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. 2009 Mar;70(2):261–268. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.261

Table 2.

Presence of drug and alcohol use at entrance and exita

Drug Entranceb (n = 361) % Entrancec (n = 277) % Exitd (n = 277) %
Cocaine 12.2 8.3 11.2
Amphetamines and stimulants 6.9 6.5 11.2
 Methamphetamine 2.8 2.5 4.3
 Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA]) 5.5 5.1 9.0
 Amphetamine 1.7 1.8 1.8
 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) 1.7 1.8 4.0
 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine (MDEA) 0.3 0.4 0
Marijuana/hashish 12.7 11.9 11.6
PCP (phencyclidine) 0.6 0 0
Painkillers 0.8 0.7 1.1
 Codeine 0.3 0.0 0.4
 Oxycodone 0.3 0.4 0.4
 Hydrocodone 0.3 0.4 0.4
GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate; liquid ecstasy/G), self-report only 0 0 0.7
Ketamine (K, special K) 0 0 0.4
Fluoxetine 0.3 0.4 0
Sertaline 0.3 0 0
Any drugs 24.4 20.9 26.0
a

All data are based on oral assay except for GHB, for which no oral assay test is available and only self-report is used. Substances that were tested for but had no positive results were removed from above table: methadone, 6-acetylmorphine (metabolite of heroin), and hydromorphone;

b

entrance survey data regardless of whether participants completed the exit survey;

c

entrance survey data only for participants that also completed the exit survey;

d

exit survey data.