Rural Substance Abuse Partnership - Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy

Quick Facts: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/44000.html
Area: 1,044.93 square miles
Population: 1,048,319 (2000 census); 1,067,610 (2006 estimate)
Population Density: 1,003.2 persons per square mile

General census state demographic profiles
Summaries of data on household demographics, income, poverty, housing, employment, education, ancestry, migration, language, disability and other information are available in .pdf format tables for each state.
http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/sdcprofiles3/us/states/

Population estimates for all states
The Population Estimates Program publishes state population estimates each year for total population with details on age, sex, race and Hispanic origin. The first release of total population estimates at the end of the calendar year includes demographic components of change (births, deaths, and migration). Later releases include population data by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin and give numbers for single year of age, different age groupings, and median age. These data are estimates of the population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia as of July 1 of each year. Downloadable datasets available
http://www.census.gov/popest/states/

Rhode Island state drug and alcohol policies
Provides information, strategic planning assistance, and leadership development for community-based efforts to advance effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention, and treatment.
http://www.jointogether.org/getinvolved/state/rhode-island/

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, initiated in 1971, is a face-to-face sample of approximately 68,000 persons over age 12. The survey measures illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco in the civilian, non-institutionalized US population. Website features: downloadable datasets, national summaries and significant state findings, and online analysis. Because of survey improvements, 2002 and later surveys should not be compared with 2001 and earlier surveys. Data can be reported at the national or state level.
http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh.htm

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
for Rural Substance Abuse Partnership States

View and compare significant differences in drug use prevalence between NSDUH survey years as well as quintile placement for RSAP states. Significance, percentages, and annual averages based on National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Data reported by age group, region and state.

Source: Office of Applied Studies. (2007). Changes in Prevalence Rates of Drug Use between 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 among States. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Online sources:
http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/states.htm
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k3State/LOF.htm (2002-2003 maps)
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k4State/LOF.htm (2003-2004 maps) http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k5State/LOF.htm (2004-2005 maps)

Rhode Island Profiles and Publications, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Includes downloadable 2006 state report plus 2003 Providence area report. Includes drug-related use, arrests, trafficking, and treatment summarized from a wide range of national and state datasets. Because of differences in reporting, this should not be used to compare states. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/ri/index.html

National Co-Morbidity Survey (NCS), National Institute on Drug Abuse
The first NCS survey was administered in the early 1990s; the second follow-up survey was carried out in the homes of a nationally representative sample of respondents aged 18 years and older between February 2001 and April 2003. Drugs covered by this survey include alcohol, tobacco, sedatives, stimulants, tranquilizers, analgesics, inhalants, marijuana/hashish, cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, medical/nonmedical use of prescription drugs, and polysubstance use.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
This biannual survey, which was started in 1991, targets students in grades 9-12 in public and private schools. The YRBSS measures health risk factors, including alcohol and drug use. Website features: downloadable datasets, surveillance summaries, and online analysis. Data can be reported at the state level and includes selected county and city information as well.

Monitoring the Future survey (MTF), University of Michigan
This national survey of adolescent drug use, which began in 1975, focuses on youth in grades 8, 10, and 12, as well as a small sub-sample of previous-year 12^th grade participants. The current sample size is approximately 50,000 students located in roughly 400 schools, both private and public. Website features: online analysis, downloadable datasets, and the most recent Overview of Key Findings for a national sample. Survey does not report data at the state level.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/SAMHDA/DAS/04536.xml

Rhode Island National Treatment Episode Dataset (TEDS)
National- and state-level information on the numbers and characteristics of individuals admitted to alcohol and drug treatment and describe the facilities that deliver care to those individuals. Admissions are affected by differences in State reporting practices, varying definitions of treatment admission, availability of public funds, and public funding constraints
http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/tedsweb/tab_year.choose_year_web_table?t_state=RI

Rhode Island Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directory, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
A resource sponsored by the Division of State and Community Assistance of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to provide information exchange between CSAT staff and State and local alcohol and substance abuse agencies.
http://www.treatment.org/states/ri.html

Rhode Island Fact Sheet 2007, US Drug Enforcement Administration
Provides consolidated information about the use, availability, trafficking and seizures of specific drugs statewide. Also includes information about enforcement and legislation.
http://www.dea.gov/pubs/states/rhodeisland.html

Department of Justice Rhode Island Drug Threat Assessment
Strategic assessment that addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat posed by each drug type or category, taking into account the most current quantitative and qualitative information on availability, demand, production or cultivation, transportation, and distribution, as well as the effects of a particular drug on abusers and society as a whole.
http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs3/3979/

Rhode Island High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
Provides State and local profiles, contacts, and resources about drug trafficking.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/hidta/ri.html

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR), Federal Bureau of Investigation
PDF reports or downloadable excel files of information by state, city, or offense
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/03cius.htm

National Forensic Laboratory Information System, US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
The National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) is a U.S.DEA-sponsored project that systematically collects results from solid-dosage drug analyses conducted by State and local forensic laboratories across the country. Website provides links to reports and is searchable by topic.
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/nflis/index.html

American University Justice School of Public Affairs, Programs Office
Website features: filter by all drug court activity, juvenile drug court, or tribal drug court

WISQARS^TM National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS^TM) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data, searchable by state or region.
http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_sy.html

State Monitoring of Prescription Drugs and Other Substances Bill Status Update (PDF), National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (April 2007)
As of February 2007, update includes summaries of bills related to electronic tracking systems for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine products
http://www.natlalliance.org/pdfs/April%202007.pdf

State Prescription Monitoring Program Reports, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration
Overview of Prescription Monitoring Programs, includes state contacts but no state-specific information listed.
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/program/index.html

National Treatment Dataset (TEDS) by region:
Northeast U.S. (2000-2004)