Economic Costs - Table 6.7

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The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
in the United States - 1992

National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Table 6.7

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Percentages of Inmates Who Used Alcohol and Other Drugs
Prior to a Criminal Offense

	Jail Inmates (%) Committed Offense Under the Influence of:			Prison Inmates (%) Committed Offense Under the Influence of:
Offense	Alcohol Only	Drugs Only	Alcohol & Other Drugs	Alcohol Only	Drugs Only	Alcohol & Other Drugs
Robbery	18	18	17	15	19	18
Assault	44	5	10	27	8	14
Property offenses	18	18	13	18	21	14
DWI	83	2	10	70	3	8
Drug offenses	7	29	12	8	26	10
Average for All Offenses	29	15	12	18	17	14

Sources: U.S. Department of Justice (1991b), table 3.3; (1993d), p. 26.

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