1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Adults Testing Positive for Any Illicit Drug
Male		55%	58%	63%	66%	67%	66%	62%
Female		68%	72%	76%	62%	78%	69%	69%
Violent Offenses
Any Drug
Male		-	-	-	66%	67%	63%	59%
Female		-	-	-	47%	63%	55%	58%
Marijuana
Male		-	-	-	47%	42%	48%	47%
Female		-	-	-	27%	27%	30%	39%
Cocaine
Male		-	-	-	28%	30%	21%	19%
Female		-	-	-	20%	33%	30%	22%
Drug Offenses
Any Drug
Male		-	-	-	78%	85%	85%	78%
Female		-	-	-	60%	86%	43%	92%
Marijuana
Male		-	-	-	52%	64%	53%	58%
Female		-	-	-	30%	14%	14%	31%
Cocaine
Male		-	-	-	38%	33%	29%	22%
Female		-	-	-	30%	71%	29%	62%

Source: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program, 1998

Drug Use by Wayne County Juvenile Arrestees, 1995

Any Drug	48%
Marijuana	42%
Cocaine	2%
Opiates	1%

Source: Substance Abuse and Need for Treatment Among Arrestees (SANTA)

Youth Substance Abuse, 1997

Cigarettes	Michigan	Detroit
Lifetime use	75%	69%
9th Grade	72%	68%
10th Grade	77%	69%
11th Grade	74%	71%
12th Grade	79%	67%
Past month use	38%	23%
9th Grade	32%	25%
10th Grade	38%	22%
11th Grade	39%	19%
12th Grade	47%	23%

Alcohol	Michigan	Detroit
Lifetime use	82%	71%
9th Grade	77%	66%
10th Grade	83%	73%
11th Grade	81%	75%
12th Grade	89%	77%
Past month use	51%	35%
9th Grade	44%	30%
10th Grade	50%	34%
11th Grade	50%	37%
12th Grade	62%	46%

Binge Drinking	Michigan	Detroit
Past month use	32%	15%
9th Grade	25%	13%
10th Grade	31%	15%
11th Grade	32%	14%
12th Grade	45%	20%

Marijuana	Michigan	Detroit
Lifetime use	48%	48%
9th Grade	34%	41%
10th Grade	53%	45%
11th Grade	49%	53%
12th Grade	61%	62%
Past month use	28%	25%
9th Grade	20%	21%
10th Grade	33%	21%
11th Grade	30%	26%
12th Grade	31%	36%

Cocaine	Michigan	Detroit
Lifetime use	7%	1%
Past month use	4%	1%

Inhalants	Michigan	Detroit
Lifetime use	22%	8%

Injection Drugs	Michigan	Detroit
Lifetime use	3%	2%

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance

Emergency Room Visits in Detroit

		1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Total drug episodes		16,166	14,759	11,527	14,321	15,777	19,169	17,162	18,630	20,822
Total drug mentions		24,233	24,000	19,102	24,377	28,378	35,715	30,748	34,177	39,037
Cocaine		6,426	6,324	3,888	5,919	6,939	8,991	7,964	8,767	10,435
Heroin/Morphine		2,796	1,963	1,552	1,828	1,843	2,380	2,106	2,401	3,214
Marijuana/Hash		1,112	1,132	589	807	1,487	2,716	2,849	3,875	4,215
* preliminary estimate

Source: Drug Abuse Warning Network, 1998

Crashes in Detroit

		1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
All Crashes		40,709	47,667	50,009	51,641	54,575	52,871
Alcohol-Related		1,677	1,727	1,626	1,591	1,572	1,377
All Fatal Crashes		128	120	115	159	158	144
Alcohol Related		33	17	25	55	58	60

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), 1998