Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse. Volume I. Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group. Highlights and Executive Summary, December 2003

摘要

This publication includes papers presented at the 54th semiannual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) held in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24-27, 2003, under the sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The CEWG is composed of researchers from 21 sentinel areas in the United States who have extensive knowledge and experience in community research and their local communities. They are also informed and have extensive knowledge about the drug literature, drugs of abuse, drug-abusing populations, the social and health consequences of drug abuse, drug trafficking patterns, and emerging drug problems within and across communities.