Table 9
Treatment Providers Report on Marijuana 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 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 28 |
| Change over last year | ||||
| increase |
27% |
36% |
0% |
15% |
| no change |
46% |
64% |
92% |
77% |
| decrease |
27% |
0% |
8% |
8% |
| % clients injecting | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| % clients inhaling/smoking | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Other Drugs Abused (% clients who mention) | ||||
| cocaine |
36% |
36% |
8% |
8% |
| alcohol |
91% |
93% |
92% |
85% |
| tranquilizers |
0% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
| hallucinogens |
0% |
21% |
15% |
15% |
| amphetamines |
0% |
0% |
0% |
38% |
| other |
0% |
14% |
0% |
23% |
| Average by Age | ||||
| under 20 |
26% |
21% |
22% |
29% |
| 21-30 |
42% |
40% |
37% |
38% |
| 31+ |
32% |
39% |
41% |
33% |
| Average by Sex | ||||
| Male |
69% |
71% |
74% |
68% |
| Female |
31% |
29% |
26% |
32% |
| Prior Treatment | ||||
| Yes |
20% |
31% |
35% |
34% |
| No |
80% |
69% |
65% |
66% |
| 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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