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- All Subjects: Maricopa County (Ariz.)
- All Subjects: Drug control
- Creators: Public Broadcasting Service
The purpose of this report is to examine methamphetamine use among adult arrestees and juvenile detainees in Maricopa County, Arizona. We relied on data from the Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network (AARIN) to address the following five questions:
1. What percent of adult arrestees are methamphetamine users and what are their social characteristics?
2. What is the relationship between methamphetamine use and arresting offense?
3. What is the relationship between methamphetamine use by parents and the presence of children in the household?
4. What percent of methamphetamine users are receiving treatment for their drug use?
5. What percent of juvenile detainees are methamphetamine users and what are their social and legal characteristics?
Tom Collins In-Studio Interview (Grant); Children Aren't Waterproof Package (Britton); Testing Psychological Disorders Package (D'Alli). Segments on illegal drug trafficking, child drowning accidents in home pools, and causes of/treatments for depression.