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‎Alcohol Use and Abuse

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‎Substance Abuse

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persons living in military barracks,
nursing or rest homes, prisons, dormitories,
the island of Niihau, and
Kalaupapa Settlement. 77/
Other information received by the
Commission 78/ confirms that full- and
part-Hawaiians do indeed have health
problems in some areas. Data
prepared by the Hawaii Department of
Health for Alu Like, Inc., shows that
full- and part-Hawaiians reported
higher prevalences, compared to all
races, for the followinq conditions:
Full-
Condition Hawaiians All Races
High blood 22.6% 12.2%
pressure
Diabetes 14.4 5.3
Arthritis 8.3 5.6
Heart trouble 4.2 2.8
Stroke 1.4 0.7
Part-
Condition Hawaiians All Races
Asthma 17.2% 8.5
Chronic
bronchitis 3.8 1.7
Substance Abuse
An assessment of the needs in
Hawaii for alcohol and drug abuse
prevention was recently made by the
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Branch of the
Hawaii State Health Department. The
assessment is based on data from the
1979 State Substance Abuse Survey. To
conpile this information, face-to-face
interviews were conducted with persons
12 years of aoe and older in 3,127
households throughout the S t a t e . 79/
In evaluating the data, the report
warns that:
It should be noted that a l l quoted
nunbers of the alcohol and drug
abuse populations are likely to be
severe under-estimates.
Federal studies have demonstrated
that self-reported alcohol use is
underreported by nearly 50
percent. This phenomenon is
l i k e l y to be even greater for the
usage of i l l e g a l substances such
as marijuana or cocaine...80/
Despite this problem and the fact that
the information is now four years old,
the report is "the most comprehensive
and detailed look at Hawaii's alcohol
and drug abuse problems to date." 81/
The report divides substance
abusers into three categories:
alcohol abusers, drug abusers, and
abusers of both alcohol and drugs.
Combining a l l three, there were
approximately 103,748 persons in
Hawaii in 1979 who were currently substance
abusers. This number accounts
for 14.7 percent of Hawaii's
population 12 years of age and older.
82/ The following sections discuss
abuse and treatment in each of the
categories, across ethnic groups in
Hawaii.
Alcohol Use and Abuse
Alcohol use is less prevalent in
Hawaii than it is on the U.S.
mainland. In Hawaii, 79.2 percent of
the population has tried alcohol at
least once in their l i v e s . This
compares to 90 percent on the
mainland. In terms of current alcohol
users, 55.1 percent of Hawaii's
population currently uses alcohol,
compared to 61 percent of the mainland
population. Current alcohol use is
also significantly lower for Hawaii in
each age category, compared to similar
mainland age categories. 83/
Table 37 summarizes the lifetime
and current use of alcohol in Hawaii
for the various ethnic groups. The
group with the highest percentage of
current users is the Caucasian group
(77.7 percent), followed by the
Hawaiian/part-Hawaiian (52.8) and
Portuguese (52.6) groups. State-wide,
55.1 percent of the population are
current users.
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 Hawaii.
-=== Alcohol Use and Abuse===
+==== Alcohol Use and Abuse====
 Alcohol use is less prevalent in

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 Hawaii.
-: ===Alcohol Use and Abuse===
+=== Alcohol Use and Abuse===
 Alcohol use is less prevalent in

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 {|

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 | 1.4
 | 0.7
 |-
 | <u>Condition</u>

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 nursing or rest homes, prisons, dormitories,
 the island of Niihau, and
-Kalaupapa Settlement. 77/
+Kalaupapa Settlement. <u>77</u>/
 Other information received by the
-Commission 78/ confirms that full- and
+Commission <u>78</u>/ confirms that full- and
 part-Hawaiians do indeed have health
 problems in some areas. Data
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 higher prevalences, compared to all
 races, for the followinq conditions:
-Full-
-Condition Hawaiians All Races
+{|
-High blood 22.6% 12.2%
+|-
-pressure
+| <u>Condition</u>
-Diabetes 14.4 5.3
+| <u>Full-Hawaiians</u>
-Arthritis 8.3 5.6
+| <u>All Races</u>
-Heart trouble 4.2 2.8
+|-
-Stroke 1.4 0.7
+| High blood pressure
-Part-
+| 22.6%
-Condition Hawaiians All Races
+| 12.2%
-Asthma 17.2% 8.5
+|-
-Chronic
+| Diabetes
-bronchitis 3.8 1.7
+| 14.4
-Substance Abuse
+| 5.3
 An assessment of the needs in
 Hawaii for alcohol and drug abuse
@@ Line 36: / Line 65: @@
 interviews were conducted with persons
 years of aoe and older in 3,127
-households throughout the S t a t e . 79/
+households throughout the State. <u>79</u>/  In evaluating the data, the report
 warns that:
-It should be noted that a l l quoted
-nunbers of the alcohol and drug
+: It should be noted that all quoted nunbers of the alcohol and drug abuse populations are likely to be <u>severe under-estimates.</u> Federal studies have demonstrated that self-reported alcohol use is underreported by nearly 50 percent. This phenomenon is likely to be even greater for the usage of illegal substances such as marijuana or cocaine...<u>80</u>/
 abuse populations are likely to be
 Despite this problem and the fact that
 the information is now four years old,
 the report is "the most comprehensive
 and detailed look at Hawaii's alcohol
-and drug abuse problems to date." 81/
+and drug abuse problems to date." <u>81</u>/
 The report divides substance
 abusers into three categories:
 alcohol abusers, drug abusers, and
 abusers of both alcohol and drugs.
-Combining a l l three, there were
+Combining all three, there were
 approximately 103,748 persons in
 Hawaii in 1979 who were currently substance
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 for 14.7 percent of Hawaii's
 population 12 years of age and older.
-/ The following sections discuss
+<u>82</u>/ The following sections discuss
 abuse and treatment in each of the
 categories, across ethnic groups in
 Hawaii.
 Alcohol Use and Abuse
 Alcohol use is less prevalent in
 Hawaii than it is on the U.S.
 mainland. In Hawaii, 79.2 percent of
 the population has tried alcohol at
-least once in their l i v e s . This
+least once in their lives. This
 compares to 90 percent on the
 mainland. In terms of current alcohol
@@ Line 83: / Line 106: @@
 also significantly lower for Hawaii in
 each age category, compared to similar
-mainland age categories. 83/
+mainland age categories. <u>83</u>/
 Table 37 summarizes the lifetime
 and current use of alcohol in Hawaii
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 .1 percent of the population are
 current users.
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