Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse
Winter 1995

Summary Table 9
Treatment Providers
Drug Use Patterns

DRUG: MARIJUANA

                          
                          % clients                    
                           w/drug     _ over           
        REGION             listed      last       Other Drugs
                         as 1ø drug    year          Used
                          of abuse       
I                           =10%      increas    33%  cocaine         8%
N=13                                  e               alcohol        46%
                                      no         67%  other           8%
                                      change      0%
                                      decreas
                                      e
II                          =14%      increas     0%  cocaine        22%
N=12                                  e         100%  alcohol       100%
                                      no          0%  tranquiliz     11%
                                      change          ers
                                      decreas
                                      e
III                         =12%      increas     0%  cocaine        20%
N=13                                  e          90%  alcohol        90%
                                      no         10%  tranquiliz     10%
                                      change          ers            10%
                                      decreas         other
                                      e
IV                          =17%      increas     7%  cocaine        21%
N=14                                  e          86%  alcohol        57%
                                      no          7%  hallucinog      7%
                                      change          ens            14%
                                      decreas         amphetamin     36%
                                      e               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 9 (cont'd.)
Treatment Providers
Characteristics of Users by Drug of Abuse
DRUG: MARIJUANA Percent by AgePercent by Race/Ethnicity Percent by Sex Prior Treatment ity REGION under Africa Hispan 20 21-30 31+ n- White ic and Male Female Yes No Americ Other an I =45% =32% =23% =28% =71% =1% =67% =33% =37% =63% N=13 II =38% =46% =16% =18% =76% =6% =80% =20% =31% =69% N=12 III =48% =26% =26% =13% =85% =2% =73% =27% =22% =78% N=13 IV =30% =35% =35% =10% =71% =19% =67% =33% =27% =73% N=14

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