Table 4.
Service need by drug treatment status among past year drug users youth ages 12–17, NHSDA 1995–1996 (N = 1701)
| No treatment (n = 1628) (%) |
Treated (n = 73) (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Drug-related problems‡ | ||
| No problems | 51.1 | 7.7 |
| 1–2 problems | 22.6 | 33.4 |
| 3+ problems | 26.3 | 58.9 |
| Used more than intended | 21.3 | 70.0‡ |
| Spent a lot of time getting/using drug | 26.8 | 68.7‡ |
| Built up tolerance for drug | 19.3 | 59.1‡ |
| Failed to cut down | 19.2 | 42.5‡ |
| Drug use caused emotional or health problems | 20.7 | 67.7‡ |
| Drug use reduced important activities | 9.7 | 40.8‡ |
| Multiple drug use | 40.4 | 75.7‡ |
| Drinking & smoking | ||
| 3+ drinking problems | 17.9 | 47.8‡ |
| 3+ smoking problems | 28.5 | 60.7‡ |
| Emotional & behavioral problems | ||
| Internalizing problems | ||
| Withdrawn | 2.3 | 6.4* |
| Somatic | 6.8 | 14.0* |
| Anxious/depressed | 4.1 | 11.8‡ |
| Externalizing Problems | ||
| Delinquent behavior | 16.0 | 41.0‡ |
| Aggressive | 7.4 | 11.9 |
| Perceived general health | ||
| Not in good health | 5.6 | 14.1† |
P < .05.
P < .01.
P < .001.