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Table 3 Alcohol, nicotine and illicit drug use, and mental health status by AUDIT category

From: Alcohol and other drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men entering prison in New South Wales

Alcohol use

Daily nicotine use in past 4 weeks

Daily illicit3 drug in past 4 weeks

K104 (‘severe’ distress)

Previously treated for mental health problem

Total

No consumption

32 (21.3 %)1

30 (31.9 %)

36 (23.4 %)

16 (26.2 %)

47 (23.5 %)

AUDIT = 0

(68.1 %)2

(63.8 %)

(76.6 %)

(34.0 %)

Low-risk

35 (23.3 %)

22 (23.4 %)

41 (26.7 %)

13 (21.3 %)

47 (23.5 %)

AUDIT = 1 to 7

(74.5 %)

(46.8 %)

(87.2 %)

(27.7 %)

Harmful/hazardous

50 (33.3 %)

23 (24.5 %)

47 (30.5 %)

15 (24.6 %)

61 (25 %)

AUDIT = 8 to 19

(82.0 %)

(37.7 %)

(77.0 %)

(24.6 %)

High-risk/dependent

33 (22.0 %)

19 (20.2 %)

30 (19.5 %)

17 (27.9 %)

45 (22.5 %)

AUDIT = 20+

(73.3 %)

(42.2 %)

(66.7 %)

(37.8 %)

Subtotal

150 (75 %)

94 (47.0 %)

154 (77 %)

61 (30.5 %)

200 (100 %)

Indicated no use

37

97

465

144

-

Missing

13

9

-

5

-

Total

200

200

200

200

200

  1. 1Percentage within column
  2. 2Percentage within row
  3. 3Includes: Anaesthetics, anabolic steroids, non-prescribed methadone or opioids other than heroin, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine (and other related stimulants), cannabis, hallucinogens, volatile solvents and volatile inhalants
  4. 4Only severe distress was reported as entry to prison can be a distressing event
  5. 5Refers to a K10 score that did not indicate ‘severe distress level’