Table 2.

Alcohol Treatment, Drug Use, Emotional and Behavioral Problems, and Health Status by Drinking Status Among Past-Year Alcohol Users Youth Ages 12–17, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (N = 1739)

	No Abuse/ Dep Problems (n = 754) (%)	1–3 Abuse/ Dep Problems (n = 816) (%)	4+ Abuse/ Dep Problems (n = 170) (%)	Total (n = 1739) (%)
Alcohol treatment
Treatment for alcohol problems*	1.2	2.1	7.9	2.2
Drug use
Any drug use past year***	21.8	43.9	66.4	36.5
Smoking***	37.3	58.9	68.3	50.5
Emotional and behavioural problems
Internalizing problems
Withdrawn*	1.1	2.6	5.5	2.2
Somatic	4.8	6.3	9.9	6.0
Anxious/depressed	2.6	3.6	7.4	3.5
Externalizing problems
Delinquent behavior***	3.0	10.9	29.5	9.3
Aggression**	3.0	5.9	14.0	5.5
Perceived general health
Not in good health	4.8	7.4	5.3	6.1

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.

^***p < 0.001.