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Of interest in this chart is the aggregation of data
points in the lower portion, with the lowest points
representing drug manufacture and distribution cases
and the line above them the liquor offense cases. DUI
data clearly eclipse all others on the chart. While
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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Honolulu, Hawai'i
much more could be done with these data, this brief
analysis suggests that when examining criminal justice
data, there is a need to look at alcohol use as a
much more prevalent problem than many of the other
drug abuse categories.
For inquiries concerning this report, please contact D. William Wood, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 265
North Kalaheo Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822, Phone: 250-384-3748, Fax: 808-965-3707, E-mail: dwwood@shaw.ca.
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005