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Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug Abuse in Florida Over a One Year
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Florida 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 436,000. For this estimation
illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin,
hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used
nonmedically
- An estimated 78,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Florida over a one year period were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 133,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Florida over a one year period were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 226,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Florida over a one year period were 26 or
older.
Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in Florida Over a One Month
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Florida 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 518,000. For this estimation illicit drugs
include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any
prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 70,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Florida over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years
old.
- An estimated 133,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Florida over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years
old.
- An estimated 316,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Florida over a one month period were 26 or older.
Illicit Drug Use in Florida Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages
Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In Florida 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 1,218,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish,
cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type
psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 154,000 of the illicit drug users in Florida were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 336,000 of the illicit drug users in Florida were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 729,000 of the illicit drug users in Florida were 26
or older.
Florida Statistics
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From 1898 through to 1910 heroin was marketed as a non-addictive morphine substitute and cough suppressant. Bayer marketed heroin as a cure for morphine addiction before it was discovered that heroin is rapidly metabolized into morphine, and as such, "heroin" was basically only a quicker acting form of morphine. The company was somewhat embarrassed by this new finding and it became a historical blunder for Bayer. Once the heroin is smuggled into America, drug dealers cut, or dilute, the heroin (1 part heroin to 9 to 99 parts dilutor) with sugars, starch, or powdered milk before selling it to addicts. Also, quinine is added to imitate the bitter taste of heroin so the addict cannot tell how much heroin is actually present. Heroin is often sold in single-dose bags of 0.1 gram (0.03 oz.), each costing between $5 and $46 (1992). One pound of diluted heroin yields approximately 4,500 doses. Marijuana is California's largest cash crop. On average, a heroin addict will spend anywhere from $100 - $200 to support their drug habit. |
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