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

Exhibit 10. Syringes Exchanged and Number of Encounters for King County Syringe Exchanges:<br />

2002–2004<br />

2002 2003 2004<br />

Syringes Exchanged 1,801,151 1,969,522 2,183,150<br />

Encounters 1 73,752 65,593 63,898<br />

Avg. Number of Syringes Per Encounter 24 30 34<br />

1 Encounters are duplicated.<br />

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

Exhibit 11. Prescription Opiates Sold to Hospitals and Pharmacies, King County Area 1 (Grams of Active<br />

Ingredient Per 100,000 Population Per Year): 1997–June 2004<br />

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

Percent<br />

Change 2<br />

Codeine 9,311 8,651 8,318 … 7,190 … 6,789 6,384 -31%<br />

Oxycodone 3,328 4,662 6,032 7,615 10,012 11,133 13,702 14,237 328%<br />

Hydromorphone 179 158 175 … 244 252 322 … 80%<br />

Hydrocodone 2,868 3,103 3,542 3,772 4,212 5,127 5,530 5,713 99%<br />

Meperidine 2,346 2,214 2,085 … 1,931 … 1,641 1,424 -39%<br />

Methadone 561 682 839 … 1,442 1,843 2,575 3,252 480%<br />

Morphine 3,071 3,314 3,404 … 4,170 … 5,781 7,022 129%<br />

Fentanyl 40 45 48 … 72 … 109 105 162%<br />

1<br />

Data are for Zip Codes 980xx and 981xx, which approximate King County boundaries. Data not adjusted for widely varying potencies<br />

(morphine equivalencies) of these substances.<br />

2<br />

1997 through last year of available data.<br />

SOURCE: ARCOS/DEA http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/arcos/retail_drug_summary/index.html<br />

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

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