Washington Alcohol Statistics

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

In Washington 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 374,000.
- An estimated 31,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Washington over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 119,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Washington over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 224,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Washington over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Washington 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 1,049,000.
- An estimated 58,000 of the binge alcohol users in Washington over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 272,000 of the binge alcohol users in Washington over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 718,000 of the binge alcohol users in Washington over a one month period were 26 or older.

Washington Statistics

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Heroin overdose takes the lives of many users each year. It is not a surprise that those who abuse heroin are at an increased risk of death. Their excess mortality rate ranges between six to twenty times their peers who are of the same age and gender and have not abused heroin. The causes of this excess mortality are manifold, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and violence. Despite the HIV pandemic among injecting drug users, deaths attributed to overdose remain a major cause of mortality for heroin users, and in many countries is the leading cause of death. Typically, males are the most predominant casualties of a heroin overdose. With around 80% of heroin overdose deaths reported being male.

Today it is estimated that 22 to 25 million people have tried cocaine at least once. Conservative estimates indicate that there are over two million cocaine addicts in the United States today.

The behavioral impact of habitual heroin use is generally devastating. Most habitual users are incapable of concentration, learning, or clear thought. Rarely are they able to hold a job. They are apathetic, indifferent to consequences, and unable to sustain personal relationships. For many, the inability to honestly earn enough to meet their drug needs leads to crime. For the overwhelming majority, compulsive use prompts behavior that is self-destructive and irresponsible, often antisocial, and characteristically indifferent to the injury, pain, or loss it causes others.

The kerosene is removed and gas crystals of crude cocaine are left at the bottom of the tank. Typically, the crystals are dissolved in methyl alcohol. They are then recrystallized and dissolved in sulfuric acid, which results in cocaine that is about 60% pure.