This week I’ll provide
some comments and resources for those who have asked about illicit drug use. According to
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) for 2014: 27.0
million people aged 12 or older used an illicit drug in the past 30 days, which
corresponds to about 1 in 10 Americans (10.2 %), higher than the percentage in
every year from 2002 through 2013. That included 22.2 million current marijuana
users aged 12 or older (can double their risk of being in a car accident);
473,000 young adults who used cocaine, including 29,000 who used crack (after just one use cocaine can rewire the brain and drastically affect
decision-making); and about 435,000 people aged 12 or older were current
heroin users (a dangerous and highly addictive opiod with no accepted medical
use in the USA). The National Survey on Drug
Use and Health (NSDUH) reported highest rates of dependence to lowest; the top
three listed: Heroin, Crack, and Marijuana.
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