State Estimates of Substance Use from the
2005-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health

Arthur Hughes
Neeraja Sathe
Kathryn Spagnola

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), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Work by RTI was performed under Contract No. 283-2004-00022. At SAMHSA, Arthur Hughes was responsible for the content, analysis, and writing of the report, and Joseph C. Gfroerer reviewed and provided editorial suggestions. At RTI, Neeraja Sathe and Kathy Spagnola were responsible for the writing of the report, and Ralph E. 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, Kathy Spagnola, and Brenda Porter. Ms. Spagnola provided oversight for production of the report. Mary Ellen Marsden reviewed the report, Richard S. Straw edited it (with help from Richard Hair), Joyce Clay-Brooks formatted its text and tables, and Wendy Broome, Pamela Couch Prevatt, Teresa Bass, and Cassandra Carter prepared its print and Web versions. Justine L. Allpress and Shari B. Lambert prepared and processed the maps. Final report production was provided by Beatrice 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:

Hughes, A., Sathe, N., & Spagnola, K. (2008). State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2005-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (DHHS Publication No. SMA 08-4311, NSDUH Series H-33). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies.

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