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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Chicago
Exhibit 1. Estimated Rates of ED Mentions Per 100,000 Population in Chicago for Selected Drugs:
1995–2002
Year Cocaine Heroin Marijuana Methamphetamine Amphetamines
1995 188 83 51 1 3
1996 220 109 61 0 3
1997 247 148 76 0 4
1998 232 158 85 1 3
1999 225 162 77 0 3
2000 246 206 89 … 1 6
2001 277 203 89 1 7
2002 275 220 78 1 7
1 Dots (…) indicate that an estimate with a relative standard of error greater than 50 percent has been suppressed.
SOURCE: DAWN, OAS, SAMHSA
Exhibit 2. Illinois Patients Served in Publicly Funded Treatment Programs by Primary Drug of Abuse:
FY 2000–FY 2003
FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 1
Primary Drug Dec.
1999
June
2000
Total
Dec.
2000
June
2001
Total
Dec.
2001
June
2002
Total Total
Cocaine 18,531 12,937 31,468 16,967 14,354 31,321 14,581 13,550 28,131 33,882
Heroin 11,733 8,121 19,854 13,745 10,718 24,463 10,747 11,162 21,909 34,615
Cannabinoids 12,484 8,289 20,773 14,253 11,373 25,626 11,811 14,560 26,371 32,077
Hallucinogens 290 227 517 323 221 544 237 242 479 472
Stimulants 2 577 693 1,270 1,969 1,802 3,771 1,517 1,673 3,190 4,508
1 Data by half-year not available in FY 2003.
2 Stimulants include amphetamine and methamphetamine.
SOURCE: Illinois Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005