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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Greater Boston
Exhibit 4b. Demographic Characteristics of Clients 1 in Greater Boston State-Funded Substance Abuse
Treatment Programs with a Primary Problem with Heroin or Other Opiates, by Percent:
FY 1997–FY 2004 2
Characteristic FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Gender
Male
Female
Race
White
Black
Latino
Other
Age at Admission
(Average age)
18 and younger
19–29
30–39
40–49
50 and older
Marital Status
Married
Separated/divorced
Never married
Annual Income
$0–$999
$1,000–$9,999
$10,000 and higher
69
31
49
26
21
4
(34.5)
1
28
45
24
3
11
22
68
67
23
10
72
28
48
24
22
6
(34.6)
1
29
42
24
4
11
21
68
69
21
10
72
28
49
24
22
5
(35.2)
1
27
42
25
6
10
20
70
67
23
10
75
25
51
22
23
5
(35.3)
1
27
40
27
5
11
19
71
72
16
12
76
24
50
21
25
5
(35.1)
1
29
39
26
6
10
17
73
73
15
12
77
23
53
19
25
4
(34.6)
1
32
37
24
6
10
15
75
78
11
11
74
26
56
18
22
5
(35.2)
1
31
35
26
7
9
16
75
78
12
10
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28
61
15
21
3
(35.1)
1
33
32
26
8
Homeless 28 25 26 22 29 35 40 39
Criminal Justice System
Involvement
16 18 20 19 19 19 16 16
Mental Health Problem 17 17 18 16 16 16 16 18
Needle Use in Past Year 64 63 63 63 58 62 68 68
Total (N) (7,372) (8,145) (8,932) (9,151) (10,613) (11,850) (12,210) (10,402)
1 Excludes prisoners and out-of-State admissions.
2 Fiscal years (FYs) run July 1–June 30, with the year named for the January–June portion of the year.
SOURCE: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services; prepared by the Boston Public
Health Commission, Research Office
7
16
77
74
16
10