Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse
Summary Table 6
Treatment Providers
Drug Use Patterns
Drug: Cocaine/Crack
% clients
w/drug listed over % clients
REGION as 1 drug last year % clients inhaling/ Other Drugs
of abuse injecting smoking Used (% Mentioned)
I =57% increase 21% =16% =84% heroin 14%
N=15 no change 64% marijuana 50%
decrease 15% alcohol 86%
amphetamines 14%
II =42% increase 0% =10% =90% heroin 18%
N=12 no change 100% marijuana 64%
decrease 0% alcohol 82%
tranquilizers 9%
hallucinogens 9%
amphetamines 18%
III =34% increase 8% =16% =84% heroin 8%
N=14 no change 84% marijuana 58%
decrease 8% alcohol 92%
tranquilizers 8%
amphetamines 8%
other 17%
IV =20% increase 20% =27% =73% heroin 40%
N=11 no change 70% marijuana 30%
decrease alcohol 70%
10% amphetamines 40%
Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire,Vermont, Pennsylvania
Region II: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,Texas, North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas,Louisiana, Oklahoma, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia,
West Virginia, Washington D.C.
Region III: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota
Region IV: Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, California, Idaho, New
Mexico, Washington, Oregon
Summary Table 6 (cont'd.)
Treatment Providers
Characteristics of Users by Drug of Abuse
DRUG: COCAINE/CRACK
Percent Percent Percent Prior
by Age by by Sex Treatment
REGION Race/Ethni
city
under African- Hispanic
20 21-30 31+ American White and Other Male Female Yes No
I =5% =26% =69% =51% =37% =12% =65% =35% =67% =33%
N=15
II =21% =40% =39% =40% =49% =11% =69% =31% =57% =43%
N=12
III =8% =38% =54% =46% =52% =2% =54% =46% =64% =36%
N=14
IV =3% =62% =35% =32% =58% =10% =71% =29% =39% =61%
N=11
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