The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 6.11
Alcohol and Drug Use in AFDC and Food Stamp Households
|
AFDC |
Food Stamps |
| Alcohol |
Three or more binge-drinking episodes per month, (a binge is drinking five or more drinks in a row) |
8.7 |
10.4 |
| Marijuana |
Past year |
16.7 |
15.1 |
Past month |
8.7 |
7.8 |
Weekly for past year |
5.4 |
5.2 |
Daily or almost daily for past year |
3.1 |
2.9 |
| Cocaine |
Past year |
6.4 |
6.4 |
Past month |
1.6 |
2.1 |
Weekly for past year |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| Psychotherapeutic drugs |
Past year |
7.2 |
6.9 |
Past month |
2.9 |
2.5 |
| Any illicit drug use |
Past year |
21.6 |
19.5 |
Past month |
10.5 |
10.1 |
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1994a).
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