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<strong>EPIDEMIOLOGIC</strong> TRENDS IN <strong>DRUG</strong> <strong>ABUSE</strong>—Seattle-King County Area<br />

Exhibit 6a. Drug-Involved Deaths in King County, Washington, Related to Illicit and Prescription Drugs:<br />

1997–June 2004<br />

Number of Drugs Identified<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

1997<br />

1998<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

1997<br />

1998<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

1997 1997 1997 1997<br />

1998<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

1997<br />

1998<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

1997<br />

1998<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003 2003 2003 2003<br />

2004 2004 2004 2004<br />

1997 1997 1997 1997<br />

1998 1998 1998 1998<br />

1999<br />

2000 2000 2000 2000<br />

2001 2001 2001 2001<br />

2002 2002 2002 2002<br />

2003 2003 2003 2003<br />

2004 2004 2004 2004<br />

Drugs<br />

Identified (#)<br />

Cocaine Heroin/Opiate Other Opiate Amphetamine Depressant Muscle Relaxant<br />

Cocaine<br />

Heroin/<br />

Opiate<br />

Other<br />

Opiate<br />

Amphetamine Depressant<br />

Muscle<br />

Relaxant<br />

Total Deaths<br />

1997 H1 37 60 13 1 20 2 103<br />

1997 H2 29 51 14 4 25 0 76<br />

1998 H1 27 56 25 1 25 2 102<br />

1998 H2 42 88 19 2 26 2 120<br />

1999 H1 42 61 23 2 15 0 103<br />

1999 H2 34 56 9 12 13 0 102<br />

2000 H1 51 66 26 7 19 3 130<br />

2000 H2 38 36 24 4 14 1 90<br />

2001 H1 29 34 28 3 26 2 85<br />

2001 H2 20 27 25 2 14 1 67<br />

2002 H1 49 48 26 5 25 2 102<br />

2002 H2 30 39 40 9 29 4 93<br />

2003 H1 23 28 38 9 31 5 82<br />

2003 H2 29 34 46 9 40 6 104<br />

2004 H1 43 34 48 7 39 4 116<br />

Total Deaths 523 718 404 77 361 34 1,475<br />

Note: Data are duplicated; most deaths involve multiple drugs.<br />

SOURCE: Medical Examiners Office, Public Health Seattle-King County<br />

Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005 253

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