High Times in Glendale: Weed, Cocaine Use Trumps Neighbors
Full report expected in November
By OLSEN EBRIGHT
Updated 2:30 PM PDT, Fri, Oct 23, 2009
A final report isn't expected until November, but according to a brief preview, cocaine and marijuana use in Glendale is greater than in Pasadena and Los Angeles County.
The Quality of Life Indicators report, first issued in 2002, combines data from the County's Department of Public Health, the U.S. Census Bureau and the city's own statistics, the Glendale News Press reported:
A brief preview to members of the Glendale Healthier Community Coalition on Thursday noted that adult smoking rates in Glendale had decreased since 1997, although it was not immediately known what impact the city's recent citywide smoking restrictions had on those figures.
At the same time, 57 percent of the city's population was considered either overweight or obese, said Suzana Delis, a city administrative analyst who facilitated the compilation.
The report cites statistics that show marijuana and cocaine use in Glendale is more rampant than in Pasadena or Los Angeles County as a whole.
City Neighborhood Services Administrator Sam Engel told the Glendale News Press that the report "presents a significant issue for us as a coalition."
The full report is expected sometime in November once the City Council gives its approval.
First Published: Oct 23, 2009 2:08 PM PDT
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