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Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population (February 2010): at the time of their crime; committed their offense to get money to buy drugs; were incarcerated for an alcohol or drug law violation; or shared some combination of these characteristics, according to Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America’s Prison Population. Combined these two groups; Click to download
Behind Bars: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population (January 1998): This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on the nation's prison and jail population. This three-year study uses data from national inmate surveys, surveys of corrections officials and prosecutors, economic and census data and a review of the research literature. The report includes analyses of the relationship between substance abuse, crime and the prison population; inmate characteristics; the impact of substance abuse on women inmates; HIV/AIDS among inmates; the economic and social costs of inmate substance involvement; the availability and effectiveness of treatment and other rehabilitative services; new innovations to reduce the impact of substance abuse; and key recommendations for improving the criminal justice system's response to drug- and alcohol-related crime and substance-involved inmates.; Click to download
Criminal Neglect: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Justice and The Children Left Behind (October 2004): This is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of substance abuse and the state juvenile justice systems. This report finds the four of every five children and teens (78.4%) in juvenile justice systems are under the influence of alcohol or drugs while committing their crimes, test positive for drugs, are arrested for committing an alcohol or drug offense, admit having substance abuse problems or share some combination of these characteristics. Of the 2.4 million arrests in 2000, 1.9 were substance involved yet only about 68,600 juveniles receive any form of substance abuse treatment. Up to 75% of incarcerated juveniles have a mental health problem and up to 80% have learning disabilities, yet they rarely receive help for these problems either. This report calls for a top to bottom overhaul in the way the nation treats juvenile offenders, including creation of a model juvenile justice code, training of all juvenile justice system staff, diversion of juveniles from deeper involvement in juvenile justice systems, and treatment, health care, education, job training and spiritually based programs and services.; Click to download
Crossing the Bridge: An Evaluation of the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program (March 2003): The Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Program in Brooklyn, New York is designed to reduce the costly consequences of substance abuse-related crime by targeting treatment to drug-addicted, nonviolent repeat felony offenders who face mandatory punishment under New York State’s second felony offender law. For five years, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University has been engaged in extensive research and analyses of the DTAP program. Made possible by the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), CASA’s study evaluates how socially and economically effective a residential drug treatment program for repeat felony offenders can be (as measured by possible reduced recidivism rates, drug use levels, increases in legal employment rates, etc.) when compared to the alternative of incarceration.; Click to download
Substance Abuse and The American Woman (June 1996): This study focuses on women's patterns of abuse and addiction and the consequences of that abuse for themselves and, if abuse occurs during pregnancy, for their children. The study documents what is known about the problem, provides new insights into the costs and impact of abuse and addiction on women and their children, identifies where more research is needed and analyzes public policy ramifications.; Click to download
Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities (March 2007): Forty-nine percent (3.8 million) of full time college students binge drink and/or abuse prescription and illegal drugs and 1.8 million full-time college students (22.9 percent) meet the medical criteria for substance abuse and dependence, two and one half times the 8.5 percent of the general population who meet these same criteria.; Click to download
Missed Opportunity: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians and Patients on Substance Abuse (May 2000): This study is the most comprehensive nationally representative survey of how primary care physicians deal with substance-abusing patients. It reveals that primary care physicians feel unprepared to diagnose substance abuse and lack confidence in the effectiveness of treatment. The report, which also surveyed patients in treatment on their experiences with primary care physicians, outlines a number of recommendations ranging from increasing substance abuse training in medical schools, residency programs and continuing medical education programs to holding physicians liable for negligent failure to diagnose substance abuse and addiction and encouraging their patients to seek help.; Click to download
The Economic Value of Underage and Adult Excessive Drinking to the Alcohol Industry (February 2003): This report is based on an analysis conducted by CASA Fellows Foster, et al, published in the February 26, 2003 edition of The Journal of the American Medical Association. It reveals that in 1999, underage drinkers consumed 19.7 percent of the alcohol consumed in the United States, spending $22.5 billion of the $116.2 billion spent that year on beer, wine and liquor. This analysis also has identified the economic value to the industry of adult excessive drinking--consumption by men and women of more than two drinks a day, the maximum amount recommended for most males by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. This White Paper finds that adult drinking in excess of this standard for men accounted for 30.4 percent of the alcohol consumed in the United States, $34.4 billion of the $116.2 billion spent that year on beer, wine and liquor.; Click to download
Rethinking Rites of Passage: Substance Abuse on America's Campuses (June 1994): College students are among our nation's most treasured and valuable resources. They will be the doctors, scientists, engineers and lawyers of the future. The college years are a time of not only intellectual progress and achievement for young Americans, but also a time of personal, social, spiritual and emotional development. It is therefore crucial that colleges and universities recognize that, in order to guide students through these critical years, they must create a culture that nurtures and supports all aspects of a student's life, both in and out of the classroom. Nothing interrupts the growth and social development of college students more than the abuse of alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes. Excessive college drinking is too often accepted as a Rite of passage, thus nurturing a behavior that is destroying lives and endangering our country's future.; Click to download
