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

• In Pennsylvania 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 268,000. For this estimation illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
  • An estimated 53,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Pennsylvania over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 100,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Pennsylvania over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 116,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Pennsylvania over a one year period were 26 or older.

Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in Pennsylvania Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

• In Pennsylvania 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 355,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
  • An estimated 57,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Pennsylvania over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 104,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Pennsylvania over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 195,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Pennsylvania over a one month period were 26 or older.

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

• In Pennsylvania 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 774,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
  • An estimated 116,000 of the illicit drug users in Pennsylvania were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 265,000 of the illicit drug users in Pennsylvania were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 393,000 of the illicit drug users in Pennsylvania were 26 or older.