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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Los Angeles County
Exhibit 5. Characteristics of Treatment Admissions in Los Angeles County, by Primary Illicit Drug of Abuse
and Percent: January–June 2004
Characteristics Cocaine/Crack Heroin Marijuana
Metham-
phetamine
All
Admissions
Gender
Male 67.0 71.7 74.7 60.1 67.3
Female
Race/Ethnicity
33.0 28.3 25.3 39.9 32.7
White non-Hispanic 14.9 40.0 16.6 41.4 31.7
Black non-Hispanic 56.5 11.9 26.8 3.9 23.2
Hispanic 21.0 40.2 47.6 41.9 36.0
American Indian 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 1.2 2.1 3.4 2.0
Other
Age
5.7 6.1 6.3 8.4 6.3
17 and younger 1.5 0.2 48.4 8.5 11.8
18–25 9.2 8.1 24.4 30.4 15.8
26–35 23.4 19.9 14.6 33.8 22.8
36 and older
Route of Administration
65.9 71.8 12.6 27.3 49.6
Oral 1.6 1.4 3.7 3.5 23.2
Smoking 86.4 8.6 95.8 67.9 46.2
Inhalation 10.0 3.5 0.5 20.4 7.2
Injection 0.9 85.6 0.0 7.1 22.7
Unknown/other 0.6 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.8
Secondary Drug Alcohol
Cocaine/
Crack
Alcohol Marijuana Alcohol
Total Admissions (N) (5,137) (6,942) (3,812) (3,812) (28,371)
SOURCE: California Alcohol and Drug Data System (CADDS)
Exhibit 6. Additional Characteristics of Treatment Admissions in Los Angeles County, by Primary Illicit Drug
of Abuse and Percent: January–June 2004
Characteristics
Cocaine/
Crack
Heroin Marijuana
Metham-
phetamine
All
Admissions
Positive for Intravenous
Drug Use in Past Year
4.5 88.4 1.5 12.0 26.4
Homeless 28.2 16.0 6.7 20.1 18.8
Employed Full- or Part-
Time
14.5 19.6 13.5 18.3 17.1
Graduated from High
School
Referred by
46.0 49.4 25.9 42.1 43.0
Court/Criminal Justice
System (Not Including
SACPA 1 Referrals)
19.6 3.9 32.2 20.0 16.4
First Treatment Episode 32.6 15.0 66.8 45.5 40.3
Total Admissions (N) (5,137) (6,942) (3,812) (5,840) (28,371)
1 SACPA = Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (a.k.a., Proposition 36)
SOURCE: California Alcohol and Drug Data System (CADDS)
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