Substance Abuse and the American Adolescent: A Report by the Commission on Substance Abuse Among America's Adolescents (August 1997): This study summarizes current knowledge about adolescence and substance abuse and identifies practical steps parents, teachers and schools, the religious community, the entertainment, advertising and fashion industries, doctors and nurses and government can take to bring down the high rates of substance use and abuse among adolescents.; Click to download
Smoke-Free Campus: A Report by the Commission on Substance Abuse at Colleges and Universities (August 1993): This report discusses the importance of a smoke-free environment and recommends steps for colleges and universities to take to create a smoke-free campus. The CASA Commission on Substance Abuse at Colleges and Universities believes that academic institutions have both a responsibility and an opportunity to discourage negative behaviors and to encourage healthful habits that can last a lifetime. In order to fulfill this responsibility, the Commission recommends that every campus in America become smoke-free by acting to: Eliminate smoking in all campus buildings and at all campus events; Provide assistance to those who need help with smoking cessation and ensure that this treatment is covered by the college or university health plan and is available repeatedly to those who relapse. Ban the sale of all tobacco products on campus; Prohibit the advertising and distribution of tobacco products on campus; Deny the use of the school logo on smoking paraphernalia, such as cigarette lighters and ashtrays. Join with students in creating and nourishing a culture and atmosphere in which smoking is widely seen as a socially unacceptable and unhealthy habit.; Click to download
Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets (May 2009): Substance abuse and addiction cost federal, state and local governments at least $467.7 billion in 2005, according to Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets, a 287-page report released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. The CASA report found that of $373.9 billion in federal and state spending, 95.6 percent ($357.4 billion) went to shovel up the consequences and human wreckage of substance abuse and addiction; only 1.9 percent went to prevention and treatment, 0.4 percent to research, 1.4 percent to taxation and regulation, and 0.7 percent to interdiction.; Click to download
Winning At Any Cost: Doping in Olympic Sports (September 2000): This report released by CASA and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) demonstrates how the high financial stakes for all involved in the Olympics, the explosion in performance-enhancing drugs and the lack of an effective policing system to detect the use of such drugs threaten the very integrity of the Olympic games. Because athletes are important role models for our children, the use of performance-enhancing drugs (a practice called doping in the international sports community) by Olympic athletes threatens the health of America's children, concludes this report of the CASA National Commission on Sports and Substance Abuse, chaired by Rev. Edward A. (Monk) Malloy, president of the University of Notre Dame.; Click to download
Non-Medical Marijuana III: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette? (June 2008): Despite reported declines in teen marijuana use, in 2007 almost 11 million teens report having used marijuana. For those using the drug, four alarming trends are of grave concern for parents and teens.; Click to download
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XII: Teens and Parents (August 2007): Eleven million high school students (80 percent) and five million middle school students (44 percent) attend drug-infested schools, meaning that they have personally witnessed illegal drug use, illegal drug dealing, illegal drug possession, students drunk and/or students high on the grounds of their school.; Click to download
1997 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse III: Teens, Their Parents, Teachers and Principals (September 1997): This report presents the findings of the third annual CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse. The 1997 research is the first national survey conducted of middle and high school teachers, principals, teenagers and their parents on substance abuse in our nation's schools. The survey reveals that deaths from substance abuse-related incidents, kids coming to school drunk or high, smoking, drinking and drug sales on school grounds, students expelled or suspended for possessing, using or selling drugs and parties where marijuana is available are commonplace in the lives of our middle and high schoolers.; Click to download
1996 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse II: Teens and Their Parents (September 1996): The first survey ever conducted of teens' and their parents' attitudes about tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs. Some findings are: the number of teens who expect to try illegal drugs doubled since 1995; 68% of 17 year-olds can buy marijuana within a day; nearly half of baby boomer parents believe their teens will try illegal drugs; 32% of parents have friends who use marijuana.; Click to download
1998 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse IV: Teens, Teachers and Principals (September 1998): This report presents the findings of the fourth annual CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse. The 1998 research is the second national survey conducted of middle and high school teachers, principals, and teenagers (ages 12-17) on substance abuse in our nation's schools. The survey reveals that the transition from age 12 to 13 is the most critical turning point for America's children. It is the year when their access and exposure to illegal drugs skyrocket while parental involvement in their lives dramatically diminishes. Teens surveyed also say that smoking, drinking and using pot is commonplace at their schools; yet, there is a disconnect between the teens' experiences and what principals and teachers perceive is happening at their schools.; Click to download
Family Matters: Substance Abuse and The American Family (March 2005): Parents who use illegal drugs, abuse alcohol and use tobacco put half the nation’s children – more than 35 million of them – at greater risk of substance abuse and of physical and mental illnesses, according to a 81-page white paper, Family Matters: Substance Abuse and the American Family, released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Key findings include: 13 percent of children under 18 live in a household where a parent or other adult uses illicit drugs. 24 percent of children live in a household where a parent or other adult is a binge or heavy drinker. 37 percent of children live in a household where a parent or other adult uses tobacco.; Click to download
Under the Counter: The Diversion and Abuse of Controlled Prescription Drugs in the U.S. (July 2005): The number of Americans who abuse controlled prescription drugs has nearly doubled from 7.8 million to 15.1 million from 1992 to 2003 and abuse among teens has more than tripled during that time, according to this report by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.; Click to download
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIII: Teens and Parents (August 2008): Problem parents -- those who fail to monitor their children's school night activities, safeguard their prescription drugs, address the problem of drugs in their children's schools and set good examples -- increase the risk that their 12- to 17-year old children will smoke, drink, and use illegal and prescription drugs.; Click to download
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents (September 2005): Since 2002 the number of students who attend schools where drugs are used, kept or sold has jumped 41 percent for high school students and 47 percent for middle school students, according to a new report by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.; Click to download
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XI: Teens and Parents (August 2006): One-third of teens and nearly half of 17-year olds attend house parties where parents are present and teens are drinking, smoking marijuana or using cocaine, Ecstasy or prescription drugs. Teens who say parents are not present at the parties they attend are 16 times likelier to say alcohol is available, 15 times likelier to say illegal and prescription drugs are available and 29 times likelier to say marijuana is available, compared to teens who say parents are always present at the parties they attend.; Click to download
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents (August 2009): Compared to teens who have not seen their parent(s) drunk, those who have are more than twice as likely to get drunk in a typical month, and three times likelier to use marijuana and smoke cigarettes, according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents, the 14th annual back-to-school survey conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. “Some Moms’ and Dads’ behavior and attitudes make them parent enablers—parents who send their 12- to 17-year olds a message that it’s okay to smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs like marijuana,” said Joseph A. Califano, Jr., CASA’s chairman and founder and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. “Teens’ behavior is strongly associated with their parents’ behavior and expectations, so parents who expect their children to drink and use drugs will have children who drink and use drugs.”; Click to download
No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid-Size Cities and Rural America (January 2000): Commissioned by the United States Conference of Mayors, this report is the first comprehensive assessment and comparison of the prevalence of substance abuse and addiction by population centers based on a wide variety of data. CASA conducted a unique analysis of previously unreleased data from the 1999 Monitoring the Future study conducted by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research and of four other national data sets. This report reveals that for adults, use and abuse of illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco is as prevalent in small metropolitan and rural areas as in urban America. For teens, use rates are higher in rural areas and smaller cities, and these areas have less concentration of resources to respond.; Click to download
Teen Tipplers: America's Underage Drinking Epidemic (February 2003): Alcohol is the #1 drug for children and teens in America. More than five million high schoolers (31 percent) say they binge drink at least once a month. Teen Tipplers: America's Underage Drinking Epidemic, is the most ambitious assessment of the extent and consequences of underage drinking ever undertaken. It documents the pathways to use and abuse of alcohol by children and teens and identifies obstacles that hamper efforts to prevent underage drinking, including the ready availability of alcohol to minors, parental attitudes, the economic interests of the alcohol industry, and the influence of the media and advertising. This is part of a continuing series of major CASA reports to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives.; Click to download
Food for Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders (December 2003): Food For Thought: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders - the first comprehensive examination of the link between substance abuse and eating disorders – reveals that up to one-half of individuals with eating disorders abuse alcohol or illicit drugs, compared to nine percent of the general population. Conversely, up to 35 percent of alcohol or illicit drug abusers have eating disorders compared to three percent of the general population.; Click to download
Shoveling Up: The Impact of Substance Abuse on State Budgets (January 2001): This report is the first comprehensive analysis of how much substance abuse and addiction costs each state budget. This unprecedented analysis shows that states spent a stunning $81.3 billion in 1998 to deal with this issue—13.1% of their budgets. Even more striking is that of every dollar states spent on substance abuse, 96 cents went to shovel up the wreckage in state programs and only four cents went to prevent and treat the problem. This report provides state specific estimates for 45 responding states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for 16 categories of programs including health, social service, criminal justice, education, mental health and public safety. CASA estimated aggregate spending in the five states that did not respond to our survey (IN, ME, NH, NC and TX).; Click to download
Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America's Schools (September 2001): For at least 9.5 million high school students (60 percent) and almost five million middle school students (30 percent), back to school means returning to places where illegal drugs are used, kept and sold. For six consecutive years, 12- to 17-year olds have reported that drugs are the number one problem they face. Each year substance abuse costs our schools at least $41 billion dollars in truancy, special education and disciplinary programs, disruption, teacher turnover and property damage. This CASA report is the first comprehensive analysis of all available data on substance use in our schools and among our students. It is designed to clarify how tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use affects schools and to suggest what it will take to make our schools and children substance free.; Click to download