2002 State Estimates of Substance Use

State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Douglas Wright

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of Applied Studies

Acknowledgments

This report was prepared by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and by RTI International (a trade name of Research Triangle Institute), under Contract No. 283–98–9008 with OAS. At SAMHSA, Douglas Wright was responsible for the content, analysis, and writing of the report, and Joseph C. Gfroerer reviewed and provided numerous suggestions and improvements on its content and format. At RTI, Ralph Folsom was responsible for the overall methodology and estimation for the model-based Bayes estimates and prediction intervals. The following staff were responsible for generating the estimates and providing other support and analysis: Akhil Vaish, Neeraja Sathe, and Jie Liu. Bing Liu, Mike Vorburger, and Brenda Porter generated the tables. Ms. Sathe wrote the highlights and provided oversight for production of the report. Mary Ellen Marsden reviewed the report, Richard S. Straw and K. Scott Chestnut edited it, Joyce Clay-Brooks and Danny Occoquan formatted its text and tables, and Pamela Couch Prevatt, Teresa F. Gurley, and Kim Cone prepared its print and Web versions. Justine L. Allpress and Shari B. Lambert prepared the maps. Final report production was provided by Beatrice A. Rouse, Coleen Sanderson, and Jane Feldmann at SAMHSA.

Public Domain Notice

All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission from SAMHSA. However, this publication may not be reproduced or distributed for a fee without the specific, written authorization of the Office of Communications, SAMHSA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Citation of the source is appreciated. Suggested citation:

Wright, D. (2004). State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (DHHS Publication No. SMA 04–3907, NSDUH Series H-23). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies.

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July 2004