Item #689
Men are 80% more likely to have used elicit drugs in the past month (8.1% vs. 4.5%)
Topic: Mental HealthSource
Citation: Gender Differences in Prevalence of Drug Abuse Traced to Opportunities to Use Author(s): Zickler Institution(s): National Institute on Drug Abuse Link: http://archives.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol15N4/Prevalence.html Nation(s): United States Year(s): 1999 Source: Secondary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:"This ratio has remained fairly constant throughout the 29-year history of the survey"