Includes information on collecting & analyzing data on the extent & nature of substance abuse & mental illness in the U.S. Covers: overview of the impact of alcohol, drug abuse, & mental illness on the U.S.; prevalence of alcohol, drug abuse & mental illness; specialized substance abuse & mental health treatment utilization & staffing; funding sources & expenditures for mental health & substance abuse prevention & treatment. Studies & survey descriptions, extensive references, & glossary. Over 100 charts, tables & graphs.

The papers in the volume were prepared for discussion at the Annual Advisory Committee Meeting of the Center for Drug Abuse Services Research, funded under contract to Brandeis University from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and held April 27-29, 1992, in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

This monograph is based upon papers presented at a technical review on validity issues in self-reported drug use which took place on May 8 and 9, 1984, at Bethesda Maryland. The meeting was sponsored by the Division of Epidemiology and Statistical Analysis, National Institute on Drug Abuse.