Table 1.
Percentage of young people who used each drug in last 3 months by site and type
| Melbourne | Los Angeles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | Experienced (N=509) |
New (N=165) |
Experienced (N=357) |
New (N=261) |
| Alcohol S** | 81.2 | 83.0 | 69.6 | 57.1 |
| Marijuana T* | 72.7 | 60.4 | 67.8 | 56.7 |
| LSD/acid T* | 26.3 | 14.5 | 28.0 | 15.3 |
| Antidepressants | 23.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 8.8 |
| Inhalants | 13.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 11.5 |
| Amphetamines S*T* | 46.6 | 27.9 | 35.7 | 14.6 |
| Antipsychotic/mood regulating | 12.3 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 6.2 |
| medication | ||||
| Crack/cocaine T* | 21.3 | 11.0 | 24.4 | 19.2 |
| Heroin S**T** | 26.3 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 1.9 |
| Sedative/tranquilizers S**T* | 30.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 5.4 |
| Analgesics/pain killers T** | 22.5 | 8.5 | 23.2 | 9.6 |
| Methadone S* | 7.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Ecstasy T** | 33.2 | 17.6 | 26.3 | 14.9 |
S
significant main effect of site
T
significant main effect of type
*
p<.01
**
p<.001