Washington, D.C. Drug Treatment Admissions (1994 – 2003)

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Year Total Alcohol Pct. Cocaine Pct. Marijuana Pct. Syn. Opiates Pct. Meth. Pct.
2003 4,832 882 18.3% 1,378 28.5% 336 7.0% 6 0.1% 9 0.2%
2002 5,659 1,039 18.4% 1,889 33.4% 273 4.8% 5 0.1% 17 0.3%
2001 5,755 1,109 19.3% 1,924 33.4% 367 6.4% 6 0.1% 32 0.6%
2000 6,025 1,269 21.1% 2,074 34.4% 484 8.0% 1 0.0% 14 0.2%
1999 6,056 1,232 20.3% 2,229 36.8% 750 12.4% 4 0.1% 5 0.1%
1998 3,618 596 16.5% 1,401 38.7% 549 15.2% 6 0.2%    
1997 2,885 476 16.5% 1,079 37.4% 345 12.0% 9 0.3% 1 0.0%
1996 979 202 20.6% 363 37.1% 123 12.6% 1 0.1%    
1995 1,471 405 27.5% 540 36.7% 147 10.0% 1 0.1%    
1994 1,360 311 22.9% 479 35.2% 111 8.2%        

 

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Notes:

Coverage: This data only reflects admissions to treatment facilities that receive federal funding. While providing data on overall trends in drug treatment admissons, because it does not include private facilities that do not receive fedeal funding this data does not provide comprehensive totals on all admissions for drug treatment in the United States.

Syn. Opiates: Synthetic Opiates, manufactured as prescripton painkillers, including, for example, such drugs as Oxycontin, Vicodin, and Dilaudid. Also known as Synthetic Narcotics in Uniform Crime Reporting Program data on arrests for drug offenses.

Meth.: Methamphetamine.

Drugs not listed: These include: Heroin, Non-Prescription Methadone, PCP, Hallucinogens, Other Amphetamines, Other Stimulants, Benzodiazepines, Other Tranquilizers, Barbiturates, Other Sedatives Or Hypnotics, Inhalants, and Over-the-Counter Medications.

Source: Treatment Episodes Data Set

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