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Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug Abuse in Wisconsin Over a One Year
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Wisconsin 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 123,000. For this estimation
illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin,
hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used
nonmedically
- An estimated 28,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Wisconsin over a one year period were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 45,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Wisconsin over a one year period were between
the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 50,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction
or drug abuse problem in Wisconsin over a one year period were 26 or
older.
Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in Wisconsin Over a One Month
Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health):
- In Wisconsin 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 165,000. For this estimation illicit drugs
include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any
prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 27,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Wisconsin over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17
years old.
- An estimated 51,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Wisconsin over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25
years old.
- An estimated 87,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users
in Wisconsin over a one month period were 26 or older.
Illicit Drug Use in Wisconsin Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages
Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In Wisconsin 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 339,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish,
cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type
psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 52,000 of the illicit drug users in Wisconsin were between
the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 117,000 of the illicit drug users in Wisconsin were
between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 171,000 of the illicit drug users in Wisconsin were
26 or older.
Wisconsin Statistics
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In general, most heroin comes from opium poppy farms in SW Asia (the “Golden Crescent,” primarily Afghanistan and Pakistan), SE Asia (the “Golden Triangle,” primarily in Myanmar), and Latin American (primarily Colombia). Heroin trafficking is heavy worldwide. According to U.N. sponsored survey, as of 2004, Afghanistan accounted for production of 87 percent of the world's heroin. During 2001, wholesale prices for South American heroin ranged from $50,000 to $250,000 per kilogram. Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin wholesale prices ranged from $35,000 to $120,000 per kilogram, and Mexican heroin ranged from $15,000 to $65,000 per kilogram. Street-level heroin usually sells for $10 per dose, although prices vary throughout the country. The recreational use of methamphetamine peaked in the 1980s. The December 2, 1989 edition of The Economist described San Diego, California as the "methamphetamine capital of North America." A pregnant woman who uses heroin should not attempt to suddenly stop taking the drug. This can put her baby at increased risk of death. She should consult a health care provider or drug treatment center about treatment with a drug called methadone. Although infants born to mothers taking methadone also have withdrawal symptoms, they can be safely treated in the nursery and generally do better than babies born to women who continue to use heroin. |
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