How substance use prevention research gets used in United States federal policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The growing body of research evidence on substance use and substance use disorder (SU/SUD) prevention could be leveraged to strengthen the intended impact of policies that address SU/SUD. The aim of the present study was to explore how research was used in United States federal legislation that emphasized SU/SUD prevention.

Design

Using a mixed-methods approach, we assessed whether the use of research predicted a bill's legislative progress. We randomly sampled 10 bills that represented different types of research keywords to examine how research was used in these bills, applying content analysis.

Setting

United States Congress.

Participants/cases

Federal legislation introduced between the 101st and the 114th Congresses (1989-2017; n = 1866)

SUBMITTER: Long EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005086 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature