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Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, by Type of Visit: 2004 to 2009*

* Data for Emergency Department visits involving adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals are not available for 2004.

Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (December 28, 2010). Figure 3. Drug-Related Emergency Department (ED) Visits, by Type of Visit: 2004 to 2009. Highlights of the 2009 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits. Rockville, MD.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Adverse Reactions	NA	1,250,377	1,526,010	1,908,928	2,157,128	2,287,273
Misues or Abuse of Pharmaceuticals	627,291	766,330	860,108	974,272	1,127,681	1,244,679
Misues or Abuse of Illicit Drugs	991,363	921,127	958,164	985,316	985,316	985,316

* Data for Emergency Department visits involving adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals are not available for 2004
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Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (December 28, 2010). Figure 3. Drug-Related Emergency Department (ED) Visits, by Type of Visit: 2004 to 2009. Highlights of the 2009 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits. Rockville, MD.