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Rise in Drug-Abuse-Related Narcotic Pain Medications Seen in Emergency Rooms

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Emergency Department Mentions of Alcohol-in-Combination, Cocaine, Heroin, and Marijuana: 1995 through 2002

Graph of Emergency Department Mentions of Alcohol-in-Combination, Cocaine, Heroin, and Marijuana: 1995 through 2002; alcohol in combination was 45,259 in 1995 and 119,472 in 2002; heroin was 69,556 in 1995 and 93,519 in 2002; cocaine was 135,711 in 1995 and 199,198 in 2002; marijuana was 165,897 in 1995 and 207,395 in 2002.d

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Disaster Preparedness: Mental Health & Substance Abuse
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