NCJ Number
235412
Date Published
1991
Length
299 pages
Annotation
This report presents data on the use of illicit drugs and related problems among a population of drug users entering drug treatment in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area in the spring and summer of 1991.
Abstract
Key findings from this report include: over 95 percent of those entering drug treatment had lived in a household in the previous year; those entering drug treatment were more likely to be male, members of a racial/ethnic minority, have a high school education or less, and not be employed full-time; major differences were found across the three treatment modalities in the types of clients served, demographic characteristics, criminal activity, and physical and mental health problems; the majority of the clients from each treatment modality had previously been in treatment with methadone clients having the largest number of previous episodes; and drug treatment clients used a wide range of drugs during their lifetimes, and different patterns of use were observed across the three treatment modalities. This report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse presents data on the current treatment client characteristics in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for the spring and summer of 1991. Data were obtained from in-person interviews with 640 individuals entering 28 long-term residential, short-term residential, methadone, and outpatient drug-free treatment programs in the District of Columbia MSA. Information was collected on alcohol and cigarette use, criminal activity, physical health, mental health, employment, problems attributed to drug and alcohol use, previous experiences with treatment, and accessibility to treatment for the current episode. Tables, references, and appendixes