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What this chart shows: Alcohol Treatment by Age - Larimer County, 2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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What these data tell us:

In Larimer County, the largest percentage of 2008 alcohol treatment admissions was among 25 to 34 year olds, followed by 18 to 24 and 35 to 44 year olds. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that in 2007, among young adults aged 18 to 25, the rate of binge drinking was 41.8%, and the rate of heavy drinking was 14.7%. (National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2007)

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What this chart shows: Alcohol Treatment by Gender - Larimer County, 2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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In Larimer County, about a third of 2008 treatment admissions for alcohol were female, which is slightly higher than previous years. Nationally, in 2006 women comprised 25% of all alcohol treatment admissions. According to a report from SAMHSA, Women in Substance Abuse Treatment, differences in treatment admissions between genders include:

• Women were less likely than men to be employed full-time and more likely to be unemployed.
• Women were more likely than men to be admitted for drug abuse instead of alcohol abuse.

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What this chart shows: Alcohol Treatment by Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County, 2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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What these data tell us:

While Hispanics were the second largest ethnicity in the Larimer County population (10%), they were overrepresented in 2008 alcohol treatment admissions (16.2%). Nationally, 13% of alcohol treatment admissions in 2006 reported Hispanic ethnicity.

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What this chart shows: Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions - Larimer County, 2003-2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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What these data tell us:

From 2003 to 2008, Larimer County methamphetamine (meth) treatment admissions increased more than 176%, peaking in 2006. Locally, criminal justice agencies began reporting an increase in the presence of meth in the community during that time. For example, the number of 'Narcotics' arrests, the category which encompasses meth arrests, more than doubled (118% increase) from 1999 to 2004. According to the Larimer County Drug Task Force, the amount of methamphetamine produced and available for distribution in Larimer County was significantly reduced between 2006 and 2008.

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What this chart shows: Methamphetamine Treatment by Age - Larimer County, 2006-2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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In 2008, the largest percentage of treatment for methamphetamine (meth) was among 25 to 34 year olds. Between 2006 and 2008, meth treatment admissions among County youth decreased by 60%. Colorado and Larimer County made a concerted effort beginning in 2006 to reduce the number of meth labs and those efforts have been successful in virtually eradicating the supply. According to the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4.4% of high school students reported using methamphetamine at some point in their lifetimes. This is down from 6.2% in 2005 and 7.6% in 2003.

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What this chart shows: Methamphetamine Treatment by Gender - Larimer County, 2006-2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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A higher percentage of women are treated for methamphetamine abuse than other forms of substance abuse. A major contributing factor is that many girls and young women begin taking methamphetamine to control their weight.

Overall, however, there are still more males than females who are admitted for methamphetamine treatment.

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What this chart shows: Methamphetamine Treatment by Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County, 2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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What these data tell us:

Hispanics, the second largest ethnicity in the Larimer County population (9.8%), were over-represented in 2008 methamphetamine treatment admissions (18.1%). (See Population by Race & Ethnicity)

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What this chart shows: Admissions to Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Treatment - Larimer County, 2006-2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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What this chart shows: Admissions to Detoxification Services - Larimer County, 2008

Data Source: Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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Treatment admissions for Driving under the Influence (DUI) peaked in 2007 at 2,888. Reported DUI admissions increased 583% between 2003 and 2008, according to Colorado's Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division. In Colorado, ADAD, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Colorado Department of Health & Human Services, develops and enforces regulations for Level I and Level II DUI education and treatment programs. Approximately 30,000 DUI offenders are referred to these programs each year in Colorado.

• Alcohol detox admissions comprised 87% to 89% of all Larimer County detox admissions from 2006 to 2008. Since 2004, with the opening of a centralized Crisis Assessment Center in the Poudre Valley Hospital Emergency Medical Department, detoxification referrals have increased steadily. Larimer County uses the Larimer Center for Mental Health for detoxification services.

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Data Tables:

Alcohol Treatment by Age - Larimer County

Age	Number/%	2006	2007	2008
17 & Under	Number	23	19	35
	%	6.1	4.0	5.2
18 thru 24	Number	68	96	157
	%	18.2	20.0	23.2
25 thru 34	Number	113	120	182
	%	30.2	25.1	26.9
35 thru 44	Number	89	124	147
	%	23.8	25.9	21.7
45 thru 54	Number	67	99	122
	%	17.9	20.7	18.0
55 thru 64	Number	13	20	32
	%	3.5	4.2	4.7
65 & Over	Number	1	1	1
	%	0.3	0.2	0.1
Total	Number	374	479	676

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Alcohol Treatment by Gender - Larimer County

Gender	2006		2007		2008
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Male	250	66.8	329	68.7	475	70.3
Female	124	33.2	150	31.3	201	29.7
Total	374	100.0	479	100.0	676	100.0

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Alcohol Treatment by Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County

Race/Ethnicity	Number/%	2006	2007	2008
White	Number	290	402	538
	%	77.5	83.9	79.5
Black	Number	6	14	14
	%	1.6	2.9	2.1
American Indian/Alaskan	Number	9	8	14
	%	2.4	1.7	2.1
Asian	Number	0	0	2
	%	0.0	0.0	0.3
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Number	1	0	0
	%	0.3	0.0	0.0
Hispanic/Latino	Number	67	52	108
	%	17.9	10.9	16.0
Other Non Hispanic	Number	67	3	0
	%	17.9	0.6	0.0
Total	Number	374	479	676
	%	100.0	100.0	100.0

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Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions - Larimer County, 2003-2008

	Number of Meth Tx Admissions
2003	122
2004	209
2005	264
2006	383
2007	301
2008	337

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Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions by Age - Larimer County

Age	Number/%	2006	2007	2008
17 & Under	Number	5	2	2
	%	1.3	0.7	0.6
18 thru 24	Number	93	76	76
	%	24.3	25.2	22.6
25 thru 34	Number	151	113	124
	%	39.4	37.5	36.8
35 thru 44	Number	93	77	89
	%	24.3	25.6	26.4
45 thru 54	Number	41	33	46
	%	10.7	11.0	13.6
Total	Number	383	301	337

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Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions by Gender - Larimer County

Gender	Number/%	2006	2007	2008
Male	Number	229	162	192
	%	59.8	53.8	57.0
Female	Number	154	139	145
	%	40.2	46.2	43.0
	Number	383	301	337

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Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions by Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County

Race/Ethnicity	Number/%	2006	2007	2008
White	Number	319	247	266
	%	83.3	82.1	78.9
Black	Number	4	5	1
	%	1.0	1.7	0.3
American Indian/ Alaskan	Number	8	11	7
	%	2.1	3.7	2.1
Asian	Number	0	1	2
	%	0.0	0.3	0.6
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Number	1	0	0
	%	0.3	0.0	0.0
Hispanic/Latino	Number	51	37	61
	%	13.3	12.3	18.1
Total	Number	383	301	337

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Admissions to Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Treatment - Larimer County

Substance Type	2006	2007	2008
Alcohol	2,263	2,704	2,591
Marijuana	182	139	110
Cocaine	6	9	7
Methamphetamine	17	20	11
Heroin	1	1	2
Other Opiates	5	7	11
Sedatives	5	4	1
Other Stimulants	1	0	0
Hallucinogens	2	0	3
Other	8	4	6
Total Admissions	2,490	2,888	2,742

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Admissions for Detoxification (Detox) Services - Larimer County

	Alcohol Detox	'Other' Detox	Total Detox	% Alcohol Detox	% 'Other' Detox
2006	684	105	789	86.7	13.3
2007	731	111	842	86.8	13.2
2008	841	106	947	88.8	11.2

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