Table 6
Treatment Providers Report on Cocaine/Crack Use Patterns
| Region | ||||
| I: Northeast
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II: Mid-Atlantic & South N = 17 |
III: Mid-West
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IV: West/Southwest
|
|
| % clients with drug listed as primary drug of abuse | 45 | 32 | 34 | 21 |
| Change over last year | ||||
| increase |
8% |
29% |
7% |
29% |
| no change |
77% |
71% |
73% |
71% |
| decrease |
15% |
0% |
19% |
0% |
| % clients injecting | 15 | 9 | 23 | 27 |
| % clients inhaling/smoking | 85 | 91 | 77 | 73 |
| Other Drugs Abused (% clients who mention) | ||||
| heroin |
47% |
0% |
20% |
14% |
| marijuana |
53% |
59% |
80% |
57% |
| alcohol |
93% |
82% |
80% |
79% |
| tranquilizers |
7% |
12% |
7% |
7% |
| amphetamines |
0% |
12% |
33% |
21% |
| other | 0% | 6% | 7% | 14% |
| Average by Age | ||||
| under 20 |
11% |
10% |
7% |
3% |
| 21-30 |
33% |
44% |
36% |
46% |
| 31+ | 56% | 46% | 57% | 51% |
| Average by Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| African-American |
39% |
42% |
47% |
17% |
| White |
48% |
53% |
46% |
65% |
| Hispanic & Other |
13% |
5% |
7% |
18% |
| Average by Sex | ||||
| Male |
64% |
62% |
69% |
68% |
| Female |
36% |
38% |
31% |
32% |
| Prior Treatment | ||||
| Yes | ||||
| No | ||||
| 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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