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Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse

Summary Table 9
Treatment Providers
Drug Use Patterns

Drug: Marijuana

                                               
                       

                   % clients                                                   
                 w/drug listed      over                                       
REGION             as 1  drug     last year             Other Drugs             
                   of abuse                                Used                

I                     =7%       increase          14% cocaine              29% 
N=15                            no change         57% alcohol              86% 
                                decrease          29% other                14% 



II                   =13%       increase           0% cocaine              36% 
N=12                            no change        100% alcohol              91% 
                                decrease           0% tranquilizers         9% 
                                                      hallucinogens         9% 

III                  =21%       increase           0% alcohol              90% 
N=14                            no change         90%                          
                                decrease          10%                          

IV                    =4%       increase          20% cocaine              60% 
N=11                            no change         80% alcohol             100% 
                                decrease           0% amphetamines         60% 
                                                                        
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 9 (cont'd.) Treatment Providers Characteristics of Users by Drug of Abuse Drug: Marijuana
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 =34% =32% =34% =26% =65% =9% =75% =25% =23% =77% N=15 II =54% =29% =17% =19% =67% =14% =80% =20% =25% =75% N=12 III =30% =34% =36% =34% =65% =1% =68% =32% =36% =64% N=14 IV =51% =34% =15% =13% =72% =15% =78% =22% =14% =86% N=11

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