Table 3
Treatment Providers Report on Heroin Use Patterns
| Region | ||||
|
I: Northeast N = 13 |
II: Mid-Atlantic & South N = 15 |
III: Mid-West N = 13 |
IV: West/Southwest N = 12 |
|
| % clients with drug listed as primary drug of abuse | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
| Change over last year | ||||
| increase |
42% |
40% |
23% |
17% |
| no change |
50% |
53% |
69% |
83% |
| decrease |
8% |
7% |
8% |
0% |
| % clients injecting | 44 | 78 | 57 | 87 |
| % clients inhaling/smoking | 56 | 22 | 43 | 13 |
| Other Drugs Abused (% clients who mention) | ||||
| cocaine |
92% |
53% |
38% |
33% |
| marijuana |
15% |
33% |
38% |
2% |
| alcohol |
92% |
60% |
77% |
67% |
| tranquilizers |
15% |
40% |
15% |
8% |
| amphetamines |
8% |
7% |
0% |
42% |
| other | 8% | 40% | 23% | 42% |
| Average by Age | ||||
| under 20 |
7% |
7% |
5% |
2% |
| 21-30 |
32% |
22% |
24% |
25% |
| 31+ |
61% |
71% |
71% |
73% |
| Average by Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| African-American |
38% |
38% |
52% |
12% |
| White |
41% |
57% |
41% |
60% |
| Hispanic & Other |
21% |
5% |
7% |
28% |
| Average by Sex | ||||
| Male |
69% |
69% |
75% |
73% |
| Female |
31% |
31% |
25% |
27% |
| Prior Treatment | ||||
| Yes |
73% |
69% |
76% |
81% |
| No |
27% |
31% |
24% |
19% |
| Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania Region II: Region III: Region IV: |
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