Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Women under the Influence. Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Focused on substance abuse among girls and women, this book includes a chapter on illicit use of prescription drugs. The research reported in the volume compares the addiction and abuse of women to that of men. Although women abuse drugs less than men, the problem remains a significant one. Women tend to become addicted more quickly than men and benefit from different types of treatments. 

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse Vll Teens, Parents and Siblings. New York National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Colombia University, August 2002. Also available online. URL http //www.casalibrary.org/... 

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In addition, a 2001 survey by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) revealed that hands-on parents who have established rules and expectations for their teens behavior are more likely to have an excellent relationship with their adolescents than hands-off parents. Moreover, these involved parents are more likely to live with a teen at less risk of using drugs. 

The Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems www.marininstitute.org National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) www.casacolumbia.org National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information www.health.org National Families in Action Online www.emorv.edu/NFIA/... 

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), based at Columbia University in New York, surveyed 2,000 teens and 1,000 parents. The results of this survey offer a comprehensive picture of what teens think about drugs and how substance abuse has impacted their lives. 

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