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| Table 13.1 Nonmedical Drug Use Among Americans | ||
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | ||
| The annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) is available online. SAMHSA also publishes reports from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), which looks at the number of emergency room visits and deaths attributable to drug use. ( http://www.DrugAbuseStatistics.samhsa.gov ) | ||
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| Monitoring the Future | ||
| Focuses on drug use among high school students (8th, 10th, and 12th graders). ( http://monitoringthefuture.org ) | ||
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| CDC Tobacco Information and Prevention Source | ||
| Gives statistics on tobacco use among adults and young people. ( http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco ) | ||
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| CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System | ||
| Looks at a variety of health risk behaviors among young people, including the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm ) | ||
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| Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study | ||
| Examines health risk behaviors among college students, including binge drinking, tobacco use, and illicit drug use. ( http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas ) | ||
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| Table 13.4 Effects of Binge Drinking on College Students | ||
| Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study | ||
| Examines health risk behaviors among college students, including binge drinking, tobacco use, and illicit drug use. It includes information on the effects of binge drinking on both bingeing and nonbingeing students. ( http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas ) | ||
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| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | ||
| Publishes the annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), which includes statistics on alcohol use, heavy drinking, and binge drinking among different groups of Americans. ( http://www.DrugAbuseStatistics.samhsa.gov ) | ||
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| Monitoring the Future | ||
| Focuses on drug use among high school students (8th, 10th, and 12th graders). ( http://monitoringthefuture.org ) | ||
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| CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System | ||
| Looks at a variety of health risk behaviors among young people, including the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm ) | ||
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| Table 13.5 Who Smokes | ||
| CDC Tobacco Information and Prevention Source | ||
| Statistics on tobacco use are published periodically by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ( http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco ) | ||
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| National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) | ||
| Available online from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), includes tobacco use statistics by age, gender, ethnicity, level of education, geographic location, and by brand of cigarette smoked. ( http://www.DrugAbuseStatistics.samhsa.gov ) | ||
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| Monitoring the Future | ||
| Focuses on drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among high school students (8th, 10th, and 12th graders). ( http://monitoringthefuture.org ) | ||
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| CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | ||
| Looks at health risk behaviors among adults, including the use of alcohol and tobacco. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss ) | ||
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| CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System | ||
| Looks at a variety of health risk behaviors among young people, including the use of tobacco. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm ) | ||
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| Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study | ||
| Examines health risk behaviors among college students, including tobacco use. ( http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas ) | ||
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| World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative | ||
| Provides statistics about tobacco use worldwide as well as international tobacco control efforts. ( http://tobacco.who.int ) | ||
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