Office of National Drug Control Policy -- 2003 National Drug Control Strategy

Table 19. Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health (ADM) Problems Among Homeless Clients, 1996

ADM Combination	Past month (%)	Past year (%)	Lifetime (%)
Any ADM problem	66	74	86
Alcohol problem	38	46	62
Drug problem	26	38	58
Mental health problem	39	45	57
Specific Combinations
Alcohol problem only	13	12	9
Drug problem only	7	7	6
Mental health problem only	17	15	10
Alcohol and drug problems	7	10	15
Alcohol and mental health problems	10	10	15
Drug and mental health problems	5	7	8
Alcohol, drug, and mental health problems	8	14	30
No ADM problems	34	26	14
Source: Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve, Interagency Council on the Homeless, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (1999).