Table 3
Treatment Providers Report on Heroin Use Patterns
| Region | ||||
|
I: Northeast N=21 |
II: Mid-Atlantic & South N=27 |
III: Midwest N=20 |
IV: West & Southwest N=19 | |
| Clients with Heroin Listed as Primary Drug of Choice | 22% | 5% | 7% | 17% |
|
Change in Use Over Last 6 Months Increase No change Decrease |
48% 48% 4% |
30% 67% 4% |
19% 77% 4% |
23% 73% 4% |
| Clients Injecting | 65% | 61% | 62% | 67% |
| Clients Inhaling/Smoking | 35% | 39% | 38% | 33% |
|
Other Drugs Abused (% providers who mention) Cocaine Marijuana Alcohol Tranquilizers Amphetamines Other |
75% 50% 65% 30% 0% 35% |
35% 30% 57% 0% 4% 30% |
40% 30% 60% 5% 5% 20% |
26% 37% 79% 5% 21% 32% |
|
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 | ||||
Treatment Providers Report on Heroin Use Patterns
| Region | ||||
|
I: Northeast N=21 |
II: Mid-Atlantic & South N=27 |
III: Midwest N=20 |
IV: West & Southwest N=19 | |
|
Age Under 20 21-30 31+ |
7% 38% 55% |
11% 30% 59% |
7% 22% 62% |
18% 29% 53% |
|
Race/Ethnicity African American Caucasian Latino & Other |
37% 48% 15% |
23% 69% 8% |
29% 66% 5% |
23% 52% 25% |
|
Gender Male Female |
70% 30% |
73% 27% |
69% 31% |
64% 36% |
|
Prior Treatment? Yes No |
78% 22% |
64% 36% |
70% 30% |
65% 35% |
|
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 | ||||
