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Is there a drug abuse crisis? -- Teen drug abuse is a national crisis / Meredith Maran -- A teen drug abuse crisis does not exist / Drug Reform Coordination Network -- Methamphetamine abuse is a crisis in the United States / National Association of Counties -- Methamphetamine abuse is not a crisis in the United States / Steve Chapman -- Prescription drug abuse is reaching crisis proportions / Joseph Califano -- How can drug abuse be reduced? -- The war on drugs reduces drug abuse / Jonathan V. Last -- The war on drugs does not reduce drug abuse / Jack Cole -- Legalizing drugs would increase drug abuse / U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency -- Legalizing drugs would reduce drug abuse / Norm Stamper -- Student drug testing reduces drug abuse / Calvina L. Fay -- Student drug testing does not reduce drug abuse / Nikos A. Leverenz -- What role does marijuana play in drug abuse? -- Marijuana is harmful / U.S. Office of Drug Control Policy -- Marijuana is not harmful / Paul Armentano -- Marijuana use leads to abuse of other drugs / National Center on Substance Abuse and Addiction at Columbia University -- Marijuana use does not lead to abuse of other drugs / Common Sense for Drug Policy -- Facts about drug abuse -- Organizations to contact

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: The National Tragedy of Drug Abuse -- Chapter One: Drug Abuse in America -- Chapter Two: How Drugs Affect the Brain, the Body, and Behavior -- Chapter Three: How Drug Abuse Affects Society -- Chapter Four: The War on Drugs -- Chapter Five: Should Drugs Be Legalized? -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

"As the drug abuse epidemic evolves, so do the tools needed to understand and treat it. Accordingly, Epidemiology of Drug Abuse takes the long view, cogently outlining what the book calls ""the natural history of drug abuse"" and redefining its complex phenomena to reflect our present-day knowledge. Twenty-six eminent contributors discuss the state and future of the field, balancing the practical concerns involved in gathering drug abuse data with the ethics of using the information. - Current thinking on pathways and etiology, as well as medical, psychological, and social sequelae of drug abuse- Proven, up-to-date methodologies for assessment- Challenges of gathering data from high-risk and other user populations- Sampling and application issues- Uses, sources, and limitations of treatment data- Analytical papers applying the methodologies to specific and global studies - The role of epidemiology studies in developing prevention strategies With this multifaceted approach to the subject, Epidemiology of Drug Abuse provides researchers and educators with a reference that sheds significant light on infrequently covered areas. In addition, its breadth and accessibility of coverage make it a teaching text suitable to courses in epidemiology, public health, and drug abuse."

The discipline of epidemiology utilizes the constructs of agent, host, vector, and environment to study the incidence and prevalence (i.e., the nature, extent, distribution, correlates) and the contexts, and consequences of drug abuse in the United States. This paper provides a selected review of the results of 40 years of epidemiological study of drug abuse using surveillance systems, general population surveys, ethnography and qualitative research approaches. It then addresses the challenges in conducting research on drug abuse epidemiology. The paper concludes with some missed opportunities and lessons learned in four decades of a large portfolio of research studies conducted by an impressive array of distinguished scientists.

This wide-ranging handbook brings together experts in the sociology of drug abuse prevention. Providing a comprehensive overview of the accumulated knowledge on prevention theory, intervention design, and development and prevention research methodology, this work also promotes prevention science as an evolving field in the practice and policy of drug abuse prevention.

Many of the papers in this theme issue originated as presentations at a conference entitled "Reflections on 40 Years of Drug Abuse Research." At the conference, leaders in the drug abuse field presented their work, as well as their visions and concerns for the future of drug abuse research, and many of those presentations are included as papers in this issue of the Journal of Drug Issues. At the end of the conference, and after hearing presentations from senior researchers in the field, several mid-career investigators were invited to reflect on the conference and on the field of drug abuse research at this time in its history. This brief article offers reactions to the conference, in terms of its meaning for the future of drug abuse research.

In 1962, Thomas Kuhn wrote "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" and popularized the concept of "paradigm shift." Kuhn commented that scientific advancement is not evolutionary, but involves "a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions." It is during these revolutions that "one conceptual world is replaced by another." The presentations of the researchers at this conference represent the shifting paradigm of drug abuse research. The presentations at "40 Years of Drug Abuse" Research" will prompt future researchers to integrate the collective work of distinguished epidemiologists, ethnographers, neurobiologists, pharmacologists, as well as prevention, treatment, services, and policy researchers. As the next generation, we are called to use methods that are both transdisciplinary and translational. A transdisciplinary and translational future will require next generation drug abuse researchers to apply knowledge of basic science to prevention or treatment strategies.