Highlights From DAWN: Phoenix, 2002

This special report presents findings based on data
submitted by 14 hospitals in the Phoenix
metropolitan area for 2002.
■ Of the 880,000 visits to Phoenix area emergency
departments (EDs) in 2002, slightly more than
1 percent (10,292) were related to drug abuse.
■ During 2002, the most common drugs involved
in these ED visits were alcohol in combination
with other drugs, narcotic analgesics (pain
relievers), cocaine, benzodiazepines,
amphetamines, and marijuana.
■ Between 1995 and 2002, ED mentions o...