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Emergency Department Visits Involving Illicit Drug Use Among Males

Categories: Alcohol/Drug Abuse,Health/Medical,Statistics

http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k11/WEB_DAWN_017_new/ED_Visit_IllicitDrugs_Males.pdf

Recent data show that males had an annual average of 634,000 emergency department visits due to illicit drug use with cocaine involved in nearly half of all ED visits involving males.  From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration