Georgia Alcohol Statistics

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

In Georgia 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 959,000.
- An estimated 73,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Georgia over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 266,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Georgia over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 620,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Georgia over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Georgia 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 1,430,000.
- An estimated 61,000 of the binge alcohol users in Georgia over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 319,000 of the binge alcohol users in Georgia over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 1,049,000 of the binge alcohol users in Georgia over a one month period were 26 or older.

Georgia Statistics

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Cocaine is abused using numerous methods. It is snorted, injected swallowed, applied to oral, vaginal, or even rectal mucous membranes and even mixed with liquor. Snorting cocaine is the most common method of administering the drug. When one snorts cocaine they typically place a line of coke, about 0.3 cm wide by 2.5 cm long, on a smooth surface. The finely divided powder is then snorted (inhaled quickly) into a nostril through a plastic or glass straw or a rolled currency bill. This ritual is usually repeated within a few minutes using the other nostril. There are also special spoons and other paraphernalia addicts use for snorting cocaine.

In 2004, 8,000 meth labs were seized in the US. Child welfare workers removed more than 3,000 children from the labs.

1 out of 4 Americans between the age of 26 and 34 have used cocaine in their lifetime.

In 2000, as part of DAWN's year-end emergency data report, heroin related emergency room visits increased 15% from the last year.