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Cynthia Burke¹

¹Criminal Justice Research, San Diego Association of Governments, San Diego, CA 92101, USA. cbu@sandag.org

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|February 21, 2008

Summary

Methamphetamine use among arrestees in San Diego County was examined using objective measures. Data revealed patterns of use, reasons for initiation, and perceived risks, highlighting community impacts.

Area of Science:

Criminology
Psychology
Public Health

Background:

The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program collected objective drug use data from high-risk groups between 1987 and 2003.
San Diego County continued ADAM's core components with local funding after national support ceased.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize descriptive data on methamphetamine (meth) use among adult and juvenile arrestees in San Diego County for calendar year 2005.
To profile recent meth users, explore reasons for use initiation and continuation, and analyze usage patterns and trends.
To examine juveniles' perceived risks of meth use and its community effects.

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Data collection involved standard interviews with adult and juvenile arrestees.
Urinalysis provided objective measures of recent drug use.

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The study provides a profile of methamphetamine users within the arrestee population.
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