Social Demography of Drug Use (From Confronting Drug Policy: Illicit Drugs in a Free Society, P 24-77, 1993, Ronald Bayer and Gerald M. Oppenheimer, eds. - See NCJ-159507)

• NCJ Number: 159509
• Author(s): D B Kandel
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 54 pages
• Grant Number(s): KO5 DA00081
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Sale Source: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC

Annotation

This article discusses databases that exist in the U.S. to assess the extent of drug use among the general population and to monitor changes in drug use patterns.

Abstract

The review describes overall current patterns of the use of psychoactive legal and illegal drugs, the epidemiology of substance use disorders, trends over time in patterns of use, and difference in drug use based on gender, age, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and ethnic group. The prevalence, patterns, and trends in drug use and abuse can be tracked using data systems that compile statistics based on individuals who are involved with medical, treatment or criminal justice agencies, and using surveys designed to determine the extent of drug use among the noninstitutionalized population. 15 tables, 1 figure, and 90 references