Historique
Congrès
Epidemiologic trends in drug abuse, Vol. I: Highlights and executive summary. June 2001
Auteur(s) :
CEWG (Community Epidemiology Work Group) ;
50th semiannual meeting of the CEWG (June 12-15, 2001; Rockville, MD)
Année
2001
Page(s) :
102 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Bethesda, MD : NIDA
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
EVOLUTION
;
MILIEU URBAIN
;
COCAINE
;
CRACK
;
HEROINE
;
CANNABIS
;
AMPHETAMINE
;
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
GHB
;
BENZODIAZEPINES
;
MILIEU FESTIF
Résumé :
The 50th meeting of the CEWG was held in Rockville, Maryland, on June 12-15, 2001. This meeting marked the 25th anniversary of the program, 21 CEWG representatives reported on current drug trends and patterns in US cities, as well as drug trends over the past 25 years. Drug highlights: Cocaine indicators suggest mixed trends. Heroin indicators increased or remained stable in most CEWG areas, with younger age groups continuing to initiate use. Marijuana indicators show mostly stabilizing trends after a major upsurge in the 1990s. Methamphetamine indicators show recent increases in many western areas after declining for the past 2 years. Club drugs, especially ecstasy, GHB and its precursors, continue to increase across the country, and ecstasy use is expanding to new populations and settings. Phencyclidine (PCP) use, often in combination with marijuana, also is increasing in a number of areas. The abuse of pharmaceuticals, especially oxycodone (Percodan, Percocet, and OxyContin), is emerging or increasing in many CEWG areas. Multisubstance abuse continues to be common for all drugs.
Affiliation :
NIDA, Bethesda, MD, USA