Summary: | DC*MADS was undertaken to assess the full extent of the drug
problem in one metropolitan area. The study was comprised of 16 separate studies
that focused on different sub-groups, many of which are typically not included
or are underrepresented in household surveys. This data collection includes
three of these component studies: Study of Household and
Non-household Populations examines the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug
use among members of household and non-household populations aged 12 and older.
Also examines the characteristics of three drug-abusing sub-groups: crack-cocaine,
heroin, and needle users. The household sample was drawn from the 1991 NHSDA
(see below); the non-household sample was drawn from the DC*MADS
Institutionalized and Homeless and Transient Population Studies. Data include
demographics, needle use, needle sharing, and use of tobacco, alcohol, cocaine,
crack, inhalants, marijuana, hallucinogens, heroin, sedatives, stimulants, and
psychotherapeutics (non-medical use). Homeless and Transient
Population Study includes data on previous living arrangements, tobacco, drug,
and alcohol use, consequences of use, treatment history, illegal behavior and
arrest, physical and mental health, pregnancy, insurance, employment and
finances, and demographics. Drug Use Among Women Delivering
Livebirths in D.C. Hospitals includes data on tobacco, alcohol, and drug use,
patterns of use, respondent's general experiences with drug use, including
perceptions of the risks and consequences of use, treatment experiences,
pregnancy history, and maternal and infant characteristics and outcomes.
DC*MADS was sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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