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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
Table 26. Trends in
Drug-Related Emergency Room Episodes and Selected Drug Mentions, 1988–2001
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Emergency room episodes and drug mentions
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Year
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Total drug episodes
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Total
drug mentions
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Total cocaine mentions
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Total
heroin mentions
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Total marijuana mentions
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1988 |
403,578
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668,153
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101,578
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38,063
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19,962
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1989 |
425,904
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713,392
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110,013
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41,656
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20,703
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1990 |
371,208
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635,460
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80,355
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33,884
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15,706
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1991 |
393,968
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674,861
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101,189
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35,898
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16,251
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1992 |
433,493
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751,731
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119,843
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48,003
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23,997
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1993 |
460,910
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796,762
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123,423
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63,232
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28,873
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1994* |
518,880
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899,600
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143,337
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63,158
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40,034
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1995* |
513,519
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900,287
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135,711
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69,556
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45,259
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1996* |
513,993
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906,366
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152,420
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72,980
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53,770
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1997* |
526,818
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942,382
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161,083
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70,712
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64,720
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1998* |
542,432
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981,764
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172,011
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75,688
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76,842
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1999* |
554,767
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1,014,243
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168,751
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82,192
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87,068
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2000* |
601,563
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1,099,306
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174,881
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94,804
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96,426
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2001 |
638,484
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1,165,367
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193,034
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93,064
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110,512
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*In 2001,
SAMHSA published recalculated trend data from 1994. Caution
must be used in comparing trend data from 1993 and earlier
to 1994 and later.
Source:
Drug Abuse Warning Network, National Institute on Drug
Abuse (1988–1991)and Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (1992–2001).
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Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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