Washington DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study Household and Non-Household Populations (DC-MADSH-1991)

The DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DCMADS) was
conducted in 1991, and included special analyses of homeless and
transient populations and of women delivering live births in the DC
hospitals. DCMADS was undertaken to assess the full extent of the
drug problem in one metropolitan area. The study was comprised of 16
separate studies that focused on different sub-groups, many of which
are typically not included or are under-represented in household
surveys.The DCMADS: Household and Non-household Populations
examines the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among
members of household and non-household populations aged 12 and older
in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area (DC
MSA). The study also examines the characteristics of three
drug-abusing sub-groups: crack-cocaine, heroin, and needle users. The
household sample was drawn from the 1991 National Household Survey on
Drug Abuse (NHSDA). The non-household sample was drawn from the
DCMADS Institutionalized and Homeless and Transient Population
Studies. Data include demographics, needle use, needle-sharing, and
use of tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, crack, inhalants, marijuana, hallucinogens, heroin, sedatives, stimulants, psychotherapeutics (non-medical use), tranquilizers, and analgesics.This study has 1 Data Set.