Drugs
Author(s): Michael D. White
For the 2008 AARIN study, 2,105 Maricopa County (AZ) arrestees volunteered to complete the survey instrument and to provide a valid urine specimen for testing. In addition, the arrestees responded to a series of questions related to methamphetamine use
Author(s): Charles Katz, David E. Choate
As a research platform, the AARIN Project can track trends in substance abuse and other concerns among Maricopa County arrestees. This AARIN Alert tracks an alarming increase among a subset of arrestees in opiates, which includes heroin and many common prescription pain-relievers.