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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003

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).

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