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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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