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Oregon Pilot Study Finds Mandatory Student Athlete Drug Testing Associated with Lower Student Drug Use Back to Top ----------------------- Reluctance to Stop Using and Inadequate Health Care Coverage Are Primary Reasons for Not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol and Illicit Drug Problems Back to Top ----------------------- Ritalin® and Adderall® Abused by Students as Party Drugs and Study Aids Back to Top ----------------------- Drug Users Who Complete Drug Treatment More Likely to Be Subsequently Employed Back to Top ----------------------- Despite Some Obstacles, Physicians Still Optimistic About Prescribing Buprenorphine to Opiate-Addicted Patients Back to Top ----------------------- Baltimore Study Finds Most Street-Recruited New Injection Drug Users Are Dependent on Heroin; Around One-Third Dependent on Either Cocaine or Crack Back to Top ----------------------- Smoking Causes 4.83 Million Deaths Globally; Totals in Developing Countries Not Far Behind Industrialized Countries Back to Top ----------------------- Alcohol Dependent Adults Receive Only One-Tenth of Recommended Health Care for Their Dependence Back to Top ----------------------- Problem Drinkers More Likely to Have Drinking Addressed During a Mental Health Visit Than a Medical Visit Back to Top ----------------------- PRIDE Survey Shows Significant Increase in Junior High School Students’ Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs Back to Top ----------------------- Majority of U.S. Residents With Illicit Drug and Alcohol Problems Receive No Treatment; Most Feel Treatment is Not Needed Back to Top ----------------------- Number of First Time Ecstasy Users in U.S. Has Increased Dramatically Since 1993; Now Surpasses Cocaine Back to Top ----------------------- Stimulant Drug Khat Increasingly Available in the U.S.; Used Primarily by East African and Middle Eastern Immigrants Back to Top ----------------------- More Than 70% of U.S. Residents Have Used Alcohol or Tobacco at Least Once in Their Life; Nearly One-Half Have Used an Illicit Drug Back to Top ----------------------- Early Alcohol Users More Likely to Report Substance Use and Criminal Activity as Young Adults Back to Top ----------------------- One-Third of Sexually Active Young Adults Report Alcohol and Drug Use Influenced Their Decision to Do Something Sexual Back to Top ----------------------- New Video Features Real Teens Talking About Ecstasy Back to Top ----------------------- Exposure to Smoking in Movies Related to Youths’ Smoking Initiation Back to Top ----------------------- Millions of U.S. Smokers and Binge Drinkers Are Not Advised By Physicians About Their Behavior Back to Top ----------------------- Study Finds Schools With Drug Testing Do Not Have Less Student Drug Use; Study Limitations Reduce Study Usefulness Back to Top ----------------------- Highlights from CEWG December 2002 Advance Report: High Purity, Low Cost Heroin Associated with Increase in Heroin-Related Deaths;Ecstasy Use Spreading from Raves and Night Clubs Back to Top ----------------------- Inmate Visits Account For the Majority of Drugs Smuggled into Federal Prisons Back to Top ----------------------- ADAM 2002: Majority of Adult Male Arrestees Test Positive for Drugs Back to Top ----------------------- More Than One-Half of U.S. States Have Medical Marijuana Laws Back to Top ----------------------- Parents And Teens Have Differing Perceptions of Ecstasy Back to Top ----------------------- U.S. Residents Seeking Treatment for Heroin Increasingly More Likely to Inhale the Drug Back to Top ----------------------- Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Baby Boomers Expected to Nearly Triple by 2020 Back to Top ----------------------- National Pulse Check Report Describes Trends in Local Drug Market Activity Back to Top ----------------------- Smoking Cost California an Estimated $15.8 Billion in 1999, Majority of Costs Due to Premature Death Back to Top ----------------------- Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003: A Summary of Opposing Viewpoints Back to Top ----------------------- Every $1 Spent on School-Based Drug Prevention Is Estimated to Save Approximately $5.60 Back to Top ----------------------- National Pulse Check Report Describes Trends in Local Drug Market Activity Back to Top ----------------------- Fifty-Five Percent of Sentenced Federal Prisoners Are Drug Offenders Back to Top ----------------------- Hallucinogenic Tryptamines AMT and Foxy Gain Popularity in U.S.;DEA Temporarily Places Drugs into Schedule I of Controlled Substances Act Back to Top ----------------------- Youths Who Would Turn to an Adult to Talk About a Serious Problem Less Likely to Use Alcohol Back to Top ----------------------- Youths Who Report Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use More Than Twice As Likely to Think About or Attempt Suicide Back to Top ----------------------- U.S. Emergency Department Visits Involving Narcotic Analgesics Have Doubled in Five Years Back to Top ----------------------- Buprenorphine Now Available for Treating Heroin Dependence in U.S Back to Top ----------------------- Los Angeles County Drug Court Graduates Half as Likely to Be
Re-Arrested Back to Top ----------------------- Drug Use Among D.C. Adult Arrestees Has Declined Since Late 1980s; Cocaine the Most Prevalent, PCP Surpasses Opiates Back to Top ----------------------- Texas Middle School Smokers Less Likely to Buy Cigarettes; More Likely to Steal or Obtain Other Ways Back to Top ----------------------- Youths Who Begin Using Marijuana Before Age Fifteen Are More Likely to Report Lifetime Cocaine Use Back to Top ----------------------- Maryland Methadone Overdose Deaths Increase Ten-Fold Since 1997 Back to Top ----------------------- Minors Say They Can Purchase Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illegal Drugs Within Five Blocks of Home Back to Top ----------------------- Ecstasy Use Stabilizes Among High School Seniors as Perceived Harmfulness Increases Back to Top ----------------------- One-Fourth of Sexually Active U.S. High School Students Used Alcohol or Drugs At Last Sexual Intercourse: Males More Likely Than Females to Mix Drugs and Sex Back to Top ---------------------- Back to Top ----------------------- Back to Top ----------------------- Back to Top |