Youths in Therapeutic Foster Care at Elevated Risk for Substance Use (2002 to 2010 NSDUH)

This report uses 2002 to 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess past month binge alcohol use, marijuana use, and nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics among adolescents aged 12 to 17 by whether they had been in therapeutic foster care or traditional foster care.