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	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
Drug Use Trends (October 2002) Summarizes drug use trends in the United States. Populations covered in this fact sheet include the general household populations, students, active military personnel, and criminal offenders.
Pulse Check: Trends in Drug Abuse (April 2002) Describes chronic drug users, emerging drugs, new routes of administration, varying use patterns, changing demand for treatment, drug-related criminal activity, drug markets, and shifts in supply and distribution patterns. Addresses heroin, crack cocaine/powder cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. Also continues to monitor the problems of "Ecstasy" (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine or MDMA) and other club drugs, as well as the abuse of OxyContin®.
What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 1988-2000 (December 2001) Discusses trends in drug use and estimates the number of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana users in the United States.
	National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment and policy.
Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse (December 2001) Tracks statistics on drug abuse patterns and trends in the United States from a variety of federal sources. Includes data on cocaine, heroin, other opiates, marijuana, club drugs (such as Ecstasy), methamphetamine and PCP. Also has information on Canada and Mexico.
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (August 2002) The primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population as it relates to age, gender, race or ethnicity, education, employment status and geographic location. Includes statistics on cocaine, crack, heroin, hallucinogens, LSD, PCP, inhalants, marijuana and hashish, methamphetamine, alcohol, tobacco, and non-medical use of prescription drugs (psychotherapeutics, pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives).
Emergency Department Trends, Final Estimates 1994-2001 (August 2002) Records the prevalence of drug use and abuse resulting in emergency room visits. Has information on marijuana, club drugs (including Ecstasy), cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, prescription drugs, inhalants and alcohol. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Monitoring the Future, The University of Michigan http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/ An ongoing substance abuse study that publishes yearly results on the behaviors, attitudes and values of American secondary school students, college students and adults.
National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2002, Volume II: College Students and Adults Ages 19-40 (2002) Tracks college student and adult use and attitudes toward drugs, including marijuana, inhalants, hallucinogens, LSD, PCP, MDMA (Ecstasy), cocaine/ crack, heroin, methamphetamine/ amphetamine, Rohypnol®, anabolic steroids, alcohol, tobacco and prescription drugs (barbiturates, tranquilizers). (Adobe Acrobat File)
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Youth Stats

	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ Develops and applies disease prevention and Control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities to improve the health of people in the United States
2001 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States (June 2002) Tracks adolescent risk behavior, including trends in illicit drug, alcohol and tobacco use.
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) Fact sheets and recent statistics on youth and tobacco use.
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (August 2002) The primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population. Has information on youth and includes statistics on cocaine, crack, heroin, hallucinogens, LSD, PCP, inhalants, marijuana and hashish, methamphetamine, alcohol, tobacco, and non-medical use of prescription drugs (psychotherapeutics, pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives).
Emergency Department Trends, Final Estimates 1994-2001 (August 2002) Records the prevalence of drug use and abuse resulting in emergency room visits. Has information on marijuana, club drugs (including Ecstasy), cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, prescription drugs, inhalants and alcohol. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Substance Dependence, Abuse and Treatment (July 2002) See Chapter 2: Dependence on and/or Abuse of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol.
	Partnership for a Drug-Free America http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/ Attempts to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Teens 2003 Surveys adolescent use, attitudes and exposure to marijuana, Ecstasy, inhalants, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, LSD, alcohol and tobacco, as well as anti-drug media campaign messages. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Parents 2003 Surveys parental assumptions and attitudes regarding drugs and today’s youth, as well as how parents handle the issue of drugs with their children. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies (1997-2003) Connects to a list of all Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies from 1997 to 2003.
	Monitoring the Future, The University of Michigan http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/ An on-going substance abuse study that publishes yearly results on the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students and young adults.
2003 Data From In-School Surveys of 8th, 10th and 12th Grade Students Tables and charts showing recently released data from 2003 tracking adolescent use of and attitudes toward drugs. Surveys 8th, 10th, and 12th graders.
Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2002 (2002), Volume I: Secondary School Students Volume I: Secondary school students (2002). Tracks adolescent use and attitudes toward drugs, including marijuana, inhalants, hallucinogens, LSD, PCP, MDMA (Ecstasy), cocaine/ crack, heroin, methamphetamine/ amphetamine, Rohypnol®, anabolic steroids, alcohol, tobacco and prescription drugs (barbiturates, tranquilizers). (Adobe Acrobat File)
	U.S. Department of Justice: National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/index.htm The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
Illicit Drugs and Youth (April 2002) Discusses trends in drug initiation, use, and consequences related to adolescent substance abuse.
	National Institute of Justice: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM) http://www.adam-nij.net/ Tracks trends in the prevalence and types of drug use among booked arrestees in urban areas.
1999 Annual Report on Drug Use Among Adult and Juvenile Arrestees (June 2000) Reports trends in drug use testing among adult male and female arrestees. Tracks cocaine, opiates, marijuana and methamphetamine use. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) http://www.casacolumbia.org CASA's research informs Americans about the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives, and assesses what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement.
Non-Medical Marijuana II: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette? (April 2004) Reports new findings about youth marijuana use, the potency of today’s marijuana and the growing numbers of teens in treatment with a primary marijuana dependency diagnosis. (Adobe Acrobat File)
No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid-Sized Cities and Rural America (January 2000) Assesses illicit drug (marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine), alcohol and tobacco use trends by geographic population and age group. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	The National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ A sort of clearinghouse for information related to education in the United States.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2002 (November 2002) Presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of sources. Includes information on student substance abuse and drug trade transactions committed on school grounds.
	College Alcohol Study, Harvard School of Public Health http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/ A research organization that has information and other resources related to college alcohol use, abuse and addiction, including survey results from their on-going college survey on alcohol use and other health risk behavior.
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