Table 2 Prevalence of lifetime and 6 months pre-prison drug use by type of drug and gender (n = 1499)
Lifetimea, n (%) | 6 months pre-prison, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of drugb, c | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total |
Cannabis | 855 (61) | 54 (56) | 913 (61) | 634 (45) | 40 (42) | 677 (45) |
Cocaine | 713 (51) | 45 (47) | 761 (51) | 350 (25) | 13 (14) | 365 (25) |
(Meth) Amphetamine | 667 (48) | 48 (50) | 718 (48) | 457 (33) | 33 (34) | 490 (33) |
Benzodiazepinesc | 612 (44) | 44 (46) | 659 (44) | 454 (33) | 35 (36) | 490 (33) |
Ecstasy | 605 (43) | 40 (42) | 648 (43) | 153 (11) | 10 (10) | 163 (11) |
GHB | 461 (33) | 33 (34) | 496 (33) | 211 (15) | 15 (16) | 226 (15) |
LSD, PCP or Ketamine | 403 (29) | 22 (23) | 426 (28) | 98 (0.7) | 6 (0.6) | 104 (0.7) |
Methylphenidate, e.g., Ritalin | 394 (28) | 29 (30) | 425 (28) | 101 (0.7) | 3 (0.3) | 104 (0.7) |
Morphine | 394 (28) | 24 (25) | 419 (28) | 179 (13) | 11 (0.11) | 190 (13) |
Methadone, Buprenorphine | 390 (28) | 25 (26) | 416 (28) | 199 (14) | 17 (18) | 217 (14) |
Heroin | 361 (26) | 26 (27) | 398 (26) | 155 (11) | 13 (14) | 168 (11) |
Anabolic steroids | 346 (25) | 4 (0.4) | 350 (23) | 119 (0.9) | 1 (0.1) | 120 (0.8) |
Synthetic cannabis | 320 (23) | 18 (19) | 338 (23) | 112 (0.8) | 6 (0.6) | 119 (0.8) |
Inhalants | 307 (22) | 20 (21) | 328 (22) | 79 (0.6) | 3 (0.3) | 82 (0.5) |
Other drugs/medications | 201 (14) | 12 (13) | 214 (14) | 106 (0.8) | 5 (0.5) | 112 (0.7) |