The analytic portion of the SAMSHA reports is the text portion that's found in various synopses of subtopics. The raw numerical survey data was compiled and submitted to SAMHSA for publication; those metrics and tables are indisputably primary source data. That includes any tables and metrics found in the text digest portion of the NSDUH…
The analytic portion of the SAMSHA reports is the text portion that's found in various synopses of subtopics. The raw numerical survey data was compiled and submitted to SAMHSA for publication; those metrics and tables are indisputably primary source data. That includes any tables and metrics found in the text digest portion of the NSDUH report.
The new NSDUH appears to be emphasizing more incorporation of that interpretive material into the content, in comparison with the previous format. We'll see how they do. It certainly took SAMHSA and ONDCP a while to draw much importance from the findings of the early 2000s- which indicated that for a few years running, more 9th and 12th graders were obtaining their first experiences with (non-alcohol, non-tobacco) drugs from diverted prescription pills than from marijuana. They weren't even distinguishing between the types of prescription pills in their survey questions, for a while. (Fortunately, the number of opioid pill-popping teens has since gone into a steep decline- probably less than 1/3 of what it formerly was at the peak level of 10-15 years ago, although given the earlier deficiencies in survey data specifics, only rough estimates are possible. In any event, it's excellent news, even if I've never seen it as a news headline or a TV story. A drug control and drug education success story. But, oh noes, legal pot...)
The analytic portion of the SAMSHA reports is the text portion that's found in various synopses of subtopics. The raw numerical survey data was compiled and submitted to SAMHSA for publication; those metrics and tables are indisputably primary source data. That includes any tables and metrics found in the text digest portion of the NSDUH report.
The new NSDUH appears to be emphasizing more incorporation of that interpretive material into the content, in comparison with the previous format. We'll see how they do. It certainly took SAMHSA and ONDCP a while to draw much importance from the findings of the early 2000s- which indicated that for a few years running, more 9th and 12th graders were obtaining their first experiences with (non-alcohol, non-tobacco) drugs from diverted prescription pills than from marijuana. They weren't even distinguishing between the types of prescription pills in their survey questions, for a while. (Fortunately, the number of opioid pill-popping teens has since gone into a steep decline- probably less than 1/3 of what it formerly was at the peak level of 10-15 years ago, although given the earlier deficiencies in survey data specifics, only rough estimates are possible. In any event, it's excellent news, even if I've never seen it as a news headline or a TV story. A drug control and drug education success story. But, oh noes, legal pot...)