1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

OFFICE OF APPLIED STUDIES

Summary of Findings from the

1998 National Household Survey

on Drug Abuse

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This report was prepared by the Division of Population Surveys, OAS, SAMHSA, and the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Work by RTI was performed under Contract No.: 283-98-9008. Significant contributors at RTI include Lisa E. Packer, Teresa R. Davis, Larry A. Kroutil, Brenda K. Porter, James R. Chromy, and Tom Virag (Project Director). Significant contributors from SAMHSA include Joseph Gfroerer, Doug Wright, Joe Gustin, Janet Greenblatt, Joan Epstein, and Andrea Kopstein. Graphics and formatting of the report were done by Maria T. Rivero.

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August 1999