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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Seattle-King County Area
Exhibit 2. Characteristics of ED Drug Reports for Selected Drug Abuse/Other Case Types in King and
Snohomish Counties, by Percent (Unweighted 1 ): January–June 2004
Characteristic All Drugs Cocaine Methamphetamine
Other
Opiates
Heroin Marijuana Depressants
MDMA PCP
Number of Drug Reports 4,450 1,082 331 353 933 429 145 47 51
Gender
Age
Male 63% 65% 69% 52% 57% 68% 56% 70% 96%
11 years and younger 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
12–17 years 3% 1% 1% 0% 0% 12% 4% 15% 2%
18–20 years 7% 3% 16% 4% 3% 18% 3% 23% 20%
21–24 years 9% 7% 17% 7% 6% 12% 10% 34% 24%
25–29 years 12% 11% 16% 11% 13% 13% 8% 11% 18%
30–34 years 15% 15% 14% 12% 17% 15% 13% 9% 25%
35–44 years 30% 38% 24% 30% 32% 19% 34% 6% 8%
45–54 years 20% 22% 9% 29% 27% 10% 21% 2% 4%
55–64 years 3% 4% 1% 7% 3% 1% 6% 0% 0%
65 years and older 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Complaint
Overdose 9% 7% 4% 10% 12% 5% 17% 6% 4%
Intoxication 6% 5% 5% 3% 2% 8% 6% 12% 10%
Seizures 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Altered mental status 20% 20% 28% 17% 12% 24% 17% 25% 43%
Psychiatric condition 18% 24% 22% 13% 7% 26% 17% 9% 16%
Withdrawal 5% 2% 1% 26% 3% 2% 12% 1% 0%
Seeking detox 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Accident/injury/assault 3% 3% 3% 1% 2% 4% 1% 1% 9%
Abscess/cellulitis/skin/
tissue 12% 7% 10% 3% 42% 2% 2% 0% 1%
Chest pain 4% 7% 5% 2% 2% 3% 3% 7% 0%
Respiratory problems 4% 5% 3% 3% 3% 3% 0% 9% 6%
Digestive problems 4% 3% 2% 6% 4% 3% 5% 8% 2%
Other 15% 16% 17% 15% 10% 19% 18% 20% 9%
Total Complaints (N) 6,522 1,582 493 387 1,242 630 220 85 82
Patient Disposition
Discharged home 58% 56% 56% 63% 59% 64% 54% 62% 55%
Released to police/jail
Referred to detox/
3% 3% 5% 2% 3% 3% 6% 4% 2%
treatment
Admitted to ICU/Critical
7% 8% 9% 10% 4% 8% 8% 4% 10%
care 3% 3% 4% 4% 2% 2% 6% 2% 2%
Transferred
Left against medical
3% 3% 3% 2% 1% 3% 5% 0% 2%
advice 2% 1% 2% 1% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Died 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Not documented 3% 4% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2% 6%
Admitted to surgery
Admitted to chemical
2% 1% 2% 1% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0%
dependency/detox 1% 1% 2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0%
Admitted to psych. unit
Admitted to other
5% 7% 6% 3% 2% 5% 6% 2% 8%
inpatient unit 10% 11% 7% 8% 12% 7% 9% 19% 14%
Admitted to any unit 22% 23% 20% 18% 25% 15% 22% 23% 24%
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005