Table II.
Characteristics of youth who use, abuse, or are dependent on DRUGS
| Characteristics | Drug Use n (%) |
Drug Abuse n (%) |
Drug Dependence n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Use | 28 (15.1) | 56 (30.3) | 101 (54.6) | χ 2 |
|
| ||||
| Gender | 1.64 | |||
| Male | 16(57.1) | 39(69.6) | 70(69.3) | |
| Female | 12(42.8) | 17(30.3) | 31(30.7) | |
| Ethnicity | 4.27 | |||
| White/not Latino |
18(64.2) | 35(62.5) | 72(71.2) | |
| Black/not Latino |
1(3.5) | 0(0.0) | 2(1.9) | |
| Latino | 2(7.1) | 3(5.3) | 3(2.9) | |
| American Indian |
1(3.5) | 1(1.7) | 2 (1.9) | |
| Other/Mixed | 6(21.4) | 16(28.5) | 22(21.7) | |
| School Status | .630 | |||
| Quit/dropped out |
11(39.2) | 27(48.2) | 47(46.5) | |
| Enrolled or graduated |
17(60.7) | 29(51.7) | 54(53.4) | |
|
Drug used most |
65.61*** | |||
| Marijuana | 19(67.8) | 49(87.5) | 65(64.3) | |
| Opiates | 1(3.5) | 1(1.7) | 23(22.7) | |
| Methamphetamines | 0(0.0) | 1(1.7) | 5(4.9) | |
| LSD/ hallucinogens |
1(3.5) | 4(7.1) | 2(1.9) | |
|
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|
Mean (±SD) |
Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | F | |
|
| ||||
| Age of youth | 20.57(± 1.8) |
20.55(± 1.7) | 20.95(± 1.6) | 1.29 |
| # days drank alcohol past month |
12.21 (±12.6) |
16.64 (±12.2) |
17.85 (±12.2) | 2.31 |
| # days used marijuana past month |
9.32 (±12.3) |
20.63 (±11.9) |
19.24 (±12.4) | 8.87*** |
*
p≤.05
**
p≤.01
***
p≤.001