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Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug 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 illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem over a one year period was 198,000. For this estimation
illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin,
hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used
nonmedically
- An estimated 37,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Georgia over a one year period were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 60,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Georgia over a one year period were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 101,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Georgia over a one year period were 26 or
older.
Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana 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 illicit drug users other than marijuana
users in a one month period was 274,000. For this estimation illicit drugs
include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any
prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 41,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Georgia over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years
old.
- An estimated 76,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Georgia over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years
old.
- An estimated 156,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Georgia over a one month period were 26 or older.
Illicit Drug 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 illicit drug users in a one month period
was 520,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish,
cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type
psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 78,000 of the illicit drug users in Georgia were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 166,000 of the illicit drug users in Georgia were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 276,000 of the illicit drug users in Georgia were 26
or older.
Georgia Statistics
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From 1999 to 2000, the use of MDMA increased among all three grade levels measured in this study - 8th, 10th, and 12th. For 10th and 12th graders, this is the second consecutive year MDMA use has increased. Past year use of MDMA increased among 8th graders from 1.7 percent in 1999 to 3.1 percent in 2000; from 4.4 percent to 5.4 percent among 10th graders; and from 5.6 percent to 8.2 percent among 12th graders. Also among 12th graders, the perceived availability of MDMA rose from 40.1 percent in 1999 to 51.4 percent in 2000. Living life without the need for drugs or alcohol is why people enroll in a drug rehab center. People who are addicted to drugs or alcohol often require help to stop using. An addict may try many times to quit on their own to no avail. This is because addiction is a very difficult problem to recover from without help. It takes time and a lot of effort to learn how to live drug-free and change one's approach and outlook about life in general. In another study, of those high school students surveyed in 2001 as part of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 3.1% reported using heroin at least once during their lifetime. Male students (3.8%) were more likely than female students (2.5%) to report lifetime heroin use. Use of heroin in pregnancy also may increase the risk of a variety of birth defects. What is not entirely clear is whether these effects are directly due to the drug itself or related to the poor health behaviors that women who take heroin often have. It may also be caused by the substances that the heroin often is mixed with when it is made. |
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