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<strong>EPIDEMIOLOGIC</strong> TRENDS IN <strong>DRUG</strong> <strong>ABUSE</strong>—Minneapolis/St. Paul<br />
Exhibit 2. Characteristics of Persons Admitted to Twin Cities Area Addiction Treatment Programs by<br />
Primary Substance Problem and Percent: January–June 2004<br />
Characteristic<br />
(N=9,366)<br />
Gender<br />
Male<br />
Female<br />
Race/Ethnicity<br />
White<br />
African-American<br />
Hispanic<br />
American Indian<br />
Asian<br />
Age<br />
17 and younger<br />
18–25<br />
26–34<br />
35 and older<br />
Route of Administration<br />
Smoking<br />
Sniffing<br />
Injecting<br />
Other<br />
Alcohol<br />
(n=4,614)<br />
49.3%<br />
72.2<br />
27.8<br />
79.7<br />
10.5<br />
5.3<br />
3.1<br />
0.6<br />
3.4<br />
15.3<br />
20.2<br />
61.1<br />
Marijuana<br />
(n=1,999)<br />
21.3%<br />
76.7<br />
23.3<br />
66.5<br />
20.3<br />
5.6<br />
3.2<br />
1.4<br />
51.8<br />
27.2<br />
12.4<br />
8.6<br />
Cocaine<br />
(n=1,173)<br />
12.5%<br />
69.4<br />
30.6<br />
43.6<br />
48.4<br />
4.5<br />
2.2<br />
0.5<br />
2.8<br />
9.8<br />
25.6<br />
61.8<br />
81.9<br />
17.0<br />
1.1<br />
–<br />
Alcohol<br />
52.5<br />
Alcohol<br />
41.2<br />
Methamphetamine<br />
(n=887)<br />
9.5%<br />
62.5<br />
37.5<br />
92.1<br />
0.8<br />
2.8<br />
1.6<br />
1.6<br />
18.3<br />
35.7<br />
25.3<br />
20.8<br />
62.0<br />
21.3<br />
11.8<br />
Oral 4.9<br />
Marijuana<br />
53.9<br />
Alcohol<br />
48.8<br />
Heroin<br />
(n=268)<br />
2.9%<br />
72.0<br />
28.0<br />
59.5<br />
32.3<br />
5.6<br />
2.1<br />
0.0<br />
0.0<br />
22.5<br />
23.6<br />
53.9<br />
5.9<br />
31.2<br />
62.9<br />
–<br />
Cocaine<br />
Secondary Drug<br />
Marijuana<br />
58.5<br />
Alcohol<br />
71.2<br />
36.2<br />
Tertiary Drug<br />
Cocaine<br />
32.5<br />
Alcohol<br />
33.1<br />
Alcohol<br />
29.7<br />
No Prior Treatment 29.0 44.9 18.4 34.9 14.7<br />
Average Age First Use (in<br />
Years)<br />
(16.0) (13.9) (25.6) (20.2) (22.8)<br />
Daily Nicotine Use 59.4 56.3 67.9 76.2 68.3<br />
SOURCE: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System (DAANES), Minnesota Department of Human Services, 2004<br />
Exhibit 3. Illicit Drug Prices in Minneapolis: July–December 2004<br />
Drug Wholesale Price Midlevel Price Retail Price<br />
Cocaine powder $18,000–$28,000 per kilogram $700–$2,000 per ounce $70–$150 per gram<br />
Crack cocaine NA $600–$1,750 per ounce $15–$25 per rock<br />
Heroin NA $4,500–$5,000 per ounce $150–$200 per gram<br />
Marijuana $600–$2,400 per pound $80–$600 per ounce $5–$20 per gram<br />
Methamphetamine $6,000–$14,000 per pound $600–$2,000 per ounce $70–$150 per gram<br />
MDMA $8 per dosage unit NA $45 per dosage unit<br />
SOURCE: National Drug Intelligence Center, Narcotics Digest Weekly, Vol. 3, No. 52, December 28, 2004 (Product No. 2004-<br />
R0485-052)<br />
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005
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