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Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug Abuse in Connecticut Over a One Year
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Connecticut 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 82,000. For this estimation
illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin,
hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used
nonmedically
- An estimated 16,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Connecticut over a one year period were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 30,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Connecticut over a one year period were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 36,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Connecticut over a one year period were 26
or older.
Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in Connecticut Over a One Month
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Connecticut 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 93,000. For this estimation illicit drugs
include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any
prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 16,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Connecticut over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17
years old.
- An estimated 24,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Connecticut over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25
years old.
- An estimated 53,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Connecticut over a one month period were 26 or older.
Illicit Drug Use in Connecticut Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages
Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In Connecticut 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 249,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish,
cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type
psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 37,000 of the illicit drug users in Connecticut were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 83,000 of the illicit drug users in Connecticut were
between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 130,000 of the illicit drug users in Connecticut were
26 or older.
Connecticut Statistics
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Marijuana harms in many ways, and kids are the most vulnerable to its damaging effects. Use of the drug can lead to significant health, safety, social, and learning or behavioral problems, especially for young users. Making matters worse is the fact that the marijuana available today is more potent than ever. Many people use marijuana compulsively even though it interferes with family, school, work, and recreational activities. What makes this all the more disturbing is that marijuana use has been shown to be three times more likely to lead to dependence among adolescents than among adults. Ecstasy is synthetic-it doesn't come from a plant like marijuana does. Ecstasy users often make the drug in secret "labs"-in trailers, basements, and even kitchens-hidden around the country. Among teens 12 to 17, the average age of first trying marijuana was 14 years old. |
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