The DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DCMADS) was

conducted in 1991, and included special analyses of homeless and

transient populations and of women delivering live births in the DC

hospitals. DCMADS was undertaken to assess the full extent of the

drug problem in one metropolitan area. The study was comprised of 16

separate studies that focused on different sub-groups, many of which

are typically not included or are underrepresented in household

surveys. The Homeless and Transient Population

study examines the prevalence of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco

use among members of the homeless and transient population aged 12 and

older in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Statistical Area (DC

MSA). The sample frame included respondents from shelters, soup

kitchens and food banks, major cluster encampments, and literally

homeless people. Data from the questionnaires include history of

homelessness, living arrangements and population movement, tobacco,

drug, and alcohol use, consequences of use, treatment history, illegal

behavior and arrest, emergency room treatment and hospital stays,

physical and mental health, pregnancy, insurance, employment and

finances, and demographics. Drug specific data include age at first

use, route of administration, needle use, withdrawal symptoms,

polysubstance use, and perceived risk.This study has 1 Data Set.