeches to drug court and State alcohol and substance abuse professionals about their vital roles in reducing drug use and its consequences.
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ONDCP Update: Volume 1, Issue 6, July 2010, This issue of �ONDCP Update� announces the appointment of two ONDCP Deputy Directors. Other articles discuss the effectiveness of prescription drug take-back programs, a new law in Delaware that targets prescription drug abuse, findings about a dramatic rise in prescription drug abuse, and the United Nations 2010 World Drug Report.
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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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Organized Crime Narcotics Trafficking Enforcement Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. The program awards funds and provides training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies for the development and demonstration of promising counterdrug initiatives.
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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 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 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 Diversion and Abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration, October 2003. This report provides an overview of OxyContin use, diversion, and efforts to combat the problem.
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OxyContin Diversion and Abuse, National Drug Intelligence Center, January 2001. Provides information on the abuse, related criminal activity, and legislation of the prescription drug OxyContin.
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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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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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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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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), 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 Track