Highlights From DAWN: Philadelphia, 2002

This special report presents findings based on data submitted by 26 hospitals in the Philadelphia metropolitan area for 2002.
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Of the nearly 1.9 million visits to Philadelphia area emergency departments (EDs) in 2002, about one percent (27,753) were related to drug abuse.
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During 2002, the most common drugs involved in these ED visits were cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, heroin, and benzodiazepines.
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Between 1995 and 2002, the rate of marijuanarelated ED visits increased 124 percent (from 67 to 1...