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RESULTS
Prevalence Rates
The findings presented in figure 1 from the survey show that inhalants
were the fourth most prevalent drug <strong>of</strong> abuse after alcohol, tobacco, and
marijuana in the 12-month period prior to the interview.
FlGURE 1. Prevalence <strong>of</strong> use (per 100) during lifetime and during
past year: Colombia, 1992.
Overall, 3.8 percent <strong>of</strong> Colombians ages 12 to 59, or approximately
860,000 individuals, reported that they used inhalants at least once in
their lives. At the same time, in the 12 months prior to the interview, 1.7
percent reported that they used inhalants, while 0.9 percent (or 195,000
individuals) indicated that they had tried inhalants during the month
before their interviews. The survey results also show that those aged 12
to 17 had much higher lifetime and past-year prevalence rates <strong>of</strong> inhalant
use than those aged 18 and older (table 1).
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