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Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug Abuse in Arkansas Over a One Year
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Arkansas it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation
approach that the total number of individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem over a one year period was 66,000. For this estimation
illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin,
hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used
nonmedically
- An estimated 12,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Arkansas over a one year period were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 24,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Arkansas over a one year period were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 30,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Arkansas over a one year period were 26 or
older.
Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in Arkansas Over a One Month
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Arkansas it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation
approach that the total number of illicit drug users other than marijuana
users in a one month period was 87,000. For this estimation illicit drugs
include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any
prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 15,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Arkansas over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17
years old.
- An estimated 28,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Arkansas over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25
years old.
- An estimated 44,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Arkansas over a one month period were 26 or older.
Illicit Drug Use in Arkansas Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages
Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In Arkansas it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation
approach that the total number of illicit drug users in a one month period
was 173,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish,
cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type
psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 27,000 of the illicit drug users in Arkansas were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 64,000 of the illicit drug users in Arkansas were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 83,000 of the illicit drug users in Arkansas were 26
or older.
Arkansas Statistics
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In 1885 the U.S. manufacturer Parke-Davis sold cocaine in various forms, including cigarettes, powder, and even a cocaine mixture that could be injected directly into the user.s veins with the included needle. The company promised that its cocaine products would .supply the place of food, make the coward brave, the silent eloquent and ... render the sufferer insensitive to pain.. While heroin can be sniffed, snorted or smoked, most users inject the drug into a muscle or vein. Heroin facts show that pregnant women who share needles are at risk of contracting HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and passing it on to their babies. Among teens 12 to 17, the average age of first trying marijuana was 14 years old. Individuals who are dependent on marijuana have a higher risk than nondependent individuals of experiencing major depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. |
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