Other considerations when reading DAWN tables.....

How to use this publication

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Organization of tables...............

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Additional content available on the Internet

TRENDS IN ED DRUG EPISODES AND MAJOR SUBSTANCES OF

ABUSE.............

TRENDS IN OTHER SUBSTANCES OF ABUSE..

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SELECTED TRENDS IN 21 METROPOLITAN AREAS.........

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DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

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Appendix

A

RACE AND ETHNICITY DATA IN DAWN......................................

B

C

D

EF

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DAWN.......

Sample design........

Sampling weights ...

Precision of the estimates and standards for publication......

Preliminary versus final estimates....

Estimates of rates per 100,000 population

Revision of estimation system...................................

SOURCES OF ERROR IN DAWN ESTIMATES.

Changes in sample composition and reporting of episodes .........

Noteworthy sources of error: Atlanta data for 2001.............

GLOSSARY OF TERMS.....................

Table

LIST OF TABLES

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SAMPLING & PRECISION INFORMATION ON THE SAMPLE

1.1

ED sample information and response rates by metropolitan area, 2001 ...

T-3

1.2

Counties and cities that constitute DAWN ED metropolitan areas, 2001...

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1.3

ED visits, drug episodes, and drug mentions: Unweighted sample data

and weighted estimates by metropolitan area, 2001

T-5

1.4

ED visits: Estimates by metropolitan area by year

T-6

1.5

ED visits: Estimated rates per 100,000 population by metropolitan area

by year ....

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MEASURES OF PRECISION

1.6

ED drug episodes, standard errors, relative standard errors, and

confidence intervals: Estimates by metropolitan area, 2001

T-8

1.7

ED drug episodes, relative standard errors, and mentions for major drugs

of abuse: Estimates by metropolitan area, 2001....

T-9

1.8

ED drug episodes, standard errors, relative standard errors, and

confidence intervals: Estimates by drug category, 2001

T-10

1.9

Population by age and gender by metropolitan area

T-12

1.10

ED drug episodes by detailed race and ethnicity: Estimates for the

coterminous U.S., 2001 ........

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LIST OF TABLES

ESTIMATES1

SELECTED DRUG CATEGORIES FOR U.S. & 21 METROPOLITAN

AREAS

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ED mentions for selected drug categories, total ED drug episodes and

mentions, and total ED visits: Estimates

2.1.0

Selected drug categories for the coterminous U.S. by half year

*2.1.1-2.1.21 Selected drug categories for each metropolitan area

by half year

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2.2.0

2.2.1

Selected drug categories for the coterminous U.S. by year

Atlanta........

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T-20

1 Relative standard error (RSE) tables corresponding to all estimate tables are published on the Internet using the same table
numbers and beginning with the prefix, "RSE."

* These tables are published only on the Internet at http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/dawn.htm and http://www.DAWNinfo.net.

LIST OF TABLES (continued)

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DETAIL OF DRUGS CONTAINED IN SELECTED DRUG CATEGORIES
ED mentions by drug category: Estimates for the coterminous U.S.

2.3.0

Selected major substances of abuse by half year

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*2.3.1-2.3.21 Selected major substances of abuse for each

metropolitan area by half year

2.4.0

Selected major substances of abuse by year.....

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*2.4.1-2.4.21 Selected major substances of abuse for each

metropolitan area by year

2.5.0

Psychotherapeutic agents by half year.....

T-82

*2.5.1-2.5.21 Psychotherapeutic agents for each metropolitan

area by half year

2.6.0

Psychotherapeutic agents by year.....

T-86

*2.6.1 – 2.6.21 Psychotherapeutic agents for each metropolitan

area by year

2.7.0

Central nervous system agents by half year.....

T-90

*2.7.1-2.7.21 Central nervous system agents for each metropolitan

area by half year

2.8.0

Central nervous system agents by year

T-97

*2.8.1-2.8.21 Central nervous system agents for each metropolitan

area by year

2.9.0

Respiratory agents by half year

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*2.9.1-2.9.21 Respiratory agents for each metropolitan area by half

year

2.10.0

Respiratory agents by year.

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*2.10.1-2.10.21 Respiratory agents for each metropolitan area by year

2.11.0

Cardiovascular agents by half year....

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*2.11.1-2.11.21 Cardiovascular agents for each metropolitan area by

half year

2.12.0

Cardiovascular agents by year

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*2.12.1-2.12.21 Cardiovascular agents for each metropolitan area by

year