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Philadelphia drug users in ER at highest rate in nation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
PHILADELPHIA _ Drug abusers sought help in Philadelphia-area emergency rooms at a greater rate last year than in any other U.S. metropolitan area.
A new federal survey of emergency-room data from metropolitan areas across the country also found that young adults and teenagers in Philadelphia and its suburbs were more likely to seek emergency care for bad reactions to drugs.
The annual survey, known as the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), tracks emergency-room visits caused by the use of illegal drugs and the recreational use of prescription drugs. It attempts to measure the impact of drug abuse on the nation's health.
Earlier this year, the survey also reported that people in this region were dying of drug overdoses at one of the nation's highest rates. The figures showed that the Baltimore region had the highest fatality rate, followed closely by Philadelphia, ...
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