In order to help keep you informed about what’s happening with youth today, highlights from some of the latest research are provided below.

• Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Adolescent Drug Use. Overview of Key Findings 2011.  The National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health.
• National Drug Threat Assessment 2011, U.S. Department of Justice, National Drug Intelligence Center, August 2011
• Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, September, 2011
• National Survey on American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVI: Teens and Parents, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, August 2011
• The Economic Impact of Illicit Drug Use on American Society 2011, National Drug Intelligence Center, U. S. Department of Justice, April 2011
• Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use, Overview of Key Findings 2010, The National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2011
• 2010 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, Teens and Parents, April 6, 2011
• Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Volume I. Summary of National Findings, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, September 2010
• Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America’s Prison Population, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, February 2010
• Adolescent Substance Use: America’s #1 Public Health Problem, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, June 2011
• National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XV: Teens and Parents, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, August 2010
• Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1998-2008, National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2010
• Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Involving Abuse of Pain Relievers: 1998 and 2008, The TEDS Report, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 15, 2010
• Highlights of the 2009 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 28, 2010
• 2011 National Drug Control Strategy, Office of National Drug Control Policy, July 2011
• ADAM II 2010 Annual Report, Office of National Drug Control Policy, May 2011
• One in Three Fatally Injured Drivers Tested Positive for Drugs, Office of National Drug Control Press Release, November 30, 2010
  
• Drug Involvement of Fatally Injured Drivers, U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, November 2010 
• Epidemic: Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis, Office of National Drug Control Policy, April 2011
• Unintentional Drug Poisoning in the United States, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, July 2010
• The Importance of Family Dinners VI, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, September 2010
• Prescription for Danger: A report on the Troubling Trend of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Among the Nation’s Teens, Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 2008
• Methadone Diversion, Abuse and Misuse, Deaths Increasing at an Alarming Rate, National Drug Intelligence Center, November 2007
• Teens, Drugs and Violence: A Special Report, June 2007, Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse as American Colleges and Universities, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, March 2007
• Teens and Prescription Drugs: An Analysis of recent Trends on the Emerging Drug Threat, Office of National Drug Control Policy, February 2007