Prevalence

Prevalence

Prevalence (6)

Literature dealing with the prevalence of drug use and associated harms, including crime and disease. Includes literature with both domestic and international focus.

National Threat Assessments

NDIC's annual National Drug Threat Assessment gives policymakers and counterdrug executives a timely, predictive report on the threat of drugs, gangs, and violence. We synthesize the views of local, state, regional, and federal agencies to produce a comprehensive picture of this threat.
http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/topics/ndtas.htm
2005-2009
U S Department of Justice
USA
2009 Report
Category: Prevalence

ACT Trends in Ecstasy and Related Drug Markets 2004: Findings from the Party Drugs Initiative (PDI)

The IDRS is a study that acts as a strategic early warning system for trends and issues emerging from illicit drug markets in Australia.

Proudfoot, P., Ward, J., Buckingham, K. & Sparks, R.

http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/NDARCWeb.nsf/resources/TR_37/$file/TR.227.pdf
2005
National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre
Australia
NDARC Technical Report No. 227
Category: Prevalence

Comparative Study of National Drug Use Student Surveys in 7 Countries

This report contains the main findings of nationwide surveys on drug use carried out in 2003 in seven countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. It also offers comparisons of some of those findings. All of the surveys were carried out using the methodology of the Inter-American Drug Use Data System (SIDUC)

http://www.cicad.oas.org/oid/Estadisticas/resumen2004/SIDUC/INFORME%20COMPARATIVO%207%20PAISES%20ENG%20r1.pdf
2004
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
Washington D.C., USA
Full Report
Category: Prevalence

Statistics on drug use in Australia 2000

Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2000 is the ninth in a series originally titled Statistics on Drug Abuse in Australia [AIHW]
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/phe/sdua00/index.html
2000
AIHW
Australia
Statistics on drug use in Australia 2000
Category: Prevalence

Federal Drug Offenders, 1999 with Trends, 1984-99

Describes offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses during 1999. This report includes statistics describing type of drug involved in the offense, criminal history of defendants charged, demographic characteristics of defendants charged, defendants' role in the drug conspiracy, and sentences imposed.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fdo99.htm
1999
U.S. Department Of Justice - Office of Justice Programs
United States
Full Report
Category: Prevalence

Global Illicit Drug Trends

First released in 1999, this report is now prepared annually by the Research Section of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme. Available here 1999 to 2003
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/global_illicit_drug_drug_trends.html
2003
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Portugal
English Version, 2003
Category: Prevalence