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Table 3 Drug use in the last 12 months by Sex

From: Changes in time-use and drug use by young adults in poor neighbourhoods of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the political transitions of 2001-2002: Results of a survey

Drug use

Male

(N = 168)

Female

(N = 135)

Total

(N = 303)

None-used

58

34%

104

77%

162

54%

Cannabis

109

65%

30

22%

139

46%

Non-injecting cocaine

85

51%

19

14%

104

34%

Non-prescription medicines

57

34%

9

7%

66

22%

IDU

54

32%

9

7%

63

21%

Solvents

10

6%

1

0.7%

11

4%

  1. Note: Numbers in each row for each drug are the numbers of subjects who gave a given response, remembering that a subject could give many responses. The N's at the top are the numbers of subjects. Percents are the percents of subjects who said they used the drug in the last 12 months.