Figure 2.3. Arrests of Persons 17 Years of Age and Under in Texas for Drug Offenses: 1984-1993 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Marijuana Arrests All Drug Arrests (CODAP) use among adolescents. The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) from collects the information on Texas Department of Public Safety showed that arrests of youths all clients aged entering 17 and under for drug sales and possession are increasing (Figure programs funded 2.3). Total drug arrests for juveniles aged 17 and under in 1993 by TCADA. surpassed the previous high set in 1985. In the UCR, drug According to violations are re- ported for four categories: opium or cocaine and CODAP, 40 their derivatives (morphine, heroin, and codeine); marijuana; percent of synthetic narcotics which can cause drug addiction (Demerol, juvenile methadone); and other dangerous non-narcotic drugs (barbiturates, admissions in Benzedrine). Paralleling the Texas Secondary School Survey results, the crease in juvenile drug arrests is most pronounced for Paralleling the marijuana offenses. The proportion of marijuana arrests to total Texas School drug offenses peaked in 1987 at 78 percent and dropped to a low Survey results, the of 39 percent in increase in juvenile 1991, rising again to 44 percent for 1992, 56 percent in 1993, and drug arrests in 1993 61 percent for the first half of 1994. and 1994 was most Treatment Data pronounced for At the same time juvenile arrests for marijuana were rising, marijuana offenses. juvenile admissions to publicly-funded substance abuse treatment programs showed an increase in marijuana abuse, as illustrated in ■ ■ ■ Figure 2.4. The Client Oriented Data Acquisition Process
Figure 2.3. Arrests of Persons 17 Years of Age and Under in Texas for Drug Offenses: 1984-1993 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Marijuana Arrests All Drug Arrests use among adolescents. The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) from the Texas Department of Public Safety showed that arrests of youths aged 17 and under for drug sales and possession are increasing (Figure 2.3). Total drug arrests for juveniles aged 17 and under in 1993 surpassed the previous high set in 1985. In the UCR, drug violations are re- ported for four categories: opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, and codeine); marijuana; synthetic narcotics which can cause drug addiction (Demerol, methadone); and other dangerous non-narcotic drugs (barbiturates, Benzedrine). Paralleling the Texas Secondary School Survey results, the crease in juvenile drug arrests is most pronounced for marijuana offenses. The proportion of marijuana arrests to total drug offenses peaked in 1987 at 78 percent and dropped to a low of 39 percent in 1991, rising again to 44 percent for 1992, 56 percent in 1993, and 61 percent for the first half of 1994. Treatment Data At the same time juvenile arrests for marijuana were rising, juvenile admissions to publicly-funded substance abuse treatment programs showed an increase in marijuana abuse, as illustrated in Figure 2.4. The Client Oriented Data Acquisition Process (CODAP) collects information on all clients entering programs funded by TCADA. According to CODAP, 40 percent of juvenile admissions in Paralleling the Texas School Survey results, the increase in juvenile drug arrests in 1993 and 1994 was most pronounced for marijuana offenses. ■ ■ ■
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