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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
Table 29. Reported Tuberculosis Cases and Percent of Cases in Injecting and Noninjecting Drug Users, 1996–2001
| Tuberculosis
Cases |
1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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Total |
21,337 |
19,851 |
18,361 |
17,531 |
16,377 |
15,989 |
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Number with information on injecting drug use |
18,467 |
17,678 |
16,849 |
16,331 |
15,495 |
14,871 |
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Percent with information on injecting drug use |
86.5 |
89.1 |
91.8 |
93.2 |
94.6 |
93.0 |
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Injecting drug users (%)1
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3.8 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
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With information on noninjecting drug use (number) |
18,265 |
17,555 |
16,730 |
16,232 |
15,454 |
14,780 |
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Percent with information on noninjecting drug use |
85.6 |
88.4 |
91.1 |
92.6 |
94.4 |
92.4 |
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Noninjecting drug users (%)1
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7.7 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
1Injecting
drug use within past 12 months. Percentages shown only for reporting
areas with information reported for 75% of cases.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reported
Tuberculosis in the United States, 1996–2001. |
Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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