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Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug Abuse in New York Over a One Year
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In New York 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 482,000. For this estimation
illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin,
hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used
nonmedically
- An estimated 83,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in New York over a one year period were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 181,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in New York over a one year period were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 219,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in New York over a one year period were 26 or
older.
Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in New York Over a One Month
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In New York 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 492,000. For this estimation illicit drugs
include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any
prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 76,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in New York over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17
years old.
- An estimated 153,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in New York over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25
years old.
- An estimated 263,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in New York over a one month period were 26 or older.
Illicit Drug Use in New York Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages
Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In New York 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 1,416,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish,
cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type
psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 182,000 of the illicit drug users in New York were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 487,000 of the illicit drug users in New York were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 747,000 of the illicit drug users in New York were 26
or older.
New York Statistics
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When posed the question, “Who’s using heroin?” the answer may not be what one would expect. An epidemic of heroin use over the past five years crosses generational, socioeconomic and geographic boundaries to plague all areas of American culture. Heroin, once a drug primarily associated with aging inner-city addicts, has become popular among suburban and rural populations, and is used by adults and adolescents. Nearly 15% of all drug related emergency room visits come as a result of heroin use. Crime and heroin addiction have long been associated together. This is due to many reasons such as the fact that heroin importation and distribution are illegal. Also, heroin and crime are synonymous because many addicted people turn to theft and prostitution to obtain money to buy the drug. Violent competition between drug dealers has resulted in many murders and the deaths of innocent bystanders. From 1979 through 1990 arrests for heroin manufacture, sale, or possession in the United States held steady, but in the 1990s arrests rose as the drug's popularity began to increase once more. In the US, opium was used to treat soldiers during the Civil War (1861-1865). During the late 1800s, doctors prescribed "tonics" containing opiates for many conditions. Rarely did these medicines list opiates as one of the ingredients. In fact, heroin was marketed as a cough medicine and a cure for morphine addiction. However, many physicians had concerns about possible addiction to these medicines. |
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