National Survey on Drug Use & Health
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services SAMHSA
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Substance abuse; Research
Other titles: National Survey on Drug Use and Health; NSDUH/NHSDA National Survey on Drug Use and Health; NSDUH report.; Analytic series.
Description: NSDUH is the primary source of statistical information on the use of illegal drugs by the U.S. population. Conducted by the Federal Government since 1971, the survey collects data by administering questionnaires to a representative sample of the population through face-to-face interviews at their places of residence. The survey is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is planned and managed by SAMHSA's OAS. Data collection is conducted under contract with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.1 NSDUH collects information from residents of households, noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming houses, dormitories), and civilians living on military bases. The survey does not include homeless persons who do not use shelters, military personnel on active duty, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as jails and hospitals. Appendix E in the full report describes surveys that cover populations outside the NSDUH target population.
Notes: Title from page marked at bottom, "Home Page for SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health" (publisher's website; viewed Mar. 9, 2004).

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