Reid Ginoza at 03:34, 19 March 2006

2006-03-19T03:34:12Z

Jennifer Wada at 09:43, 8 March 2006

2006-03-08T09:43:32Z

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Approximately 7.6 percent of
Hawaii's general population reported
the average daily consumption of two
or more ounces of pure ethanol per
day jV and were thus classified as
alcohol abusers. 84/ The comparison
of alcohol abusers by ethnic group is
shown in Table 38. Relative to their
population sizes, Caucasians (40.6
percent of alcohol abusers) and
Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (19.4
percent) constitute the groups most at
risk for alcohol abuse.
Table 38 also shows ethnic
breakdowns of those alcohol abusers
who have received treatment. The
needs assessment reports that all
demographic groups are "dramatically
underaerved." The unduplicated
treatment admission count for fiscal
year 1979-1980 represented only 2.8
percent of the estimated alcohol
abusers in need of services. 85/
Comparing their percentage in
treatment to their percentage of the
alcohol abusing population, the
Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese,
Hawaiian/part-Hawaiian, and "other"
ethnic category groups were especially
underserved. Caucasians, on the other
hand, were overserved.
Drug Use and Abuse
Compared to the U.S. mainland, the
1979 State Survey revealed the
following drug use trends in Hawaii:
• Hawaii has a significantly
greater percentage of persons
who have used cocaine, hallucinogens,
and heroin than the
ma inland.
• The current use of cocaine is
significantly greater in Hawaii
than on the mainland. 86/
Ethnic trends for drug use in
Hawaii are also summarized:
• Over forty percent of both
Caucasians (43.2 percent) and
Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (40.2
percent) have tried marijuana.
• Nearly one out of four
Caucasians (22.7 percent) have
tried cocaine, while fifteen
percent of the Hawaiians/part-
Hawaiians have tried it.
• One out of ten Caucasians (10
percent) and thirteen percent
of Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians
(13.4 percent) have tried
inhalants.
• One out of five Caucasians
(19.9 percent) and nearly
twelve percent (11.8 percent)
of Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians
have tried hallucinogens.
• Nearly one out of twenty
Caucasians (4.6 percent) and
Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (4.9
percent) have tried heroin at
least once in their lives.
• Caucasians have the greatest
percentages of lifetime use for
all non-medical psychotherapeutic
drugs, with the
exception of the non-medical
use of tranquilizers among
Portuguese (14.7 percent).
*/ Roughly equivalent to four
bet-is or four wines or 3.5 hard-liquor
drinks in the Hawaii Department of
Health Study (p. 6).
Nearly one out of ten
Caucasians (9.5 percent) and
one out of twenty Hawaiians and
part-Hawanans (4.9 percent)
and Portuguese (4.5 percent)
report current cocaine use.
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 the average daily consumption of two
 or more ounces of pure ethanol per
-day jV and were thus classified as
+day <u>*</u>/ and were thus classified as
-alcohol abusers. 84/ The comparison
+alcohol abusers. <u>84</u>/ The comparison
 of alcohol abusers by ethnic group is
 shown in Table 38. Relative to their
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 percent) constitute the groups most at
 risk for alcohol abuse.
 Table 38 also shows ethnic
 breakdowns of those alcohol abusers
 who have received treatment. The
 needs assessment reports that all
-demographic groups are "dramatically
+demographic groups are "<u>dramatically
-underaerved." The unduplicated
+underserved</u>." The unduplicated
 treatment admission count for fiscal
 year 1979-1980 represented only 2.8
 percent of the estimated alcohol
-abusers in need of services. 85/
+abusers in need of services. <u>85</u>/
 Comparing their percentage in
 treatment to their percentage of the
@@ Line 30: / Line 31: @@
 underserved. Caucasians, on the other
 hand, were overserved.
 Drug Use and Abuse
 Compared to the U.S. mainland, the
 State Survey revealed the
 following drug use trends in Hawaii:
-• Hawaii has a significantly
-greater percentage of persons
+* Hawaii has a significantly greater percentage of persons who have used cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin than the mainland.
-who have used cocaine, hallucinogens,
+* The current use of cocaine is significantly greater in Hawaii than on the mainland. <u>86</u>/
 and heroin than the
-ma inland.
+Ethnic trends for drug use in Hawaii are also summarized:
-• The current use of cocaine is
-significantly greater in Hawaii
+* Over forty percent of both Caucasians (43.2 percent) and Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (40.2 percent) have tried marijuana.
-than on the mainland. 86/
+* Nearly one out of four Caucasians (22.7 percent) have tried cocaine, while fifteen percent of the Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians have tried it.
-Ethnic trends for drug use in
+* One out of ten Caucasians (10 percent) and thirteen percent of Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (13.4 percent) have tried inhalants.
-Hawaii are also summarized:
+* One out of five Caucasians (19.9 percent) and nearly twelve percent (11.8 percent) of Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians have tried hallucinogens.
-• Over forty percent of both
+* Nearly one out of twenty Caucasians (4.6 percent) and Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (4.9 percent) have tried heroin at least once in their lives.
-Caucasians (43.2 percent) and
+* Caucasians have the greatest percentages of lifetime use for all non-medical psychotherapeutic drugs, with the exception of the non-medical use of tranquilizers among Portuguese (14.7 percent).
-Hawaiians/part-Hawaiians (40.2
+* Nearly one out of ten Caucasians (9.5 percent) and one out of twenty Hawaiians and part-Hawanans (4.9 percent) and Portuguese (4.5 percent) report current cocaine use.
 percent) have tried marijuana.
-• Nearly one out of four
+{{break}}
 Caucasians (22.7 percent) have
-tried cocaine, while fifteen
+<u>*</u>/ Roughly equivalent to four
 bet-is or four wines or 3.5 hard-liquor
 drinks in the Hawaii Department of
 Health Study (p. 6).
-Nearly one out of ten
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