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- description: <p>The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) series (formerly titled National Household Survey
on Drug Abuse) primarily measures the prevalence and<br /> correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys
are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual estimates. Information is provided on the use<br /> of illicit
drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of United States households aged 12 and older. Questions included age at first use
as well as<br /> lifetime, annual, and past-month usage for the following drug classes: marijuana, cocaine (and crack),
hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, alcohol, tobacco,<br /> and nonmedical use of prescription drugs, including pain relievers,
tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives. The survey covered substance abuse treatment<br /> history and perceived need
for treatment, and included questions from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders that allow diagnostic<br
/> criteria to be applied. The survey included questions concerning treatment for both substance abuse and mental health-related
disorders. Respondents were<br /> also asked about personal and family income sources and amounts, health care access
and coverage, illegal activities and arrest record, problems resulting<br /> from the use of drugs, and needle-sharing.
Questions introduced in previous administrations were retained in the 2015 survey, including questions asked<br /> only
of respondents aged 12 to 17. These "youth experiences" items covered a variety of topics, such as neighborhood
environment, illegal activities, drug<br /> use by friends, social support, extracurricular activities, exposure to
substance abuse prevention and education programs, and perceived adult attitudes<br /> toward drug use and activities
such as school work. Several measures focused on prevention-related themes in this section. Also retained were questions on<br
/> mental health and access to care, perceived risk of using drugs, perceived availability of drugs, driving and personal
behavior, and cigar smoking.<br /> Questions on the tobacco brand used most often were introduced with the 1999 survey.
For the 2008 survey, adult mental health questions were added to<br /> measure symptoms of psychological distress in
the worst period of distress that a person experienced in the past 30 days and suicidal ideation. In 2008, a<br /> split-sample
design also was included to administer separate sets of questions (WHODAS vs. SDS) to assess impairment due to mental health
problems.<br /> Beginning with the 2009 NSDUH, however, all of the adults in the sample received only the WHODAS questions.
Background information includes gender, race,<br /> age, ethnicity, marital status, educational level, job status, veteran
status, and current household composition.This study has 1 Data Set.</p>; abstract: <p>The National Survey on
Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) series (formerly titled National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) primarily measures the prevalence
and<br /> correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual
estimates. Information is provided on the use<br /> of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of United States
households aged 12 and older. Questions included age at first use as well as<br /> lifetime, annual, and past-month
usage for the following drug classes: marijuana, cocaine (and crack), hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, alcohol, tobacco,<br
/> and nonmedical use of prescription drugs, including pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives. The survey
covered substance abuse treatment<br /> history and perceived need for treatment, and included questions from the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders that allow diagnostic<br /> criteria to be applied. The survey included
questions concerning treatment for both substance abuse and mental health-related disorders. Respondents were<br />
also asked about personal and family income sources and amounts, health care access and coverage, illegal activities and arrest
record, problems resulting<br /> from the use of drugs, and needle-sharing. Questions introduced in previous administrations
were retained in the 2015 survey, including questions asked<br /> only of respondents aged 12 to 17. These "youth
experiences" items covered a variety of topics, such as neighborhood environment, illegal activities, drug<br />
use by friends, social support, extracurricular activities, exposure to substance abuse prevention and education programs,
and perceived adult attitudes<br /> toward drug use and activities such as school work. Several measures focused on
prevention-related themes in this section. Also retained were questions on<br /> mental health and access to care, perceived
risk of using drugs, perceived availability of drugs, driving and personal behavior, and cigar smoking.<br /> Questions
on the tobacco brand used most often were introduced with the 1999 survey. For the 2008 survey, adult mental health questions
were added to<br /> measure symptoms of psychological distress in the worst period of distress that a person experienced
in the past 30 days and suicidal ideation. In 2008, a<br /> split-sample design also was included to administer separate
sets of questions (WHODAS vs. SDS) to assess impairment due to mental health problems.<br /> Beginning with the 2009
NSDUH, however, all of the adults in the sample received only the WHODAS questions. Background information includes gender,
race,<br /> age, ethnicity, marital status, educational level, job status, veteran status, and current household composition.This
study has 1 Data Set.</p>
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- Title National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH-2015).
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2018-06-09T14:15:54.138185
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