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| Table 8. Alcohol and drug-use behaviors, by age of participants, Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance, June 1997–December 2000 |
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18-29
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Number |
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Number |
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Number |
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Number |
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| Possible alcohol abuse, evera |
218 |
23.0 |
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1,036 |
33.9 |
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796 |
32.9 |
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220 |
25.3 |
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2,270 |
31.2 |
| Crack use |
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| Ever |
204 |
21.5 |
1,171 |
38.4 |
947 |
39.2 |
168 |
19.3 |
2,490 |
34.2 |
| Past 12 monthsb |
111 |
54.4 |
613 |
52.2 |
453 |
47.9 |
73 |
43.5 |
1,250 |
50.3 |
| Injection drug use |
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| Ever |
78 |
8.2 |
642 |
21.0 |
834 |
34.5 |
206 |
23.7 |
1,760 |
24.2 |
| Past 12 monthsb |
33 |
42.3 |
166 |
25.9 |
165 |
19.8 |
38 |
18.5 |
402 |
22.8 |
| Shared needles |
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56/78 |
71.8 |
507/640 |
79.2 |
646/831 |
77.7 |
154/206 |
74.8 |
1,363/1,775 |
77.7 |
| Past 12 monthsc |
15/25 |
60.0 |
74/136 |
54.4 |
62/126 |
49.2 |
10/29 |
34.5 |
161/316 |
50.9 |
| Drug/alcohol treatment past 5 years |
152 |
16.1 |
845 |
27.9 |
714 |
29.8 |
157 |
18.2 |
1,868 |
25.8 |
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Two or more CAGE responses (see Technical
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Among persons who ever practiced the behavior. |
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Among persons who ever shared needles AND
who injected drugs during the past 12 months. |
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