Marijuana and methamphetamine use continues on upswing with arrestees in San Diego County

SAN DIEGO COUNTY - Marijuana use among men and woman arrested in San Diego County last year reached a 14-year high, and methamphetamine use was up for the fifth year in a row among male arrestees, according to a San Diego Association of Governments report released today, Mon., Oct. 27.

Researchers compiling the "2013 Adult Arrestee Drug Use in the San Diego Region"' found that 71 percent of arrested men and 69 percent of arrested women tested positive for at least one illicit drug. According to the report, 2013 was the first year that men who tested positive for drug use outnumbered women.

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