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Eucutive Summary: Marijuana
Table 22. Marijuana ER ITHIOtiona In the Central Region:
PrGllmlnary estimates, April '989 • March 1991
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. Aprl.89 ~MarCh:gO" ::Aprt'90 - u.cnS1 . Change (%)
ChlC8QO 1,122 1 009
DalI8i 508 318
Detroit 913 518
Mlnnaaoolll 181 153
New Orleans 413 619
St. Louis 192 145
I Follows cocaine, alcohol-in-combination, heroin/morphine, and pcp
b Follows alcohol-in-combination and cocaine
o Follows alcohol-in-combination, cocaine, heroin/morphine, and acetaminophen
d Follows cocaine and alcohol-in-combination
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-37
-43
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+50
-24
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Marijuana ranks second in nonalcohol treatment admissions in Chicago, MinneapolislSt. Paul ,
and New Orleans; it ranks third in ~troit and Texas (table 23). Th~ percentage of marijuana
admissions has decreased in Chicago, New Orleans, and Texas since the last reporting periods;
the number of admissions in Chicago, however, has increased.
City
Chlcaoo
Detroit
MlnnasDolIs/St. Paul
New Orleans
St. Louis
Texas
I Follows cocaine
b Follows cocaine and heroin
Teble 23. Percent. of noMI~ treatment admlnIOIII
fM primary marijUana 1buI. In the C .... tral Region
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Rank (IF'
14 2"
NIR
3 3 b
8 2'
7 2"
NIR
15 3 b
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5"
3 b
50
Low
3 d
Low
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FY 1991
1191 -6/91
1191-3/91
NIR
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According to DUF data, marijuana is the second most likely illicit drug used by Chicago
arrestees: 26 percent of all male arrestees tested positive for the drug (May 1991). In
MinneapolislSt.Paul, over 16 percent of arrestees tested positive for THe metabolites (January
through September 1991).
Marijuana arrests in New Orleans decreased from 544 in 1990 to 435 in 1991. In Texas, during
the first half of 1991, 811 adults were arrested for marijuana sales and 9,216 adults were
arrested for possession. Texas, Missouri, and Detroit authorities report large marijuana
seizures.
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