Drug Use Among Household and Nonhousehold Populations (From Drug Use in Metropolitan America, P 55-78, 1999, Robert M. Bray and Mary Ellen Marsden, eds. -- See NCJ-178453)

• NCJ Number: 178456
• Author(s): Robert M. Bray; Mary Ellen Marsden
• Date Published: 1999
• Length: 24 pages
• Sale Source: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC.

Annotation

This chapter presents the methodology and findings from the Household and Nonhousehold Populations Study of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS), which was designed to estimate the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of drug abuse among the diverse populations in the Washington metropolitan area.

Abstract

The examination of drug use in household and nonhousehold populations is based on the 1991 District of Columbia metropolitan statistical area (MSA) oversample from the National Household Survey of Drug Abuse and surveys of nonhousehold populations conducted specifically as part of DC*MADS, including studies of the homeless and transient population as well as persons in such institutions as correctional institutions, psychiatric institutions, and group homes. Findings from several other studies within the DC*MADS project are also discussed, including those of adult and juvenile offenders, treatment clients, and new mothers. Rates of past-year illicit drug use in nonhousehold populations ranged from approximately 50 percent to almost 100 percent. These rates compare with the 11.7 percent of household residents and the 15.5 percent of new mothers who reported past-year use. These findings suggest that drug abuse intervention, treatment, and prevention services may need to be targeted more heavily toward nonhousehold populations. This chapter provides substance-use comparisons within segments of the MSA and among other large MSAs in the United States. 7 tables, 1 figure, and 24 references