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Recommends ways to close gaps in our understanding - by obtaining the necessary data on drug prices and consumption (quantity in addition to frequency); upgrading federal management of drug statistics; and improving our evaluation of prevention, interdiction, enforcement, and treatment efforts.

Table of Contents
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Determinants and Consequences of Drug Use; 5 3 Data Needs for Monitoring Drug Problems; 6 4 Drug Data Organization; 7 5 Supply-Reduction Policy; 8 6 Sanctions against Users of Illegal Drugs; 9 7 Preventing Drug Use; 10 8 Treatment of Drug Users; 11 9 Final Thoughts: Unfinished Business; 12 Appendix A: Characteristics of STRIDE Cocaine Data; 13 Appendix B: Data Sources; 14 Appendix C: Phase I Report Executive Summary; 15 Appendix D: How Do Response Problems Affect Survey Measurement of Trends in Drug Use?; 16 Appendix E: Linking Treatment to Punishment: An Evaluation of Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System; 17 Appendix F: Biographical Sketches; 18 Index

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    Publisher: National Academies Press
    Publication Date: 10/27/2001 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780309072731, 978-0309072731
    ISBN10: 0309072735
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    Drugs and alcohol: social aspects

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Recommends ways to close gaps in our understanding - by obtaining the necessary data on drug prices and consumption (quantity in addition to frequency); upgrading federal management of drug statistics; and improving our evaluation of prevention, interdiction, enforcement, and treatment efforts.

    Table of Contents
    1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Determinants and Consequences of Drug Use; 5 3 Data Needs for Monitoring Drug Problems; 6 4 Drug Data Organization; 7 5 Supply-Reduction Policy; 8 6 Sanctions against Users of Illegal Drugs; 9 7 Preventing Drug Use; 10 8 Treatment of Drug Users; 11 9 Final Thoughts: Unfinished Business; 12 Appendix A: Characteristics of STRIDE Cocaine Data; 13 Appendix B: Data Sources; 14 Appendix C: Phase I Report Executive Summary; 15 Appendix D: How Do Response Problems Affect Survey Measurement of Trends in Drug Use?; 16 Appendix E: Linking Treatment to Punishment: An Evaluation of Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System; 17 Appendix F: Biographical Sketches; 18 Index

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