Nearly Half of College Student Treatment Admissions Were for Primary Alcohol Abuse - This report presents data on substance abuse treatment admissions among college students, highlighting the high rates of alcohol and marijuana use among this group as compared to their non-student peers. (Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, 2012)...

Pregnant Teen Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 1992 and 2007 - The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) can be used to examine the characteristics and substance use behaviors of pregnant teens in substance abuse treatment. This report examines female admissions aged 13 to 19 who were pregnant at the time of admission in 1992 and 2007. (Treatment Episode Data Set, March 18, 2010)...

ONDCP MEDIA CAMPAIGN Contractor’s National Evaluation Did Not Find That the Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Was Effective in Reducing Youth Drug Use - Between 1998 and 2004, the U.S. Congress appropriated over $1.2 billion to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, which aimed to prevent the initiation of or curtail the use of drugs among youth. In 2005, Westat, Inc. completed a multiyear national evaluation of the campaign. This report assesses (1) how Westat provided credible support for its findings; (2) their findings about the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of youth and parents toward drug use; and (3) youth self-reported drug use. The report recommends that congress consider limiting appropriations for the campaign until ONDCP provides credible evidence of a media campaign approach that effectively prevents and curtails youth drug use. (U.S. Government Accountability Office, August 2006) ...

Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition - This report provides guidance on information and design elements that prevention programs – provided through families, schools or communities – should incorporate. Offering background on the factors that place youth at risk for drug use, as well as when and how children begin using drugs, the authors propose guiding principles for communities to tailor the content, structure and delivery of drug-use programs for local needs, assess community need and readiness, and build public will to carry out and evaluate a research-based prevention program. Examples of research-based drug-abuse prevention programs geared to elementary, middle and high school students are provided, as are listings of relevant federal and private organizations and recommended readings. (Elizabeth B. Robertson, Susan L. David, and Suman A. Rao, National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, October 2003)...