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Drug Generations in the 2000s

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Much empirical evidence indicates that the popularity of various drugs tends to increase and wane over time producing episodic epidemics of particular drugs. These epidemics mostly affect persons reaching their late teens at the time of the epidemic resulting in distinct drug generations. This article examines the drug generations present in the 2000s among arrestees in the 10 locations served by the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring-II program. At all 10 locations, our findings show that crack use is still common among older arrestees but not among arrestees born more recently. Marijuana is the drug most common among younger arrestees. The article also examines trends in heroin, methamphetamine, and powder cocaine use among arrestees at the few locations where their use was substantial.

Source: Journal of Drug Issues

DOI: 10.1177/0022042613475599

Authors: Andrew Golub, Henry H. Brownstein

Institutions: National Development and Research Institutes, University of Chicago, National Opinion Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Youth, Drugs, and Violence

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse