The findings are intended to alert the general public, policy makers, and authorities at the local, State, regional, and national levels to the latest trends in drug abuse. These data are enhanced with qualitative information from ethnographic research, focus groups, and other community-based sources. Findings presented at the December 2000 CEWG meeting are based on 1999 and 1998 data and on comparisons of these data with those from earlier time periods. Other cities seeing statistically significant decreases were Boston, Dallas, Newark, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. Paul, and Phoenix.
Data show that cocaine is frequently used with other drugs.
D.C. Increases in cocaine-positive tests for adult female arrestees occurred in Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix, Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Seattle. Notable decreases in cocaine-positive female arrestees occurred in Los Angeles and New York. An increase in availability and use of cocaine was reported in Denver, Detroit, New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Regionally, arrestee and school survey data indicate cocaine emerging as a significant problem at the Texas-Mexico border. Also, crack use in Atlanta is moving to rural areas outside the city.