Federal Drug Data Sources

Federal Drug Data Sources (Modified from ONDCP) This table identifies Federal sources of drug data, while highlighting the frequency of data sets, the sponsoring agencies, target populations and areas of coverage. Additional sources of relevant data, especially on co-morbidity, have been added to the original ONDCP list. See also: Inventory of Federal Drug-Related Data Sources. (* Key drug epidemiology resources) General Information Coverage Dates Title Agency Description Population Geographic Area Frequency Drug Use National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Formerly called the * “National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.” SAMHSA The primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse. General U.S. civilian non- institutionalized population, age 12 and older. National Regional State Annually Started 1976 Most Recent 2005 *Monitoring the Future (MTF) NIDA An ongoing study of the drug-related behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. 8th, 10th, 12th, College Students, and Young Adults National Annually Started 1972 Most Recent 2006 Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Military Personnel DoD Provides a comprehensive worldwide assessment of the prevalence of substance use and other health-related behaviors among military personnel. Active-duty military personnel in the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. U.S. military bases worldwide. Every 2 to 4 years. Started 1980; Most Recent 2002 Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) NIDA Provides ongoing community-level surveillance of drug abuse through analysis of quantitative and qualitative research data. Data gathered from public health agencies, medical and treatment facilities, criminal justice and correctional offices, law enforcement agencies, and other sources unique to local areas Local, Multi-jurisdictional Semi-Annually Started 1976 Most Recent June 2006 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM)Formerly called “Drug Use Forecasting (DUF)” NIJ Traced trends in the prevalence and types of drug use among booked arrestees in urban areas. Adult arrestees and juvenile detainees. Local, Multi-jurisdictional No longer conducted Started 1997 Last report: 2003 (DUF 1986 to 1996) *National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) NIAAA Details alcohol & drug disorders as well as co-morbid psychiatric Diagnoses (DSM-IV) General US Civilian Household Population Ages 18 & older National Every four years (so far) Started: 2001-2 Most recent: 2004-2005 *National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) and NCS Replication (NCS-R) NIMH Prevalence and correlates of DSM-III-R (APA) disorders including the prevalence of substance use and other healthrelated behaviors General US Civilian Household Population Ages 18 & older National, but Replication Planned worldwide First: 1990-1991 Second: 2001-2002 Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Study NIMH 1st large population-based survey of mental disorders (DSM-III) General urban population, Ages 18 & older; not nationally representative New Haven, CT; St Louis; Durham, NC; Baltimore & Los Angeles 1980-1985 Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) CDC Non-fatal injuries and poisonings treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms 2000-2005; Mortality data for 1981-1999 from death certificates General population National Annual Non-fatal: 2000-2005 Mortality: 1981-1999 Indicators of School Crime and Safety National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Information drawn from a variety of independent data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, and principals, School Populations National Annual General Information Coverage Dates Title Agency Description Population Geographic Area Frequency Consequences of Use Economic Cost of Drug Abuse in the United States ONDCP Details the economic damage illegal drugs inflict on the American economy. N/A National Every four years Started 2001 Most recent: 2002 *Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) CDC Monitors priority health-risk behaviors which contribute to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among youths and adults School Aged Youth grades 9 through 12 Multi-jurisdictional Every two years Started 1998 Most Recent: 2005 *National Vital Statistics Report (NVSR) CDC Provides data on drug-induced deaths based on information from all death certificates filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. General population National Annual Started: 1979 Most Recent: 2004 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)*Emergency Department Component*Mortality Component SAMHSA Monitors drug abuse patterns and trends and assesses the health hazards associated with drug abuse by involvement of drugs in deaths and emergency department episodes Drug-related deaths and emergency department episodes. Multi-jurisdictional Annually Started 1972 Most Recent: ED - 2005 ME - 2003 General Information Coverage Dates Title Agency Description Population Geographic Area Frequency Treatment Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) SAMHSA ADSS is a nationally representative survey of substance abuse treatment facilities and clients. The data were collected to estimate the client length of stay and the costs of treatment as well as to describe the post-treatment status of clients. Substance abuse treatment facilities and their clients. National Three phases that began in October 1996 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) SAMHSA Collects information on location, characteristics, and services offered by treatment facilities. Formerly Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS). A component of Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) Treatment facilities listed in the Inventory of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (I-SATS). National State Annually UFDS Started 1980 N-SSATS Started 2000 Most Recent 2005 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) SAMHSA Provides data on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of admissions to substance abuse treatment. A component of Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) Admissions to substance abuse treatment, primarily at facilities receiving public funds. Excludes Federally owned facilities. National State Continuous Started 1992 Most Recent 2005 General Information Coverage Dates Title Agency Description Population Geographic Area Frequency Source and Volume of Illegal Drugs International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) DOS Provides a report on illicit drug-control and money laundering activities in more than 140 countries. N/A International Annually Started 1996 Most Recent 2007 Federal-Wide Drug Seizure System DEA Provides information about drug seizures made by and with the participation of DEA, FBI, Customs Service, Border Patrol, and Coast Guard. N/A National Annually Started 1998 Most Recent 2004 National Drug Threat Assessment NDIC Synthesizes all federal, state, and local counterdrug reporting into a single source of information regarding national-level drug trafficking and abuse trends. N/A National Annually Started 2001 Most Recent 2007 General Information Coverage Dates Title Agency Description Population Geographic Area Frequency Enforcement Uniform Crime Reports FBI Presents data on the number of offenses, including drug related offenses known to the police, arrests, and clearances. City, county, and State law enforcement agencies that represent 94 percent of the general U.S. population. National Regional State Local Annually Started 1930 Most Recent 2005 Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) DEA (Diversion Control) An automated system which monitors the flow of DEA controlled, licit substances; from point of manufacture through commercial distribution to point of sale at the dispensing level - Included: All C I and C II material; C III narcotic and GHB and selected C III & IV psychotropic drugs (manufacturers only). N/A National Ongoing Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) BJS Provides national data on the management and administration of law enforcement agencies including the existence of laboratory testing facilities, drug enforcement units, and drug education units. Law enforcement agencies National Periodically Started 1987 Most Recent 2000 General Information Coverage Dates Title Agency Description Population Geographic Area Frequency Drug Offenders Juvenile Court Statistics OJJDP Describes cases and juveniles processed for drug related delinquency by the juvenile courts in the United States. Juveniles in U.S. courts. National Annually Started 1927 Most Recent 2001–2002 *Survey of Inmates in Local Jails BJS Describes the characteristics of inmates in local jails by drug and alcohol use, criminal history, current offense, health care, and socioeconomic status. Jail Inmates National Periodically Started 1978 Most Recent 2002 *Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities BJS Describes the characteristics of inmates in Federal and state correctional facilities by drug and alcohol use, criminal history, current offense, health care, and socioeconomic status. Federal and State prison inmates. National Every 5 years Started 1974 for State and 1991 for Federal Most Recent 2004 *Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement OJJDP Monitors juvenile custody facilities and residents with drug related offenses. Replaced Children in Custody (CIC) census. Private and public juvenile custody facilities. National Biennially Started 1997 Most Recent 2002

