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National Drug Control Strategy Update 2003
February 2003
Table 21. Substance Use Experiences by Homeless Status, 1996
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Currently
homeless (%) (N=2938)
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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: |
Before age 15 |
36
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29
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13
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Between ages 15 and 17 |
29
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28
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33
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Started
using illegal drugs: |
Before age 15 |
31
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28
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27
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Between ages 15 and 17 |
32
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21
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22
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Source: Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve,
Interagency Council Homeless, U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (1999). |
Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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