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

Exhibit 7. Drug Seizures by U.S. Customs, Washington State Ports of Entry: 2001–June 2004<br />

Seizures Pounds Seizures Pounds Seizures Pounds Seizures Pounds Seizures Pounds Seizures Pounds<br />

Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Marijuana Ecstasy Hashish<br />

1H 2001 19 5,378 10 1 7 2 268 3,433<br />

2H 2001 16 153 7 2 5 5 301 7,519<br />

1H 2002 13 37 10 8 408 9,812 11 132<br />

2H 2002 14 109 8 0 2 36 388 4,127 10 83<br />

1H 2003 16 414 0 3 9 230 9,225 4 32 5 1<br />

2H 2003 18 359 4 1 2 0 257 13,171 13 1 8 2<br />

1H 2004 14 199 5 18 248 9,750 25 99 16 15<br />

SOURCE: U.S. Customs Service<br />

Exhibit 8. Opiate Substitution Treatment Among King County Residents: 1999–June 2004<br />

1999 2000 1 2001 2002 2003<br />

Jan–June<br />

2004<br />

Admissions(N) 632 924 890 794 633 291<br />

Discharges (N) 1,333 1,560 1,238 1,175 1,084 671<br />

Primary Drug at Entry (%)<br />

Heroin 94.6 93.3 92.8 90.4 87.7 83.9<br />

Prescription Opiate 3.0 6.1 6.5 8.8 11.4 14.0<br />

1 Treatment capacity increased by 350 in 2000<br />

SOURCE: Washington State TARGET data system—Structured Ad Hoc Reporting System<br />

Exhibit 9. Methadone Waiting List, Managed by Syringe Exchange Program, King County: 1997–2004 1<br />

Number on<br />

Waiting List<br />

1997 1998 1999 2000 1 2001 2002 2003 2004<br />

198 307 548 624 495 663 638 487<br />

1 Figures are for the close of each year.<br />

SOURCE: Public Health – Seattle & King County, HIV/AIDS Program<br />

Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005 255

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