Emergency Department Visits by Illicit Drug

by Steven Davies on Jul 17, 2013 | Views: 167 | Score: 0

	Cocaine	Marijuana	Heroin	Methamphetamine	MDMA
2005	483865	279664	187493	109655	11287
2006	548608	290563	189780	79924	16749
2007	553530	308547	188162	67954	12748
2008	482188	374435	200666	66308	17865
2009	422896	376467	213118	64117	22816

Number of ED visits

Sources: justice.gov

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Steven Davies on Jul 17, 2013 9:58 AM said:

Cocaine causes the most emergency department visits of any illicit drug, garnering 422,896 ED visits by users in 2009. However, marijuana is gaining on cocaine, with users tallying 376,467 ED visits in 2009, almost 100,000 more visits than in 2005.

Emily D. on Jun 18, 2014 9:56 PM said:

Curious what would illicit a weed-related ED visit...