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4. INCIDENCE OR SITUATIONS WHICH TRIGGERED FIRST USE

                 A majority of the clients (27.0 per cent) identified peer influence as the trigger for their first
                 substance use. Family issues and stress (25.0 per cent) followed, and emotional trauma

                 was 23.0 per cent.  Figure 6 shows the distribution of triggers by percentage as reported
                 by clients.































                 5. NUMBER OF YEARS OF USE
                 Clients’ years of use ranged from a low of one year to a high of 16 or more years. The

                 majority of the clients (54 or 32.0 per cent) have been using substances between seven
                 and nine years. Persons in the 16 and more years category accounted for 8.0 per cent (13)

                 of the clients. Figure 7 illustrates the number of years of use among clients for all parishes
                 combined.



























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