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. 2017 Aug 11;9(9):1189–1203. doi: 10.2217/epi-2017-0052

Table 6. . Personal use of substances prior to DNA collection for third generation participants (n = 441).

  Any use No use Percent without exposure Median lifetime use for users
Alcohol
139
288
65.3
449.1
Cigarettes
65
354
80.3
365#
Marihuana
60
367
83.2
106.4††
Amphetamine§
8
422
95.7
6.5††
Cocaine§
6
424
96.1
33.7††
Opioids§ 7 423 95.9 63.7††

Lifetime data not available for 14 participants who came into the study as young adults.

Lifetime data not available for 12 participants.

§Lifetime data not available for 11 participants.

Number of drinks. A drink is one 6 oz glass of wine, a mixed drink with 1.5 ounces of hard liquor (e.g., gin, bourbon); or one 12 oz beer.

#Number of packs (20 cigarettes to pack).

††Number of separate occasions when drug was used.