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DRUG USE
Table 17. Substance Use Experiences by Homeless Status, 1996
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Currently homeless (%) (N=2,938)
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Formerly homeless clients (%) (N=677)
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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
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36
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29
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13
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Between ages 15 and 17
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29
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28
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33
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Started using
illegal drugs:
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Before age 15
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31
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28
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27
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Between ages 15 and 17
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32
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21
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22
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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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