DRUG USE
Table 17. Substance Use Experiences by Homeless Status, 1996
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Currently homeless (%) (N=2,938) |
Formerly homeless clients (%) (N=677) |
Other service users (%) (N=518) |
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Started drinking three or more alcoholic beverages a week: |
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Before age 15 |
36 |
29 |
13 |
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Between ages 15 and 17 |
29 |
28 |
33 |
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Started using illegal drugs: |
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Before age 15 |
31 |
28 |
27 |
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Between ages 15 and 17 |
32 |
21 |
22 |
Source: Interagency Council on the Homeless, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve (1999).
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