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.