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SAMHSA News - Volume XI, Number 3, Summer 2003
 

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

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Emergency Department Mentions of Marijuana Among Patients Age 12 to 17 and Age 18 to 25: 1995 through 2002


Year Age 12 to 17 Age 18 to 25
1995 7,972 14,798
1996 9,980 15,722
1997 11,057 19,385
1998 13,137 22,895
1999 12,730 27,266
2000 15,678 30,413
2001 16,516 33,365
2002 18,845 36,896

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2002

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