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Most commonly abused drugs

• Cocaine
• Heroin
• Marijuana
• LSD
• Prescription Drugs
• Methamphetamine

Substance Abuse Statistics

• Since 1999, the opioid overdose has been tripled in the state.
• In 2015, for drug abuse about 33,000 people were treated.
• Around 5% of people in North Carolina were suffering from some sort of addiction(how to help an addict)
• In 2015, nearly 49,599 residents of North Carolina were arrested on drunk and drive issue.
• Due to the consumption of prescription, illicit, and over-the-counter drugs medications were the major reason for about 92% of unintentional poisoning deaths in the state
• About 41% of high school students who were in grades 9 to 12 reported marijuana use at least once in their life in 2015.
• In the years from 2006-2013, an average of about 64% of people in the state did not receive any kind of treatment.
• In a single day count on 2015 for enrollment in drug and alcohol treatment center, in the total people enrolled about 51.1% seeks treatment only for drug problem, For both drug and alcohol treatment about 34.8% of people were admitted and for only alcohol abuse treatment about 14.1% of people enrolled.

• About 5% of high school students from grade 9 through 12 report using cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
• Among the adults in North Carolina, Cocaine is found to be the most commonly abused drug among the adults.
• Cocaine is responsible for 291 overdose death rates in the state, both powdered and crack cocaine. This statistic has been tripled since 2013, according to a statistic recorded on 2015.
• Most dangerously abused drug in the state is crack cocaine, about 7% of the residents who age between 18-35 reported using it once in their lifetime.

Opiod Abuse

• Overdose deaths related to heroin has been increased by 884% since 2010 in North Carolina..
• For a decade the overdose death rates has been topped due to the usage of prescription opioid painkillers in 2008 and this continues to increase from then.
• In the past one year about 5% of adolescents(aged 12-17) have recorded the use of pain relievers for non medical purposes.
• Since the pain management protocols has changed in the late 1980s, the opioid prescription rate by physicians has been increased tenfold times.

Alcohol Abuse

• Alcohol intoxication was responsible for 30 percent of traffic fatalities in the state of North Carolina in 2015.
• In 2015, about 30% of traffic fatalities were take place due to Alcohol intoxication in the state
• High School students in the state of about 14% were reported of having their first drink before the age of 13 in North Carolina.
• In 2015, costs incurred as a result of alcohol addiction or alcoholism in the state topped $7 billion. These costs are shared by the state, local municipalities and individuals.

Substance abuse treatment

• Nearly 39917 people receive treatment for substance abuse disorder in 2015

Find a way to your recovery

Substance abuse is the major problem of the state, the government takes many measures to help the people to overcome addiction and leads them to have a sober lifestyle. You can check out the list of treatment centers nearby your area on addiction, feel free to call us for an assessment.

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