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Substance Abuse Facts |
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Mile of Bars from Developing Near Schools (Fact Sheet
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Partners for Prevention — September, 2003
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San
Diego Public Opinion on Marketing and Youth Drinking (FACT SHEET —
pdf)
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Institute for Public Strategies — July, 2003
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San Diego
Survey on Social Host Laws (FACT SHEET — pdf)
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Institute for Public Strategies — August, 2003
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| Cross-Border
Drinking Concerns (FACT SHEET — pdf) |
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Institute for Public Strategies — June, 2002
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| Alcohol
Ads Aim at Ethnicity (FACT SHEET — pdf)) |
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From the San Diego Countywide
Project to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug
Problems (institute for Public Strategies)
— May, 2002
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San Diego
County Poll on Alcohol Promotions and Youth, |
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From the San Diego Alcohol Survey
(2001) • Presented in March, 2002
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Underage
Drinking in the Mountain Empire Region (FACT SHEET
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Institute for Public Strategies, East County
Rural Project — August, 2002
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During 1999, 21,461 adults were arrested for drug
violations in San Diego County, or 11.5 per 1,000
population aged 18 to 69. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2201.
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During 1999, 9,960 adults were arrested for
alcohol violations (excluding DUI) in San Diego
County, or 5.4 per 1,000 population aged 18 to 69. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2201.
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During 1999, there were 1,911 alcohol-involved
motor vehicle accidents that led to injuries or
fatalities in San Diego County. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2201.
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| Treatment:
Frequently Asked Questions (FACT
SHEET - pdf) |
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Institute for Public Strategies — May, 2002
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Propostion
36 — (FACT
SHEET — pdf)
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Institute for Public Strategies — March, 2002
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Department Trends from DAWN: "RSE estimates
for San Diego by Year." (pdf file) |
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of estimates and relative standard errors for
total drug abuse episodes, total drug mentions,
and mentions of cocaine, heroin/morphine, and
marijuana/hashish, according to metropolitan
area: 2000 (pdf file) |
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Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMSHA, Drug
Abuse Warning Network, 2000
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total economic cost of alcohol and drug abuse in
San Diego County in 1995 is estimated at $1.8
billion. |
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Source: County of San Diego, Health and Human
Services Agency, "Analysis of the Economic Costs
of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in San Diego
County."
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During 1999, 14,316 adults were arrested for
driving under the influence in San Diego County,
or 7.7 per 1,000 population aged 18 to 69. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2001.
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During 1999, there were 16,679 alcohol or drug
treatment admissions in San Diego County. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2001.
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During 1999, there were 1,145 deaths due to
alcohol or drug use in San Diego County. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2001.
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During 1999, there were 1,926 school incidents
related to alcohol or drugs in San Diego County. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2001.
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During 1999, there were 3,097 juvenile arrests for
alcohol or drug offenses in San Diego County, or
10 per 1,000 population aged 10 to 17 years. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2001.
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During 1999, there were 2,103 adolescent drug or
alcohol treatment admissions in San Diego County. |
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Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Risk, 2001.
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