Addictions to, dependence on, and abuse of alcohol and drugs—from marijuana and methamphetamine to cocaine and heroin—place emotional and economic burdens on individuals, families, and communities. RAND research provides a firm, empirical foundation for policymakers and helps community leaders and public officials worldwide to deal effectively with substance use disorders and associated issues.
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This paper describes Healthcare for Communities (HCC), a component of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Tracking Initiative that was designed to fill this gap for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health care.
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The United States has for some time now been spending tens of billions of dollars a year in an attempt to control the trafficking and use of illicit drugs; most of those dollars have been used to support stricter enforcement.
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Testimony presented Submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources on October 21, 1999.
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Lessons that project ALERT has to teach about what kind of program can effectively curb substance abuse, for whom it is effective.
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Beneficial effects of the detoxification treatment by showing dramatic decreases in rates and amounts of opiate drug use during treatment.
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Cumulative effect of drug-abuse treatment on reducing risky sexual behavior among individuals entering drug-abuse treatment in the United States.
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Describes a culturally congruent intervention in which Africentric concepts are applied in single-session counseling for African American drug users.
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It is well recognized that much of the world's medical care is in the hands of laypeople.
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This study conducted a prospective test of self-control and opportunity as predictors of property crime and personal crime among drug-using offenders.
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The authors analyze the benefit designs of 4,000 current behavioral health carve-out plans and contrast them to medical benefits.
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Cost and utilization patterns of substance abuse and mental health treatment under private, employer-sponsored, managed behavioral health care plans.
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Influencing physician response to prenatal substance exposure through state legislation and work-place policies
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Is crack cheaper than (powder) cocaine?
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Profiles of violent youth : substance use and other concurrent problems
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Modeling the domestic distribution network for illicit drugs
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The results suggest that preventing or reducing the incidence of early smoking and marijuana use may help reduce the probability of dropping out of high school.
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A large fraction of adolescents experiment with illicit drugs. Most do no more than experiment, but enough go on to consume them frequently that drug use and selling, as well as drug control itself, have become a major source of harm to the nation.
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Research confirms the pervasive nature of teenage drinking and indicates that alcohol misuse may be more of a problem than previously imagined. A second study shows teen drinking is more strongly associated with sociability than with antisocial behavior.
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Reports that the adoption of empirically derived measures of the need for services and refined measures of their costs would substantially shift block grant funds for substance abuse to smaller, more rural states.
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In this study, the authors examined the process by which anti-tobacco laws and ordinances were implemented and enforced in seven states and 19 localities.
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