title: The state of support for research on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of drug use and drug use disorders in the USA.
abstract: This article describes the challenge of sustaining a balanced agenda for drug use research in the USA to advance understanding of the nature and extent of drug use and drug use disorders in a population; the processes and mechanisms that underlie onset, continuing, and stopping drug dependence; how to effectively prevent the onset of and early drug use as well as the social and health consequences of such use; and how to treat and maintain those with drug use disorders. This review concludes with recommendations to achieve sustained stability of funding for and to promote the progress of epidemiologic, prevention, and treatment policy research.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Center, JBS International, Inc, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852, USA. zsloboda@jbsinternational.com
authors.forename: Zili
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sloboda
mesh_terms: D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology