Chunk #20 — 3. Results — 3.4. Drug use and dependence

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Alcohol criteria endorsement and psychiatric and drug use disorders among DUI offenders: greater severity among women and multiple offenders.

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Rates of drug use and dependence by DUI category are presented in Table 4. Individuals with 2 or 3+ DUIs had higher sedative, opiate and “other” drug use and tried a greater number of drugs than those with 1 DUI. Gender differences in drug use were due to lower female than male use.