Self-reported alcohol use and abuse by arrestees in the 1998 Arrestee DrugAbuse Monitoring program

Data collected in the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program on alco hol and other drug use among arrestees provide a valuable opportunity to ex amine the relationship between alcohol use and violence. The data are used to explore the combined use of alcohol and other drugs among offenders and the relationships between substance use and the offenders' demographic char acteristics and offenses. These findings are used to identify changes in th e offenders' alcohol and other drug use over time.