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	Child & Adolescent Workgroup (CAWG)

Topics of interest in the area of the epidemiology of youth drug abuse include but are not limited to:

Prevalence and Incidence of Youth Drug Abuse including Gender Differences
Current and Emerging Trends in Drug Use (e.g. Club Drugs, MDMA, etc.)
Descriptive Studies (e.g., Ethnographic Studies, Regional/Geographic Comparisons, Gender Differences, Natural History)
Secondary Data Analysis (e.g., National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, The Monitoring the Future Project, The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.)
Transitions and Escalation from Drug Use to Abuse including Gender Differences
Special Topics (e.g., HIV and AIDS, Involvement in the Criminal Justice System)
Health Disparities in the Area of Youth Drug Abuse

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