Data Sources Flashcards
National Survey on Drug Use and Health
measures the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among household members ages 12 and older
What America’s Users Spend on Illegal Drugs
Estimates total U.S. expenditures on illicit drugs based on available drug price, purity, and demand data.
Monitoring the Future
provides information on drug-use trends and changes in values, behaviors, and lifestyle orientations on American youth
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
3 complementary components national-school based survey state and local school-based survey special population surveys all provides information about various subpopulations of adolescents in the U.S.
Survey of Inmates in Federal Correctional Facilities and Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice programs, Department of justice, conduct surveys providing background data inmates in federal prison and state correctional facilities
Homelessness: Programs and the People they Serve
provides information about the providers of homeless assistance services and the characteristics of homeless clients who use these services
Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel
surveys on health related behavior, including illicit drug use among active duty personnel
The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States
cost of illness methodology and
National Vital Statistics Data
data on drug induced deaths filed form the 50 states
Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)
provides data on drug-related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases. Helps Federal, State, and local drug policymakers examine drug use patterns and trends and assess health hazards associated with drug abuse
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
contains information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports
Reported Tuberculosis in the United States
contains information about tuberculosis cases collected from 59 reporting areas.
Summary of Notifiable Diseases
publishes summary tables of the official stats for reported occurrence of nationally notifiable diseases in the U.S. including hepatitis
Uniform Crime Reports
nationwide census of thousands of city, county, and state law enforcement agencies compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Prisoner Statistics Program
collects stats on prisoners at midyear and yearend
The Monetary Value of Saving a High Risk Youth
estimates of the social costs associated with the typical career criminal, typical drug user, and the typical high school drop out and calculates the average monetary value of saving a high risk youth
National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
measures the location, scope, and characteristics of drug and alcoholism treatment facilities throughout the United States
Treatment Episode Data Set
provides info on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol, drugs, or both.
Drug availability Estimates in the U.S.
measures the quantity of illicit substances available to drug users in the U.S., created by a request from the U.S. Attorney General
The Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs
updates national level drug price and purity trends for the three major drugs, cocaine, meth, and heroin, marijuana is also reported for price only
University of Mississippi Potency Monitoring Project
publishes concentrations of THC for various types of cannabis specimens
Federal Wide Drug Seizure System
deconflicts overlapping info about drug seizures made by and with the participation of the FBI, DEA, and DHS
Drug Enforcement Administration
provides resources to start and local law enforcement for cannabis eradication
National Seizure System
data pertaining to clandestine meth labs seized in the U.S. by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring
provides assessment of the drug problem among those arrested and charged with crimes
The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs
combats drug abuse and illicit trafficking in drugs
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
provides the president with info on the steps taken during the previous year by the main illicit drug producing and transit countries to prevent drug production, trafficking, and related money laundering
U.S. Government
estimates for each country cultivating significant amounts of illicit coca and poppy are presented in annual briefings by the U.S. government intelligence community
Colombian National Police/ U.S. Department of State INL Air Wing
represent aerial eradication from 1999-2004 and are obtained from he U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics.
