A Plan for Estimating the Number of Hardcore Drug Users in the United States

By Simeone, Ronald

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Title:	A Plan for Estimating the Number of Hardcore Drug Users in the United States
Author:	Simeone, Ronald
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Economic & political studies
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Excerpt
Excerpt: The members of the National Panel of Scientific Experts who reviewed our work-Douglas Anglin, William Ellis, Christopher Flinn, Wilhemina Leigh, David Nurco and Rosita Thomas-gave generously of their time, and their guidance contributed much to the quality of the final product. John Carnevale, the Director of Planning and Budget at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, provided continued support for the project. A special debt of gratitude is owed to the many local officials who opened doors for us that might otherwise have remained closed. Barbara Cimaglio, the Director of the Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, facilitated access to many of the drug treatment programs in Cook County. The assistance provided by members of her staff, particularly Sam Gillespie, was critical to the success of the project. Melody Heaps, the President of TASC, provided much needed tutelage in the workings of Chicago government, and served as a strong and true advocate. Her Director of Research, James Swartz, established necessary linkages between project staff and members of the local academic community. John Robinson, the Undersheriff of Cook County, granted access to the booking facility at which we conducted much of our work, and provided support to our operations there.

Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. LIMITATIONS OF EXISTING SURVEY RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Addressing The Problems Of Veracity And Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. ANALYTIC APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. Estimating n, The Rate At Which Events Are Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Estimating N, The Number Of Events Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3. SITE SELECTION, RESPONDENT SELECTION, AND WEIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1. Site Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. Respondent Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Weighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. FINDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1. Characteristics Of n, The Rate At Which Events Are Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2. Characteristics Of N, The Number Of Events Generated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3. Characteristics Of H, The Number Of Hardcore Drug Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27