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<strong>EPIDEMIOLOGIC</strong> TRENDS IN <strong>DRUG</strong> <strong>ABUSE</strong>—San Diego County, California<br />

Exhibit 4. Changes in Treatment Admissions in Relation to Law Enforcement and Other Societal Changes:<br />

1987–2004<br />

20,000<br />

18,000<br />

16,000<br />

14,000<br />

12,000<br />

10,000<br />

8,000<br />

6,000<br />

4,000<br />

2,000<br />

0<br />

5,666<br />

839<br />

Methamphetamine<br />

Admissions<br />

Total Admissions<br />

7,261<br />

1,208<br />

Operation Triple<br />

Neck takes out<br />

major suppliers<br />

Meth<br />

surpasses<br />

alcohol in<br />

treatment<br />

10,602<br />

3,591<br />

SOURCES: San Diego County Alcohol and Drug Data System and other archival data<br />

Exhibit 5. Numbers and Percentages 1 of ED Reports for Selected Illicit Drugs of Abuse (Unweighted 2 ):<br />

January–June 2004<br />

Drug Number Percent<br />

Cocaine 245 17.3<br />

Heroin 243 17.2<br />

Marijuana 313 22.1<br />

Stimulants 549 38.8<br />

MDMA 12 0.8<br />

PCP 12 0.8<br />

GHB 10 0.8<br />

MSF<br />

starts<br />

1 Represents the percentage of all illicit drugs, excluding Alcohol Only cases for persons younger than 21.<br />

2 The unweighted data are from 6–9 San Diego EDs reporting to DAWN. All DAWN cases are reviewed for quality control. Based on<br />

this review, cases may be corrected or deleted and, therefore, are subject to change.<br />

SOURCE: DAWN Live!, OAS, SAMHSA, updated January 18, 2005<br />

Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005 225<br />

4,418<br />

12,099<br />

Prop. 36<br />

voted in<br />

6,973<br />

18,009<br />

Budget<br />

Problems<br />

15,491<br />

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004<br />

6,692

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