Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse Advance Report, December 1999

This Advance Report is a synthesis of findings that were presented at the 47th meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) held in Los Angeles, California, on December 14-17, 1999. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the CEWG is a network of epidemiologists and researchers in the United States that meets biannually to review current and emerging substance abuse problems.

The members present drug abuse indicator data, survey findings, and other quantitative information compiled from local, city, state, and federal sources. To assess drug abuse patterns and trends, data from a variety of health and other drug abuse indicator sources are accessed and analyzed. Sources include public health agencies, medical and treatment facilities, medical examiners' and coroners' offices, criminal justice and correctional offices, law enforcement agencies, and sources unique to local areas.

Large-scale federal and other databases used in analyses include the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) data on emergency department drug-related mentions and coroners' reports from SAMHSA; the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ); information on drug seizures, price, and purity from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Uniform Crime Reports maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Poison Control Centers. These data are enhanced with qualitative information obtained from ethnographic research, focus groups, and other community-based sources.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/CEWG/AdvancedRep/1299ADV/1299adv.html

Publication Year: 1999

Publisher

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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