FACT OF THE DAY
Emergency room admissions resulting from amphetamine use rose 49%
at California hospitals in 1994, the highest one-year increase
ever recorded for an illicit drug in the state. According to
researchers at the Irvine-based Public Statistics Institute,
emergency room admissions linked to amphetamine use remained
relatively level between 1985 and 1990, but "took off"
starting in 1991.
-- Courtesy of the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 7/2
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