Substance Use Disorders

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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.

Research conducted by: RAND Drug Policy Research Center; RAND Health; RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; RAND Europe

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Research Brief

Helping Adolescents Resist Drugs — Jan 1, 2000

Project ALERT is based on the theory that adolescents turn to drugs because of perceived social norms, because media images and the influence of peers make drug use appear attractive, and because, being kids, they want to appear mature and independent.

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An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Uncertainty: The Cost-Effectiveness of School-Based Drug Prevention Programs — Jan 1, 1999

Focuses on school-based drug prevention programs that have proven effective in formal evaluations.

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School-based Substance-Abuse Prevention: What Works, for Whom, and How? — Jan 1, 1999

The author assesses the degree to which drug use, risk factors, and program effectiveness vary across different racial/ethnic groups.

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Collateral Damage in the War on Drugs: HIV Risk Among Injection Drug Users — Jan 1, 1999

This paper discusses whether two key War on Drugs policies, the criminalization of syringes and the disqualification of drug users from the Supplemental Security Income program, are associated with injection-related HIV risk behaviors among IDUs.

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Identifying Methadone Maintenance Clients at Risk for Poor Treatment Response: Pretreatment and Early Progress Indicators — Jan 1, 1999

Exhaustive searches have uncovered few demographic or other pretreatment factors that reliably predict performance in substance abuse treatment.

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Sex and Race Differences in Young People's Responsiveness to Price and Tobacco Control Policies — Jan 1, 1999

Policymakers need to keep in mind that there is not a one-size fits all strategy for discouraging smoking among young people.

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Development of the Smoking Cessation Quality of Life Questionnaire — Jan 1, 1999

This paper describes the development of the Smoking Cessation Quality of Life (SCQoL) questionnaire.

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Reducing Drug Use by Encouraging Alternative Behaviors — Jan 1, 1999

Abstaining from illicit drugs deprives chronic drug users of powerfully reinforcing events.

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Drug Paraphernalia Laws and Injection-Related Infectious Disease Risk Among Drug Injectors — Jan 1, 1999

Data suggest that decriminalizing syringes and needles would likely result in reductions in the behaviors that expose IDUs to blood borne viruses.

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A New Paradigm for Alcohol Use in Older Persons — Jan 1, 1999

Current paradigms for conceptualizing alcohol-related problems typically focus on persons who are abusing or dependent on alcohol.

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Utilization of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Among Homeless Adults in Los Angeles — Jan 1, 1999

More attention must be directed at how to better deliver appropriate mental health and substance abuse services to homeless adults.

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Drinking Habits Among Older Persons: Findings from the NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (1982-84) — Jan 1, 1999

To describe alcohol use and its sociodemographic correlates among persons aged 65 years and older in a US probability sample.

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The Role of Gender in Engaging the Dually Diagnosed in Treatment — Jan 1, 1999

Individuals with both a serious mental illness and substance abuse are particularly difficult to engage in treatment.

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The Implementation and Enforcement of Tobacco Control Laws: Policy Implications for Activists and the Industry — Jan 1, 1999

The authors examine the process by which antitobacco laws and ordinances were implemented and enforced in seven states and nineteen localities.

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Termination of Social Security Benefits Among Los Angeles Recipients Disabled By Substance Abuse — Jan 1, 1999

Recipients of Social Security disability benefits with comorbid psychiatric problems lost benefits because they did not appeal or appeal was denied.

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Substance Abuse Service Utilization under Managed Care: HMOs versus Carve-Out Plans — Jan 1, 1999

Evaluates changes in service utilization and costs when managed behaviorial healthcare organizations use carve-outs to manage their substance abuse services compared with HMOs.

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Mental health and substance abuse parity : a case study of Ohio's state employee program — Jan 1, 1999

Mental health and substance abuse parity : a case study of Ohio's state employee program

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Adolescent use of illicit drugs other than marijuana : how important is social bonding and for which ethnic groups? — Jan 1, 1999

Adolescent use of illicit drugs other than marijuana : how important is social bonding and for which ethnic groups?

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Disability Insurance (DI), and Substance Abusers — Jan 1, 1999

The authors discuss the effects of the legislation on treatment participation, financing, and availability, and the legislation's impact on individuals with dual mental health and substance abuse problems.

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Simultaneous polydrug use among teens : prevalence and predictors — Jan 1, 1999

Simultaneous polydrug use among teens : prevalence and predictors

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