ARIZONA ADAM

Tucson newsletter summer 2000

		1999 Adult Findings								Tucson

			Age of Booked Arrestees (%)					Race of Booked Arrestees (%)
	Sample Size		15-20	21-25	26-30	31-35	36 +	Black	White	Hispanic	Other

Males	946		14.2	20.7	16.0	15.2	33.9	12.3	46.7	35.3	5.3

Females	333		11.9	14.6	16.4	22.8	34.3	12.1	50.6	30.6	6.7

		Percent Positive for Drugs by Age and Race

		15-20	21-25	26-30	31-35	36+	Black	White	Hispanic	Other
Any Drug
	Males	74.6	71.9	76.2	61.1	62.0	80.9	64.5	68.8	64.0

	Females	61.5	54.2	64.8	66.7	50.4	77.5	57.5	56.4	36.4
Cocaine
	Males	35.1	37.2	50.3	43.1	37.3	62.6	29.5	45.6	34.0

	Females	30.8	31.3	44.4	56.0	38.1	55.0	41.3	39.6	27.3
Marijuana
	Males	65.7	57.1	50.3	34.7	31.5	49.6	46.5	42.0	48.0

	Females	53.8	33.3	25.9	16.2	14.2	37.5	16.2	30.7	27.3
Methamph.
	Males	3.0	5.6	10.6	4.9	5.3	0.9	10.5	1.5	6.0

	Females	10.3	2.1	13.0	10.7	10.6	2.5	16.2	4.0	0.0

Percent Positive for Drugs by Offense Category

		Any Drug	Cocaine	Marijuana	Methamph.	PCP
Violent	Males	64.0	33.1	44.5	5.0	0.0

	Females	41.3	24.0	17.4	5.0	0.0
Property	Males	68.0	43.7	36.9	5.3	0.0

	Females	69.0	46.6	29.3	15.5	0.7
Drug	Males	88.4	57.0	59.9	9.2	0.0

	Females	84.7	74.1	28.2	16.5	0.0
Other	Males	70.3	41.3	46.6	6.4	0.0

	Females	61.3	46.0	24.7	8.7	0.7

All adult arrestees sampled in Pima County/Tucson, AZ during each quarter of 1999 are included in these findings. During 1999, 946 males and 333 females provided urine samples for drug testing. According to urinalyses, over 38% of both males and females tested positive for cocaine. The most common drug used by males was marijuana (45%) followed by cocaine (40%). However, cocaine was the most prevalent drug used by women (41%) with marijuana used at a much lower rate (24%). Black and Hispanic males tested positive at the highest rates for cocaine (63% and 46%), while white males tested positive most for marijuana (47%). Females of all races had higher rates of positive cocaine tests than any other drug tested. Testing positive for any drug seems to remain fairly constant across age groups for both males and females. However, this pattern appears to be drug dependent. For instance, marijuana use appears lower in the higher age ranges. Specifically, 66% of 15 - 20 year old males tested positive for marijuana, while only 32% of males 36 and older testing positive for marijuana. Conversely, rates of cocaine use are higher in older age ranges but decline for males in the 31 -35 age range and in the 36+ age range for females. Interestingly, females charged with drug offenses had a higher rate of cocaine use than any other drug and any other type of offender. Finally, females charged with drug offenses tested positive for methamphetamine at higher rates than males (17% vs. 9%).