DRUG USE
Table 15. Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health (ADM) Problems Among Homeless Clients, 1996
|
ADM combination |
Past month (%) |
Past year (%) |
Lifetime (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Any ADM problem |
66 |
74 |
86 |
|
Alcohol problem |
38 |
46 |
62 |
|
Drug problem |
26 |
38 |
58 |
|
Mental health problem |
39 |
45 |
57 |
|
Specific Combinations | |||
|
Alcohol problem only |
13 |
12 |
9 |
|
Drug problem only |
7 |
7 |
6 |
|
Mental health problem only |
17 |
15 |
10 |
|
Alcohol and drug problems |
7 |
10 |
15 |
|
Alcohol and mental health problems |
10 |
10 |
15 |
|
Drug and mental health problems |
5 |
7 |
8 |
|
Alcohol, drug, and mental health problems |
8 |
14 |
30 |
|
No ADM problems |
34 |
26 |
14 |
Source: Interagency Council on the Homeless, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homelessness:
Programs and the People They Serve (1999).
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