Data Tables

Denver's Alcohol-Induced Death Rate Nearly Double the U.S. Average    
Death Rate Due to Heavy and/or Prolonged Use of Alcohol    
(number of deaths per 100,000 population)    
   
 
average
  
Denver
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
  
94-98
  
 
 
total
25.8
24.7
27.1
25.6
28.2
23.4
21.7
23.1
21.4
23.6
  
chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
18.4
15.6
14.0
14.5
14.3
10.0
9.8
13.4
10.8
  
11.7
  
alcohol dependence syndrome
5.8
9.1
11.5
9.5
11.8
13.4
10.8
8.1
9.4
  
10.7
  
nondependent abuse of alcohol
1.0
0.0
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.0
1.1
0.8
1.2
  
0.8
  
alcoholic psychoses
0.6
0.0
0.5
0.6
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
  
0.4
  
 
 
 
average
  
United States
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
  
94-98
  
 
 
 
total
13.8
13.4
13.1
12.8
12.9
12.7
12.4
12.1
12.1
12.5
  
chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
11.0
10.7
10.4
10.2
10.2
10.0
9.8
9.7
9.6
  
9.9
  
alcohol dependence syndrome
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
  
2.1
  
nondependent abuse of alcohol
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
  
0.3
  
alcoholic psychoses
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
  
0.2
  
   
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2001    
National Center for Health Statistics, 2001    

 

Number of Denver Residents Entering Publicly-Funded Treatment Has Been on the Decline
Participation in Publicly-Funded Treatment by Residents of Denver and Colorado
(number of individuals entering treatment at programs that report to the state, by primary drug of abuse and by fiscal year)
change
average
average
98-02
Denver 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
2002*
93-97
98-02
vs. 93-97
total 2,985 2,581 2,402 2,409 1,989 2,271 1,967 1,646 1,503 1,978 2,473 1,873 -24.3%
alcohol 1,396 1,077 879 960 727 861 658 580 514 662 1,008 655 -35.0%
marijuana 293 337 385 407 401 494 475 322 280 438 365 402 10.1%
heroin 503 444 405 402 332 288 391 374 314 412 417 356 -14.6%
cocaine/crack 671 617 577 514 419 431 320 260 268 252 560 306 -45.4%
methamphetamine 36 48 79 59 47 86 62 51 71 144 54 83 53.7%
other opiate 35 27 32 34 27 29 29 32 40 48 31 36 16.1%
other 40 26 35 22 29 30 30 27 16 22 30 25 -16.7%
unspecified 11 5 10 11 7 52 2 0 0 0 9 11 22.2%
   
change
average
average
98-02
Total Colorado 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
2002*
93-97
98-02
vs. 93-97
total
15,081
13,984
13,229
13,592
11,223
14,335
14,430
12,785
12,203
13,278
 13,422 13,406 -0.1%
alcohol 8,873 7,642 6,522 6,446 5,194 6,700 6,180 5,385 5,014 5,246 6,936 5,705 -17.7%
marijuana 2,053 2,266 2,553 2,966 2,500 3,174 3,563 3,220 3,145 3,452 2,468 3,311 34.2%
cocaine/crack 2,132 2,023 2,023 1,832 1,516 1,633 1,666 1,512 1,368 1,420 1,906 1,520 -20.3%
methamphetamine 254 368 617 762 681 1,163 1,032 912 1,079 1,382 537 1,114 107.4%
heroin 1,167 1,177 1,046 1,154 948 991 1,127 1,126 1,050 1,156 1,098 1,090 -0.7%
other opiate 228 203 202 170 169 179 232 227 280 322 194 248 27.8%
other 331 260 221 197 167 215 393 375 267 300 235 310 31.9%
unspecified 43 45 45 65 48 280 337 28 0 0 48 108 125.0%
* FY2002 figures are projected based on admissions data for the fisrt half of the year
"other" includes: amphetamines and other stimulants; benzodiazepine tranquilizers and other tranquilizers;
LSD, PCP, and other hallucinogens; inhalants; non-prescription methadone; over-the-counter drugs;
barbiturates and other sedatives/hypnotics; and anabolic steroids
Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, 2002

 

More Than Two-Thirds of Adults Arrested in Denver Test Positive for Illicit Drugs  
Percent of Adult Arrestees Testing Positive for Illicit Drug Use  
The comparison cities range in size from St. Louis (population 348,189) to Washington, DC (population 572,059).  
 
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