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Pulse Check
National Trends in Drug Abuse
Winter 1998
Table 9
Treatment Providers Report on Marijuana 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 Marijuana Listed as Primary Drug of Choice
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20%
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16%
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17%
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16%
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Change in Use Over Last 6 Months
Increase
No change
Decrease
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24%
64%
12%
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17%
78%
4%
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13%
83%
4%
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13%
77%
10%
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Other Drugs Abused
(% providers mention)
cocaine
marijuana
alcohol
tranquilizers
amphetamines
other
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0%
20%
100%
4%
8%
12%
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4%
32%
80%
4%
8%
12%
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4%
25%
88%
4%
8%
17%
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3%
13%
74%
0%
26%
16%
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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 9 (cont'd.)
Treatment Providers Report on Marijuana Use Patterns
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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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39%
36%
19%
6%
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51%
31%
13%
4%
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31%
33%
22%
14%
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32%
33%
24%
12%
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Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian
African-American
Latino
Asian
Other
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64%
22%
4%
0%
10%
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53%
28%
17%
1%
1%
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58%
26%
14%
0%
2%
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52%
10%
11%
5%
21%
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Gender
Male
Female
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63%
37%
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65%
35%
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73%
27%
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68%
32%
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Prior Treatment?
Yes
No
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43%
57%
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35%
65%
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30%
70%
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35%
65%
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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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