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EpidEmiologic TrEnds in drug AbusE: HigHligHTs And ExEcuTivE summAry
Figure 14. Unweighted Emergency Department (ED) <strong>Report</strong>s of Nonmedical Use of Selected Narcotic Analgesics, Including Oxycodone,
Hydrocodone, Methadone, and Fentanyl , as a Percentage of Total Nonmedical Use <strong>Report</strong>s of Opiates/Opioids, in 12 <strong>CEWG</strong>
Metropolitan Sites: <strong>January</strong>–June 2008
11.9
Seattle
N=1,431
25.8
22.8 3.5
San Francisco
N=648
21.8
28.7
10.8
3.6
San Diego
N=418
32.2 24.5 West Midwest
12.0
2.0
27.7
Phoenix
N=743
36.7
11.3
18.5
8.6
5.7
Denver
N=977
28.3
18.1
14.3
Minneapolis/
St. Paul
N=854
5.2
5.9
21.0
16.4
1.6
Chicago
N=903
25.1
2.3
6.4 16.9
Detroit Core
N=533
New
York
City
N=2,350
18.3 3.1 48.9
South
Oxycodone
Hydrocodone
Methadone
Fentanyl
Northeast
10.8
Miami/Dade County
Division
N=167
34.3
7.3
Boston
N=1,337
9.7
4.7
6.7 1.5
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Division
N=743
38.3
7.2 3.6
6.6
16.0
54.9
4.0
0.5
1 Percentages for nonmedical use of selected narcotic analgesics are calculated based on total drug reports for opiates/opioids, excluding heroin. Case types selected included “Nonmedical Use”
categories, specifically, overmedication, malicious poisoning, and other. These are unweighted reports of drugs based on a representative sample of non-Federal, short-term hospitals with 24-hour
EDs in the United States.
SOURCE: Area-specific data obtained by request from DAWN, OAS, SAMHSA, December 22-23, 2008; data are subject to change
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