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Pulse Check
National Trends in Drug Abuse
Winter 1998
Table 3
Treatment Providers Report on Heroin Use Patterns
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Region
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I: Northeast
N=25
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II: Mid-Atlantic & South
N=25
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III: Midwest
N=24
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IV: West & Southwest
N=30
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Clients with Heroin Listed as Primary Drug of Choice
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8%
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20%
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9%
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21%
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Change in Use Over Last 6 Months
Increase
No change
Decrease
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26%
74%
0%
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33%
67%
0%
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33%
67%
0%
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39%
57%
4%
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Clients Injecting
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47%
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53%
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58%
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68%
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Clients Snorting
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35%
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38%
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26%
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14%
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Clients Smoking
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19%
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10%
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16%
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18%
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Other Drugs Abused
(% providers who mention)
Cocaine
Marijuana
Alcohol
Tranquilizers
Amphetamines
Other
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20%
24%
52%
0%
12%
12%
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60%
32%
72%
4%
0%
20%
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46%
42%
71%
4%
8%
25%
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55%
36%
65%
13%
26%
13%
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| 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 |
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Table 3 (cont'd)
Treatment Providers Report on Heroin Use Patterns
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Region
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I: Northeast
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II: Mid-Atlantic & South
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III: Midwest
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IV: West & Southwest
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Age
Under 20
20's
30's
40+
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17%
33%
37%
11%
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13%
35%
30%
20%
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17%
33%
37%
13%
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4%
30%
38%
28%
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Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian
African American
Latino
Asian
Other
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53%
31%
6%
0%
10%
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29%
54%
15%
1%
1%
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26%
63%
4%
0%
6%
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16%
45%
19%
4%
18%
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Gender
Male
Female
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59%
41%
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74%
26%
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71%
29%
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66%
34%
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Prior Treatment?
Yes
No
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72%
28%
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68%
32%
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68%
32%
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59%
41%
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| 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 |
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