Other Resources

	Drug Data Summary This fact sheet summarizes current drug use estimates, drug-related law enforcement activities, data on drug offenders in the criminal justice system, drug availability estimates, and the historical and current Federal drug control budget.
	*Drug-Related Statistics Resources Provides links to other sources of drug-related data.
	Federal Drug-Related Data Systems Inventory: Report of the Drug Control Research Data, and Evaluation Committee (PDF) This report presents an inventory of current drug-related data sources from a variety of Federal agencies.
	Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Substance Abuse Data Archives. This is an ICPSR search on “substance abuse.” ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data sets for research and instruction.
	Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) SAMHDA provides access to substance abuse research data to promote the sharing of these data among researchers, policymakers, service providers, and others.
	Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States.

Federal Agencies

White House

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

Government Printing Office (Code of Federal Regulations)

Government Printing Office (Federal Register Notices)

National Technical Information Service (NTIS) – Registrant Information

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Career Opportunities

FIRSTGOV – U.S. Government search site

Small Business Administration (SBA)

SBA - Office of the National Ombudsman

Related Links

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)

National Association of State Controlled Substance Authorities (NASCSA)

Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)

Industry Links

This section contains hyperlinks to web sites created and maintained by other government agencies and organizations relating to the control of and adherence to the Controlled Substances Act.

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)

American College of Nurse - Midwives (ACNM)

American Dental Association (ADA)

American Hospital Association (AHA)

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

American Pharmaceutical Association (APHA)

American Psychological Association (APA)

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)

American Society of Health - System Pharmacists (ASHP)

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

Food Marketing Institute (FMI)

Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA)

National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)

National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)

National Association of State Alcohol/ Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)

National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)

National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP)

Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PRMA)

Online tools for quick analysis of certain Federal data sets

There are a number of online tools for quick analysis of certain Federal data sets of interest in the epidemiology of drug abuse and its antecedents and consequences. Here are some of the most useful:

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)* (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/using-data/sda.html):
Provides access to substance abuse research data to promote the sharing of these data among researchers, policymakers, service providers, and others.

SAMHSA Office of Applied Studies (OAS) Quick Data Tables on Substance Abuse: Conduct Your Own Analysis (http://oas.samhsa.gov/quick.cfm):
Provides direct access to OAS data.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) (http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/):
Monitors priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/):
The world's largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984.

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)(http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm):
An interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.

CDC Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER)(http://wonder.cdc.gov/):
An easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the CDC available and provides access to online databases with an ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
(http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/QueryTool/QuerySection/SelectYear.aspx):
Contains data on all vehicle crashes in the United States that occur on a public roadway and involve a fatality. This FARS Query System provides interactive public access to fatality data.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)(http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/das.html):
The primary activities of NACJD are the archiving and distribution of computer-readable crime and justice data collections to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources and through the production of original research based on archived data.

Data Ferret (http://dataferrett.census.gov/):
A tool from the US Census Bureau built to access TheDataWeb, a network of online data libraries. Data topics include, census data, economic data, health data, income and unemployment data, population data, labor data, cancer data, crime and transportation data, family dynamics and vital statistics data.

HCUPnet (http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/):
HCUPnet is a free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). It provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.


* FYI, OAS has released another short report that illustrates use of the OAS online data analysis system (SAMHDA). Using heroin as an example, this report shows how SAMHSA's TEDS public use data files can be analyzed to show trends from 1995 to 2000 and how to graph the results. The report is: The DASIS Report: Graphing Multi-Year Analyses of TEDS at:http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/2k3/MultiYr/MultiYr.cfm Other helpful reports on the SAMHDA can be found at: http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/tutorial.cfm and;
http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/samhda.htm