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Table 2 Change in drug use post-ADAA and post-FSA by form and type of drug

From: Mandatory minimum sentencing policies and cocaine use in the U.S., 1985–2013

 

Cocaine base

Powder cocaine

Prescription drugs

Odds ratio

(SE)

Odds ratio

(SE)

Odds ratio

(SE)

ADAA (N = 21,296)

 Expansion of ADAA (1988)

0.85

(0.174)

0.83

(0.112)

0.84

(0.132)

 Fill ADAA Implementation (1990)

0.72

(0.153)

0.59

(0.080)***

0.42

(0.078)***

FSA (N = 130,574)

 FSA Implementation (2012, 2013)

0.75

(0.167)

0.81

(0.074)**

1.00

(0.091)

  1. Notes: SE standard error, *** P < 0.01, ** P < 0.05, * P < 0.1; all analyses excludes person who used opiates in the past year, adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, income, alcohol use, tobacco use, and marijuana use; all models are weighted to account for complex survey design