Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse
Winter 1995
Summary Table 3
Treatment Providers
Drug Use Patterns
DRUG: HEROIN
% clients
w/drug listed _ over % clients
REGION as 1ø drug last % clients inhaling/ Other
of abuse year injecting smoking Drugs
Used (%
Mentioned)
I =17% increas 55% =49% =51% cocaine 82%
N=13 e 45% marijuana 18%
no 0% alcohol 82%
change tranquiliz 9%
decreas ers 9%
e hallucinog 9%
ens
amphetamin
es
II =16% increas 10% =53% =47% cocaine 60%
N=12 e 80% marijuana 10%
no 10% alcohol 70%
change tranquiliz 20%
decreas ers 20%
e amphetamin 20%
es
other
III =14% increas 22% =66% =34% cocaine 44%
N=13 e 78% marijuana 22%
no 0% alcohol 67%
change other 11%
decreas
e
IV =6% increas 31% =72% =28% cocaine 54%
N=14 e 54% marijuana 77%
no 15% alcohol 85%
change tranquiliz 8%
decreas ers 8%
e hallucinog 15%
ens 23%
amphetamin
es
other
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, D.C., Puerto Rico
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, Hawaii, Alaska
Summary Table 3 (cont'd.)
Treatment Providers
Characteristics of Users by Drug of Abuse
DRUG: HEROIN
Percent by AgePercent by Race/Ethnicity Percent by Sex Prior Treatment
REGION
under Africa Hispan
20 21-30 31+ n- White ic and Male Female Yes No
Americ Other
an
I =15% =22% =63% =32% =57% =11% =84% =16% =69% =31%
N=13
II =6% =34% =60% =26% =63% =11% =71% =29% =79% =21%
N=12
III =18% =12% =70% =44% =43% =13% =79% =21% =80% =20%
N=13
IV =1% =22% =77% =6% =60% =34% =68% =32% =68% =32%
N=14
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