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Pulse Check
National Trends in Drug Abuse
Winter 1998
Table 6
Treatment Providers Report on Cocaine/Crack Use Patterns
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Region
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I: Northwest
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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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| Clients with Cocaine/Crack Listed as Primary Drug of Choice
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23%
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26%
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32%
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15%
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Change in Use Over Last 6 Months
Increase
No change
Decrease
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20%
80%
0%
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4%
72%
24%
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29%
71%
0%
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3%
77%
19%
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Clients Injecting
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12%
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10%
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10%
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19%
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Clients Snorting
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34%
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44%
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33%
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29%
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Clients Smoking
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52%
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46%
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58%
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52%
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Other Drugs Abused
(% providers mention)
heroin
marijuana
alcohol
tranquilizers
amphetamines
other
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8%
64%
88%
8%
24%
8%
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20%
48%
84%
0%
0%
20%
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8%
50%
88%
4%
12%
17%
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23%
39%
65%
6%
16%
6%
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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 6 (cont'd.)
Treatment Providers Report on Cocaine/Crack 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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20%
39%
29%
11%
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18%
43%
30%
9%
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17%
40%
30%
13%
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9%
32%
42%
17%
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Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian
African-American
Latino
Asian
Other
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54%
33%
7%
0%
6%
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51%
34%
13%
0%
1%
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52%
36%
10%
0%
1%
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49%
20%
7%
4%
19%
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Gender
Male
Female
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58%
42%
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71%
29%
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66%
34%
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65%
35%
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Prior Treatment?
Yes
No
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63%
37%
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62%
38%
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58%
42%
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50%
50%
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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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