CASAColumbia is about Public Policy

CASAColumbia researchers work to assess the impact of substance use on American systems and populations, examine the links between substance use and other health and social problems, and translate knowledge about substance use and addiction into policy and practice.

For the past 20 years, CASAColumbia has produced over 75 reports and white papers on systems including health care, justice, social service and government finance; on populations including women, teens and people living in rural areas; and on the relationship between substance use and such topics as developmental disabilities, sexual behavior and religion and spiritual practice.

Through reports and white papers about the consequences of risky and dependent substance use and the disease of addiction itself, and best practices for prevention and treatment, CASAColumbia offers a balanced look at all sides of an issue. CASAColumbia forms collaborative partnerships and develops initiatives to translate this knowledge into health policy and practice in order to inform policy debate and offer practical solutions based on evidence based approaches to prevention and treatment.

 

Research and Publications

Medical Practice
Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice - 2012
Under the Counter: The Diversion and Abuse of Controlled Prescription Drugs in the U.S. - 2005
Food for Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders - 2003
Missed Opportunity: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians and Patients on Substance Abuse - 2000  

Adolescent Health
Adolescent Substance Use: America's #1 Public Health Problem - 2011
Non-Medical Marijuana: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette? - 2008, 2004, 1999
Tobacco: The Smoking Gun - 2007
Teen Cigarette Smoking and Marijuana Use - 2003
Teen Tipplers: America's Underage Drinking Epidemic - 2003
Substance Abuse and the America Adolescent: A Report by the Commission on Substance Abuse Among America's Adolescents - 1997

Women's Health
The Formative Years: Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls and Young Women Ages 8-22 - 2003
Under the Rug: Substance Abuse and The Mature Woman - 1998
Substance Abuse and The American Woman - 1996/Bibliography

Government Spending
Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets - 2009, 2001
The Cost of Substance Abuse to America's Health Care System; Report 1: Medicaid Hospital Costs - 1993
The Cost of Substance Abuse to America's Health Care System; Report 2: Medicare Hospital Costs - 1994

Justice System
Behind Bars: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population - 2010, 1998
Criminal Neglect: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Justice and The Children Left Behind - 2004
Crossing the Bridge: An Evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program - 2003

Education
Wasting the Best and Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities - 2007
Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America's Schools - 2001
Substance Abuse and Learning Disabilities: Peas in a Pod or Apples and Oranges? - 2000
Smoke-Free Campus: A Report by the Commission on Substance Abuse at Colleges and Universities - 1993
Rethinking Rites of Passage: Substance Abuse on America's Campuses - 1994

Social Welfare
CASAWORKS for Families: A Promising Approach to Welfare Reform and Substance-Abusing Women - 2001
No Safe Haven: Children of Substance-Abusing Parents - 1999
Substance Abuse and Women on Welfare - 1994

General Public
"You've Got Drugs!": Prescription Drug Pushers on the Internet - 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004
The Commercial Value of Underage and Pathological Drinking to the Alcohol Industry - 2006
Family Matters: Substance Abuse and The American Family - 2005
The Economic Value of Underage and Adult Excessive Drinking to the Alcohol Industry - 2003
Dangerous Liasions: Substance Abuse and Sex - 1999

Other Publications
So Help Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion and Spirituality - 2001
Winning at Any Cost: Doping in Olympic Sports - 2000
No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid-Size Cities and Rural America - 2000