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<strong>EPIDEMIOLOGIC</strong> TRENDS IN <strong>DRUG</strong> <strong>ABUSE</strong>—Phoenix and Arizona<br />

Exhibit 9a. Adult Deferred Prosecution Program Admissions for Selected Drugs in Phoenix, by<br />

Characteristic and Percent: March 1, 1989–December 31, 2004<br />

Characteristic Percent Number<br />

Primary Drug Problem<br />

(May include more than one drug)<br />

Cocaine 28.7 4,576<br />

Methamphetamine 26.9 4,298<br />

Marijuana 23.3 3,722<br />

Polydrug 11.5 1,830<br />

Opiate 5.1 818<br />

Denies Drug Problem 4.5 715<br />

Total (N=) 15,959<br />

Gender<br />

Male 70.4 7,004<br />

Female 29.6 2,950<br />

Total (N=) 9,954<br />

Ethnicity<br />

Caucasian 61.4 6,110<br />

Hispanic 29.3 2,915<br />

African American 6.1 608<br />

Native American 2.1 207<br />

Other 1.1 114<br />

Total (N=) 9,954<br />

Employment<br />

Unemployed 31.2 3,103<br />

Part-Time 11.6 1,158<br />

Full-Time 53.4 5,314<br />

Disabled 3.8 379<br />

Total (N=) 9,954<br />

Marital Status<br />

Single 53.9 5,369<br />

Married 23.9 2,376<br />

Divorced 7.4 735<br />

Separated 14.8 1,474<br />

Total (N=) 9,954<br />

SOURCE: Adult Treatment and Assessment Screening Center (TASC)—Deferred Prosecution Program Cumulative Statistical<br />

Report<br />

Exhibit 9b. TASC Juvenile Client Drug Test Positive Results by Drug and Percent in Phoenix: October 1–<br />

December 31, 2004<br />

THC (n=3,064) 72.8%<br />

Total=4,214<br />

Alcohol (n=10) 0.24%<br />

Opiates (n=57) 1.35%<br />

Cocaine (n=261) 6.2%<br />

Amphetamine (n=819)<br />

19.5%<br />

SOURCE: Treatment and Assessment Screening Center (TASC) Client Drug Test Results Summary, Maricopa County Juvenile<br />

Probation<br />

Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005 205

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