Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS), 1991: Household and Non-Household Populations
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse
alcohol
cocaine
crack cocaine
demographic characteristics
drug abuse
drug use
hallucinogens
heroin
homeless persons
inhalants
marijuana
sedatives
smoking
stimulants
tobacco use
tranquilizers
<p>The DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS) was conducted in 1991, and included special analyses of homeless and transient populations and of women delivering live births in the DC hospitals. 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 under-represented in household surveys.</p><p>The DC*MADS: 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 in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area (DC MSA). The study also examines the characteristics of three drug-abusing sub-groups: crack-cocaine, heroin, and needle users. The household sample was drawn from the 1991 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). 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, psychotherapeutics (non-medical use), tranquilizers, and analgesics.</p>
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http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02155.v3
07-16-2008
survey data
self-administered questionnaires and personal interviews
District of Columbia
United States
1991