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The
NSDUH Report - - Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation
of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use
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format (508 compliant version - -also contains the data
table that was used to construct each figure; this data table is not
found in printed or PDF version)
Highlights:
- Alcohol
and illicit drug dependence were defined in SAMHSA's National Survey
on Drug Use and Health using the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria which includes
such symptoms as withdrawal, tolerance, unsuccessful attempts to cut
down on use, and continued use despite health and emotional problems
caused by the substance.
- Based
on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 3.2% of the persons
aged 12 or older who first used alcohol 13 to 24 months prior to the
survey interview were dependent on alcohol in the past 12 months.
- Of
the persons aged 12 or older who first used marijuana 13 to 24 months
prior to the survey interview, 5.8% were dependent on marijuana
in the past year.
- Among
new users of crack cocaine in the 13 to 24 months prior to the survey
interview, 9.2% were dependent on any type of cocaine in the past year.
- Of
the new users of heroin in the 13 to 24 months prior to the survey interview,
13.4% were dependent on heroin in the past year.
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reports on dependence
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This
Short Report, The
NSDUH Report - - Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation
of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use,
is based on SAMHSA's National Survey
on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Office
of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence,
patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected
mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized
population, age 12 and older. SAMHSA's
National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug
use and for selected mental health measures by State.
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