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Drug Abuse Patterns and Trends Update

. Broward Quick Check September 2012. Drug Abuse Patterns and Trends Update. James N. Hall, Epidemiologist Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities Nova Southeastern University. Numbers of Substances Identified among

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Drug Abuse Patterns and Trends Update

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  1. Broward Quick Check September 2012 Drug Abuse Patterns and Trends Update James N. Hall, Epidemiologist Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities Nova Southeastern University

  2. Numbers of Substances Identified among Decedents in Florida: Jan-June 2011 All Rx = 6,287 Alcohol + Illicit Drugs = 3,190 Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement: Florida Medical Examiners Commission Interim Report 2011

  3. Number of Oxycodone Reports Detected among Decedents in Florida: Jan 2007 – Jun 2011 NUMBER of Oxycodone OCCURRENCES Including “Present” & “Cause of Death” 2x 1,058 Source: FDLE – Drugs Identified In Deceased Persons by Florida Medical Examiners 2007 - 2010 Reports and 2011 Interim Report

  4. Number of Oxycodone Reports Detected among Decedents in South Florida: 2007-2010 NUMBER of Oxycodone OCCURRENCES Including “Present” & “Cause of Death” SOURCE: Florida Medical Examiners Commission Report 2010

  5. Source: SAMHSA - Treatment Episode Data Sets Submitted by the Florida Dept. of Children and Families as of April 5, 2012

  6. Percent of Primary Rx Opioid Addiction Treatment Admissions By Age Groups (12-30 years) in Florida: 1998 to 2011 62% 22% Source: SAMHSA - Treatment Episode Data Sets Submitted by the Florida Dept. of Children and Families as of April 5, 2012

  7. Number of Primary Treatment Admissions by Drug BrowardandMiami-DadeCounties:Jan –Dec 2011 Number of Primary Admissions Source: Florida Department of Children and Families

  8. Number of Alprazolam Reports Detected among Decedents in Florida: 2007 – 2010 NUMBER of Alprazolam OCCURRENCES Including “Present” & “Cause of Death” 2x 950 Source: FDLE – Drugs Identified In Deceased Persons by Florida Medical Examiners 2007 - 2010 Reports and 2011 Interim Report

  9. Number of Alprazolam Reports Detected among Decedents in South Florida: 2007- 2010 NUMBER of Alprazolam OCCURRENCES Including “Present” & “Cause of Death” SOURCE: Florida Medical Examiners Commission Report 2010

  10. Percent of High School Students Reporting Having Ever Taken a Rx Drug 1 or More Times Without a Doctor’s Prescription:2011 • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance

  11. Percent of High School Students Reporting Any Past 30-Day Marijuana Use USA & Broward County: 1991-2011 USA& Broward Data1997-2011 Percent Reporting Current Use Marijuana Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance

  12. Percent of Florida 9th-12th Graders Reporting Having Used Synthetic Marijuana Source: Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2011

  13. Number of CannabinmimeticsPoison Control Exposure CallsJan-Dec 2011 and Jan-June 2012 Source: Florida Poison Information Center – Miami 1-800-222-1222

  14. Number of Emerging Psychoactive Substance Drug Poison Control Exposure Callsin Florida: Jan-Dec 2011 and Jan-April 2012 1,204 Exposure calls Jan 2011 to April 2012 Source: Florida Poison Information Center – Miami 1-800-222-1222

  15. Number of Crime Lab Cases for Synthetic Cannabinoids, Piperazines, Tryptamines, Phenethylamines, andCathinones in South Florida: Jan -Dec 2011 Source: US DEA-National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties 2011 as of May 8, 2012

  16. Dangerous, Imitation, Emerging Drugs (DIED) Fake Drugs; Real Poisons • www.drugfreebroward.org Presentations

  17. Organization of American States15 Nation Caribbean DENDrug Epidemiology Network

  18. National CEWG Drug Trends Update June 2012 • Cocaine declines reported across all 21 sites • Heroin maintains presence, • Expands to new areas including small towns • Fueled by young adult Rx opioid abusers • Prescription opioid nonmedical use escalates • Emerging synthetic drug consequences most pronounced in the Central US and Florida • Marijuana is ubiquitous • Methamphetamine rising in the West again

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