COCAINE USE IN ARRESTEES - REFINING MEASURES OF NATIONAL TRENDS BY SAMPLING THE CRIMINAL POPULATION

Authors
WISH ED ONELL J
Citation
Ed. Wish et J. Onell, COCAINE USE IN ARRESTEES - REFINING MEASURES OF NATIONAL TRENDS BY SAMPLING THE CRIMINAL POPULATION, Substance use & misuse, 32(12-13), 1997, pp. 1739-1744
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse","Substance Abuse",Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
Substance use & misuse → ACNP
ISSN journal
10826084
Volume
32
Issue
12-13
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1739 - 1744
Database
ISI
SICI code
1082-6084(1997)32:12-13<1739:CUIA-R>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Estimates of drug use in the United States are typically computed from surveys of household members or students. The Drug Use Forecasting (D UF) program estimates drug use in arrestees in the nation's largest ci ties, using self-reports and urinalysis. DUF results show high rates o f recent cocaine use in arrestees. A more accurate picture of U.S. dru g use trends requires objective measures in criminal and hidden popula tions in addition to household members and students.