Table 1.
Baseline sample descriptive statistics
| Demographics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender: Female | 13 | 40.6 |
| Male | 19 | 59.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| European American | 29 | 90.6 |
| African American | 2 | 6.3 |
| Multi-racial | 1 | 3.1 |
| Mean (SD) | ||
| Age | 16.7 (1.1) | |
| Socio-economic status | 2.6 (1.2) | |
| WASI IQ score | 98.4 (12.6) | |
| Frequency of substance use (past 6 months) | ||
| Alcohol use | 3.2 (1.7) | |
| Cannabis use | 5.6 (2.6) | |
| Tobacco use | 6.1 (3.0) | |
| n | % | |
| Current DSM-IV alcohol use disorder | 15 | 46.9 |
| Alcohol Abuse | 11 | 34.4 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 4 | 12.5 |
| Current DSM-IV cannabis use disorder | 29 | 90.6 |
| Cannabis Abuse | 20 | 62.5 |
| Cannabis Dependence | 9 | 28.1 |
| Current DSM-IV nicotine dependence diagnosis | 10 | 31.3 |
| Current DSM-IV “other drug” diagnosis1 | 14 | 43.8 |
| Current DSM-IV psychopathology | n | % |
| Major depression | 5 | 15.6 |
| Conduct disorder | 11 | 34.4 |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 12 | 37.5 |
| Oppositional defiant disorder | 3 | 9.4 |
Notes: N=32. SD= standard deviation. Current=past 6 months. WASI= Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence. Frequency of substance use: 0=never tried, 1=no use in past 6 months, 2=less than once per month, 3=once per month, 4=2–3 times per month, 5=once per week, 6=2–3 times per week, 7=4–6 times per week, 8=daily. “Other drug” refers to substances other than alcohol, cannabis or nicotine.
Among those with a current “other drug” diagnosis at baseline (n=14), the most common were related to opiates (n=10; 6=abuse, 4=dependence) and cocaine (n=6; 4=abuse, 2=dependence).