In Brief…

2003 Survey Released

SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies released the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health at the 15th annual launch of September's National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The survey—the largest of its kind Government-wide—includes findings on illicit drug and alcohol use, tobacco use, trends in lifetime prevalence of substance use, trends in initiation of substance use, youth prevention-related measures, and prevalence and treatment of mental health problems across the Nation.

For a copy of the survey, contact SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345. Telephone: 1 (800) 729-6686 (English and Spanish) or 1 (800) 487-4889 (TDD). The publication is available at www.oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda.htm#NHSDAinfo.

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