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TABLE 4. Current cocaine use frequene] (days of use in the last 90 DaTs )
Male Female Total
(N=462) (N=237 (N=699)
Crack
No use 18.4% 9.3% 15.3%
Infrequent 3.5% 0.8% 2.6%
Occasional 5.4% 4.6% 5.2%
Regular 22.9% 16.5% 20.7%
Daily 49.8% 68.8% 56.2%
Snorted cocaine
No use 56.7% 76.8% 63.5%
Infrequent 10.0% 6.3% 8.7%
Occasional 11.0% 8.4% 10.2%
Regular 11.5% 4.6% 9.2%
Daily 10.8% 3.8% 8.4%
IV cocaine
No use 93.5% 92.0% 93.0%
Infrequent 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
Occasional 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Regular 0.9% 1.3% 1.0%
Daily 3.7% 4.6% 4.0%
Freebase
No use 96.1% 97.5% 96.6%
Infrequent 1.7% 0.4% 1.3%
Occasional 2.2% 1.3% 1.9%
Regular 0.0% 0.8% 0.3%
Coca paste
No use 98.9% 99.6% 99.1%
Infrequent 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Occasional 0.4% 0.0% 0.3%
Regular 0.2% 0.0% 0. 1%
No use = 0 days in last 90 days
Infrequent use = I to 6 days in last 90 days
Occasional use = 7 to 30 days in last 90 days
Regular use = 3 or more times a week but less tan daily use in last 90 days
Daily use = 90 of last 90 days
Criminal activity
Involvement in criminal activitywas characteristic
of virtually all of these crack and
other cocaine users. As indicated in Table
5, for example, 91.9% reported histories
of some form of crime, with their
criminal careers beginning at a median
age of 14 years. Almost all had engaged in
drug sales and/or thefts, and 41.5% had
participated in robberies. In addition,
5.6% of the men and 57.4% of the women
reported histories of prostitution.
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