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Withdrawn	2.3	6.4*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.