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National Drug Intelligence Center 
Ohio Drug Threat Assessment
April 2001

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Chart 1. Ohio Drug Abuse Admissions

Chart showing Ohio drug abuse admissions for the years 1996 through 1999.

In 1996 there were 31,243 drug abuse admissions.
In 1997 there were 35,261 drug abuse admissions.
In 1998 there were 37,090 drug abuse admissions.
In 1999 there were 40,663 drug abuse admissions.

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Chart 2. Federal Drug Sentences FY1999

Chart showing Ohio federal drug sentences for FY1999 broken down by percentages for district and drug types.

22.1 percent of U.S. federal drug sentences, 40.7 percent of Ohio federal drug sentences, 54.8 percent of Northern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences and 28.8 percent of Southern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences were for powder cocaine.
22.9 percent of U.S. federal drug sentences, 34.8 percent of Ohio federal drug sentences, 31.7 percent of Northern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences and 37.5 percent of Southern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences were for crack cocaine.
8 percent of U.S. federal drug sentences, 3.7 percent of Ohio federal drug sentences, 1 percent of Northern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences and 6 percent of Southern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences were for heroin.
31.5 percent of U.S. federal drug sentences, 15.6 percent of Ohio federal drug sentences, 11.7 percent of Northern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences and 18.9 percent of Southern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences were for marijuana.
12.8 percent of U.S. federal drug sentences, 2.8 percent of Ohio federal drug sentences, 0.5 percent of Northern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences and 5.1 percent of Southern Ohio U.S. Attorney District federal drug sentences were for methamphetamine.

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Chart 3. Cleveland Arrestees for Violent Offenses Testing Positive for Marijuana and Cocaine, 1999

Chart showing percentage of persons arrested for violent offenses in Cleveland testing positive for marijuana and cocaine in 1999 broken down by gender.

34.6 percent of male arrestees tested positive for marijuana.
24.1 percent of male arrestees tested positive for cocaine.
40 percent of female arrestees tested positive for marijuana.
16 percent of female arrestees tested positive for cocaine.

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