Houston Harris County Office of Drug Policy

Research and Reports

• Substance Abuse Trends in Texas - June 2009 (.pdf)
• Substance Abuse Trends in Texas - 2008 (.pdf)
• U.S. Attorney Letter (.pdf)
• Drug use research published with samples relating to the Houston EMA to end 2009 (.pdf)
• Building Our Future (.pdf)
  • An evidenced-based study from the Greater Houston 2017 Drug Summit and 2018 Community Drug Awareness Day

• Access to Inpatient or Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Among Homeless Adults with Alcohol or Other Drug Use Disorders
  • https://www.jstor.org
• Drug Injection and Sexual Mixing Patterns of Drug-Using Male Sex Workers
  • https://journals.lww.com/stdjournal/Fulltext/2003/07000/
    Drug_Injection_and_Sexual_Mixing_Patterns_of.8.aspx
• Estimated HIV Risk Among Hispanics in a National Sample of Drug Users
  • https://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/1999/05010/
    Estimated_HIV_Risk_Among_Hispanics_in_a_National.6.aspx
• New Syringe Acquisition and Multi-Person Use of Syringes Among Illegal Drug Users
  • https://www.jstor.org
• Partner Concordance in Reports of Joint Risk Behaviors
  • https://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/2000/10010/
    Partner_Concordance_in_Reports_of_Joint_Risk.12.aspx
• Psychological Dysfunction and HIV/AIDS Risk Behavior
  • https://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/1996/02010/
    Psychological_Dysfunction_and_HIV_AIDS_Risk.12.aspx
• Sale of Sex for Drugs and Drugs for Sex: An Economic Context of Sexual Risk Behavior for STDs
  • https://journals.lww.com/stdjournal/Fulltext/1999/09000/
    Sale_of_Sex_for_Drugs_and_Drugs_for_Sex__An.5.aspx
• Social Networks and Forecasting the Spread of HIV Infection
  • https://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/2002/10010/
    Social_Networks_and_Forecasting_the_Spread_of_HIV.13.aspx
• The HIV Transmission Gradient: Relationship Patterns of Protection
  • https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/565688
• Gulf Coast Regional Needs Assessment (.pdf)
  • https://www.houstontx.gov/hhcodp/gulf-coast-rna.pdf