Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG)

What We Do:

Established in 1976, the Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) is a network composed of researchers from major metropolitan areas of the United States and selected foreign countries which meets semiannually to discuss the current epidemiology of drug abuse. The primary mission of the work group is to provide ongoing community-level surveillance of drug abuse through analysis of quantitative and qualitative research data. Through this program the CEWG provides current descriptive and analytical information regarding the nature and patterns of drug abuse, emerging trends, characteristics of vulnerable populations and social and health consequences.

Reports and Publications:

• Meeting Reports
• Assessing Drug Abuse Within and Across Communities - A Guide for Developing Epidemiology Workgroups

CEWG Members:

• Members and Contact Information

Other Web Sites of Interest:

• Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)
• Statistical Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Health Statistics from the CDC Data Warehouse
• More Web Sites...

Contact Information:

• Moira O'Brien, M.Phil. - Project Officer
  Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse
  6001 Executive Boulevard
  Room 5153 MSC 9589
  Bethesda, MD 20892-9589
  Phone: 301-402-1881
  Fax: 301-443-2636