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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2008 Sep;43(3):296–305. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.06.002

Table 5.

Service utilization by site and age (of those who used drugs; N=1102)

Melbourne Los Angeles
Service utilization Experienced New Experienced New
Wanted to enter a alcohol or drug treatment program
    Ever T** 43.7 18.6 35.9 23.7
    Last three months T**I* 28.8 13.8 21.1 20.6
Actually entered a alcohol or drug treatment program
    Ever S**T** 24.3 11.0 37.4 12.6
    Last three months 10.4 6.9 11.4 7.4
Participated in detox
    Ever T** 18.6 6.3 17.8 3.7
    Last three months 7.3 4.2 5.0 1.6
Service utilization for alcohol or drug use
Needed help S**T**I* 34.8 16.7 21.9 21.6
Sought help1 48.1 33.3 38.5 39.0
Mean satisfaction 2 3.25 3.22 2.55 3.28
1

As percentage of those who needed help

2

Satisfaction levels: 1 = very dissatisfied; 4 = very satisfied

S

significant site main effect

T

significant type main effect

I

significant interaction

*

p<.01

**

p<.001