Drug Use Among Youth: No Simple Answers to Guide Prevention (Letter
Report, 12/29/93, GAO/HRD-94-24).

Although the use of illegal drugs and alcohol among adolescents has
declined from the peak levels of the late 1970s and early 1980s, it
remains widespread.  The many social ills that accompany drug and
alcohol use remain a serious public policy concern throughout American
society.  This report (1) describes the prevalence of drug and alcohol
use among various groups of young people; (2) describes the relationship
between drug and alcohol use; (3) identifies risk factors most related
to drug and alcohol use by youth; (4) identifies and describes federal
programs aimed at drug risk factors; and (5) on the basis of GAO's
analysis, describes what set of policies might constitute a reasonable
prevention/intervention strategy.

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 REPORTNUM:  HRD-94-24
     TITLE:  Drug Use Among Youth: No Simple Answers to Guide Prevention
      DATE:  12/29/93
   SUBJECT:  Data collection operations
             Drug abuse
             Narcotics
             Controlled substances
             Alcohol abuse
             Drug treatment
             Federal programs
             Minors
             Juvenile delinquency
             Surveys
IDENTIFIER:  NIDA National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
             NIDA High School Senior Survey
             National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
             Dept. of Education Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program
             HHS High Risk Youth Program
             Community Youth Activity Block Grant
             HHS Drug Abuse Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless 
             Youth
             Health Services to the Homeless Project Grant
             DOJ Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program
             Head Start Program
             Social Services Block Grant
             
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