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 Substance Use Among Adults on Probation

 

Table 3. Percentage Using Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Among Probationers and Non-Probationers Aged 18 and Older in their Lifetime, the Past Year, and the Past Month: 1995-97
  Lifetime Past Year Past Month

Drug		 % of

Probationers

 % of

Non-Probationers

   % of

Probationers

 % of

Non-Probationers

   % of

Probationers

 % of

Non-Probationers

 
Any Illicit Drug Use[1] 71.5 + 35.8 42.7 + 9.7 27.8 + 5.4
Marijuana 68.2 + 33.3 36.2 + 7.6 23.1 + 4.2
Cocaine 40.3 + 10.9 16.5 + 1.7 8.7 + 0.6
Crack 19.8 + 1.9 7.6 + 0.5 4.5 + 0.2
Inhalants 22.5 + 5.3 5.7 + 0.7 1.1 + 0.2
Hallucinogens 37.0 + 9.7 10.3 + 1.3 5.1 + 0.5
PCP 15.0 + 3.0 1.1 + 0.1 0.2   *
Heroin 9.4 + 1.0 3.0 + 0.2 0.6   0.1
Nonmedical use of any  
psychotherapeutic[2] 28.1 + 9.7 13.5 + 2.6 6.1 + 1.2
Stimulants 17.3 + 4.8 6.4 + 0.7 2.7 + 0.3
Sedatives 10.1 + 2.4 2.6 + 0.3 0.2   0.1
Tranquilizers 17.4 + 3.6 5.6 + 1.0 2.5 + 0.4
Analgesics 19.5 + 5.4 9.7 + 1.7 2.9 + 0.6
Any illicit drug other  
than marijuana [1] 53.9 + 19.2 27.4 + 4.7 15.2 + 2.2
 
Alcohol 95.3 + 87.2 76.5 + 68.3 62.1 + 55.1
Binge Alcohol [3] -   - -   - 38.8 + 15.6
Heavy Alcohol[4] -   - -   - 21.7 + 5.3
 
Cigarettes 90.0 + 75.1 69.1 + 32.6 62.4 + 29.8
 
Smokeless Tobacco 38.8 + 17.6 14.8 + 4.5 7.9 + 3.3
+ Percentage of probationers who used drug differs from percentage of non-probationers who used drug at 0.05 level of significance.
* Low-precision; no estimate reported.

[1] Any illicit drug indicates use at least once of marijuana or hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any illicit drug other than marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana use; marijuana users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

[2] Nonmedical use of any prescription-type stimulant, sedative, tranquilizer, or analgesic; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

[3] Binge alcohol use is defined as drinking five or more drinks per occasion at least once during the past 30 days.

[4] Heavy alcohol use is defined as drinking five or more drinks per occasion on five or more days during the past 30 days.

Note: Due to improved survey procedures implemented in 1994, these estimates are not comparable to those presented in NHSDA Main Findings prior to 1994.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1995-97.

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