Impact of September 11, 2001 Events on Substance Use and Mental Health in the New York Area.

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      National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345. Tel: 301-468-2600; Tel: 800-729-6686 (Toll Free); Tel: 800-487-4889 (TDD). For full text: http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/Sept11/toc.htm.
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    • Source:
      130
    • Subject Terms:
      Behavior Patterns; Coping; Data Analysis; Mental Health; Predictor Variables; Substance Abuse; Tables (Data); Terrorism
    • Subject Terms:
      National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
    • Abstract:
      Most studies dealing with the impact of September 11, 2001 events are limited by reliance on recall of individuals about their behaviors before and after the events. To understand the consequences of significant, unexpected events, it is useful to have baseline information for the purpose of comparison. This report examines the potential effects of the September 11 events on substance use and substance abuse treatment, mental health problems and treatment, and religiosity in the New York area using data from the 2000 and 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). Of interest is whether the events of September 11 were associated with changes in the prevalence of substance use or mental health problems in these areas. Because the terrorist acts occurred just prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2001, data collected in the first three quarters of 2001 can be combined and compared with data collected in the fourth quarter. To account for any seasonal effects on these within-year comparisons, the 2000 NHSDA is also used for comparison since the survey in 2000 was almost identical to the one fielded in 2001. Analyses were done by age and gender. In general, relatively few significant changes were observed in problematic behavior following September 11. It is important to note, however, that the post-September 11 data were collected from October through December 2001. It is possible that there may be a lag effect in which behavioral influences are not apparent until a greater amount of time has passed. (Contains 25 references and 59 tables.) (GCP)
    • Publication Date:
      2003
    • Accession Number:
      ED473995