A federal survey says that 74 percent of adult males arrested in Denver in 2013 tested positive for at least one illegal drug at the time of their arrest.

The annual Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring II (ADAM II) survey, published by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, gathered information on the drug use of adult males within 48 hours of their arrest.

The report features data from five cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, New York City and Sacramento, Calif.

According to the study, men in each city had their urine tested for 10 illegal drugs, including, heroin, cocaine, prescription medications, methamphetamines and marijuana.

In Chicago and Sacramento, 83 percent of the men arrested tested positive for at least one illegal drug. Denver ranked third among the five cities, then New York City (72 percent ) and Atlanta (63 percent).

Almost half the men arrested in Denver (48 percent) in 2013 tested positively for marijuana; in 2010, that number was 40 percent. Additionally, methamphetamine use increased from 3 percent in 2000 to 16 percent in 2013.

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