Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs: What We Don't Know Keeps Hurting Us

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R16
Executive Summary 1-12
1 Introduction 13-36
2 Determinants and Consequences of Drug Use 37-74
3 Data Needs for Monitoring Drug Problems 75-123
4 Drug Data Organization 124-136
5 Supply-Reduction Policy 137-186
6 Sanctions against Users of Illegal Drugs 187-207
7 Preventing Drug Use 208-240
8 Treatment of Drug Users 241-270
9 Final Thoughts: Unfinished Business 271-280
Appendix A: Characteristics of STRIDE Cocaine Data 281-295
Appendix B: Data Sources 296-318
Appendix C: Phase I Report Executive Summary 319-320
Appendix D: How Do Response Problems Affect Survey Measurement of Trends in Drug Use? 321-348
Appendix E: Linking Treatment to Punishment: An Evaluation of Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System 349-381
Appendix F: Biographical Sketches 382-388
Index 389-407

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Title of Dataset	Sponsoring Agency	Information Available	Population	Geographic Areas	Frequency/ Year Started
Juvenile Court Statistics	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	Describes the cases and juveniles processed for drug-related delinquency by the juvenile courts in the United States	Cases disposed of by juvenile courts	National	Annual Started 1929
Institutionalized Offenders and Drugs
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails	Bureau of Justice Statistics	Describes the characteristics of inmates in local jails by drug and alcohol use, criminal history, current offense, health care, and socioeconomic status	Jail inmates	National	Every 5 to 6 years Started 1972

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