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Appendix D Briefing Sheets Given to Dr. Clark, Mr. Curie, and Ms. Torres Example- Atlanta   ATLANTA/GEORGIA INFORMATION   SOURCE:      -->http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/public.cfm#Latest                    From 2000 to 2001, significant increases in drug episodes were found in 5 of the 21 metropolitan areas oversampled in DAWN:  Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, and San Francisco.  See Emergency Department Trends from the Drug Abuse Warning Network, Final Estimates 1994-2001. SOURCE:      http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/TXgap/chapter3.htm Figure 3 Percentages of Persons Aged 12 or Older Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for an Illicit Drug Problem in the Past Year, by State: 2000 Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000. Table 4.1.1 - ED drug episodes by patient demographic characteristics:  Estimates for Atlanta by half year     Jul-Dec 1996 Jan-Jun 1997 Jul-Dec 1997 Jan-Jun 1998 Jul-Dec 1998 Jan-Jun 1999 Jul-Dec 1999 Jan-Jun 2000 Jul-Dec 2000   Demographic characteristics                           GENDER                     Male ............................................................................... 2,935 2,311 2,336 3,242 3,007 2,774 3,048 3,174 3,316   Female........................................................................... 1,880 1,680 1,622 2,267 2,153 2,100 2,223 2,156 2,269   Unknown........................................................................ 24 32 21 30 17 17 26 106 92                       RACE/ETHNICITY2                     White............................................................................... 1,658 1,427 1,577 2,116 2,131 2,144 2,132 2,129 2,009   Black............................................................................... 2,089 1,827 1,688 2,862 2,584 2,341 2,727 2,878 3,208   Hispanic......................................................................... 64 44 40 44 57 60 69 85 78   Race/ethnicity NTA.................................................. 26 28 48 38 40 31 35 20 31   Unknown........................................................................ ...  ...  ... 480 366  ...  ...  ... 350                       AGE                     6-17 years....................................................................... 304 287 384 435 325 306 297 291 272   6-11 years.................................................................. 2  ...  ... 4 0 4  ...  ...  ...   12-17 years............................................................... 301 283 382 430 325 302 289 290 267   18-25 years.................................................................... 827 685 647 875 845 813 902 856 860   18-19 years............................................................... 203 217 161 251 201 205 245 218 207   20-25 years............................................................. 624 468 486 624 644 608 656 638 652   26-34 years................................................................... 1,466 1,278 1,177 1,635 1,537 1,395 1,395 1,357 1,300   26-29 years............................................................. 484 489 459 624 615 598 605 531 487   30-34 years............................................................. 981 790 718 1,011 921 798 791 826 813   35 years and older...................................................... 2,235 1,754 1,763 2,575 2,460 2,364 2,695 2,912 3,230   35-44 years............................................................. 1,704 1,289 1,288 1,833 1,720 1,586 1,848 1,909 2,166   45-54 years............................................................. 446 372 377 596 608 632 697 813 894   55 years and older................................................ 84 93 97 146 133 145 150 189 170   Unknown........................................................................ 8 19 9 20 10 13 10 19  ...                       TOTAL DRUG ABUSE EPISODES.......... 4,839 4,024 3,979 5,540 5,177 4,891 5,298 5,435 5,677     SOURCE:     http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda/2kdetailedtabs/Preface.h