Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse. Volume 2. Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (62nd). Held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 13-15, 2007

摘要

This publication includes papers presented at the 62nd semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 1315, 2007, under the sponsorship of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). For the June 2007 meeting, CEWG representatives from 22 areas across the Nation prepared 2006 calendar year and/or fiscal year data on patterns and trends in drug abuse in their areas, which were included in their meeting presentations and in their papers contained in this publication. Also included in this publication are findings from a NIDA-supported ethnographic study of drug use among migrant workers in Pennsylvania. Other presentations contained in this publication focus on drug abuse patterns and trends in Mexico (including trends along the U.S.-Mexico border) and the Netherlands, as presented by researchers from those countries. The roles and functions of the CEWG are summarized in the next section. The information published after each CEWG meeting represents findings from CEWG area representatives across the Nation, which are supplemented by national data and by special presentations at each meeting. Publications are disseminated to drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies, public health officials, researchers, and policymakers. The information is intended to alert authorities at the local, State, regional, and national levels, and the general public, to current conditions and potential problems so that appropriate and timely action can be taken. Researchers also use the information to develop research hypotheses that might explain social, behavioral, and biological issues related to drug abuse.