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<strong>EPIDEMIOLOGIC</strong> TRENDS IN <strong>DRUG</strong> <strong>ABUSE</strong>—Texas<br />

Exhibit 17. Characteristics of Clients Admitted to TDSHS-Funded Treatment with a Primary Problem of<br />

Amphetamines or Methamphetamines, by Route of Administration: 1H 2004<br />

Smoke Inject Inhale Oral All*<br />

# Admissions 911 1,292 299 103 2,607<br />

% of Stimulant Admits 35 50 12 4 100<br />

Lag-1st Use to Tmt-Yrs. 9 13 10 11 11<br />

Average Age-Yrs. 28 31 31 31 30<br />

% Male 44 47 48 48 46<br />

% Black 1 0 1 2 1<br />

% White 86 95 87 84 90<br />

% Hispanic 10 4 9 13 7<br />

% CJ Involved 48 51 48 52 50<br />

% Employed 22 16 25 26 19<br />

% Homeless 7 10 6 11 9<br />

*Total includes clients with "other" routes of administration<br />

SOURCE: TDSHS<br />

Exhibit 18. Percent of Items Analyzed by Texas DPS Laboratories Identified as Methamphetamine, by<br />

County and City: 1H 2004<br />

SOURCE: NFLIS<br />

County/City Percent<br />

Hidalgo (McAllen) 0.40<br />

Webb (Laredo) 1.02<br />

El Paso (El Paso) 3.55<br />

Nueces (Corpus Christi) 11.69<br />

Harris (Houston) 10.86<br />

Travis (Austin) 22.11<br />

McLennan (Waco) 26.14<br />

Smith (Tyler) 29.90<br />

Dallas (Dallas) 35.78<br />

Midland (Odessa) 18.69<br />

Taylor (Abilene) 57.75<br />

Lubbock (Lubbock) 29.30<br />

Potter (Amarillo) 44.50<br />

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

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