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Research Reports

We regularly publish and distribute our research teams' findings and related recommendations.

Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse 2011

CASAColumbia’s teen surveys have consistently found that the family is fundamental to keeping children away from tobacco, alcohol and illegal substances.

Adolescent Substance Use: America’s #1 Public Health Problem

It is essential to educate the population on adolescent substance use, which is the largest public health problem in America today.

Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse 2010

This survey aims to identify the situations, individual characteristics and social factors that are associated with teen substance use and addiction.

Substance Abuse and America’s Prison Population 2010

The increase in America’s prison population is due overwhelmingly to criminal activity linked to alcohol, other substance use and addiction.

Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets

Substance use and addiction costs federal, state and local governments and taxpayers in the U.S. billions of dollars each year.

Substance Abuse at America’s Colleges and Universities

Substance use by college students is a major issue in the United States, with consequences that extend into the surrounding communities.

The Economic Value of Underage Drinking and Adult Excessive Drinking to the Alcohol Industry

The alcohol industry makes enormous revenue from underage and adult excessive drinkers, encumbering efforts to curb alcohol consumption in the U.S.

Pathways to Substance Abuse Among Girls and Young Women Ages 8-22

Girls and young women are more vulnerable to addiction than are boys and young men, especially during key transition periods in their lives.

Teen Tipplers: America’s Underage Drinking Epidemic

Alcohol is the number one substance of choice among America’s teens, and underage drinking is a serious problem that can have deadly consequences.

Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse & America’s Schools

Substance use in schools is an enormous problem in the United States, but there are steps parents, educators and policymakers can take to address the issue.

Shoveling Up: The Impact of Substance Abuse on State Budgets

Our failure to prevent and treat addiction has adverse effects on state governments, taxpayers and those affected by substance use.

Survey of Primary Care Physicians & Patients on Substance Abuse

Addiction is not often treated within the scope of routine medical practice, with practitioners failing to diagnose and treat substance use disorder.
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