Alabama Alcohol Statistics

Alcohol Addiction or Alcohol Abuse in Alabama Over a One Year Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

In Alabama it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem over a one year period was 225,000.
- An estimated 18,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Alabama over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 68,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Alabama over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 138,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Alabama over a one year period were 26 or older.

Binge Alcohol Use in Alabama Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

In Alabama it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of binge alcohol users over a one month period was 669,000.
- An estimated 31,000 of the binge alcohol users in Alabama over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 174,000 of the binge alcohol users in Alabama over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 463,000 of the binge alcohol users in Alabama over a one month period were 26 or older.

Alabama Statistics

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Since passage of the 2006 Patriot Act which controls public access to pseudoephedrine, limits quantities, and requires identification to purchase the medicine, the number of homemade meth labs has been reduced significantly. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) estimates that 75% of all methamphetamine available in the U.S. today is produced in “super labs” operated by Mexican drug trafficking organizations.

According to a 2005 NIDA-funded study, many smart teens are turning their backs on ecstasy. Since 2001, the percentage of 8th-graders who have ever tried ecstasy has dropped from 5.2% in 2001 to 2.8% in 2005.

When compared to the opioids hydromorphone, fentanyl, oxycodone, and pethidine/meperidine, former addicts showed a strong preference for heroin and morphine, suggesting that heroin and morphine are particularly susceptible to abuse and addiction.

In July 2000, the U.S. Customs Service at Los Angeles International Airport seized 16 packages containing 2.1 million Ecstasy tablets (1,096 pounds) with an estimated street value of at least $41 million.

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