Have Illicit Drug Addiction/usage Rates Increased or Decreased Over the Years?
Question by mutterhalls: Have illicit drug addiction/usage rates increased or decreased over the years?
I am having trouble finding comprehensive statistics regarding drug use that go back a number of years. Any sources of information would be greatly appreciated.
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Answer by Cliff Schaffer
The two surveys that cover this are Monitoring the Future and the Household Survey on Drug Abuse. An internet search will turn up various links to them. You will probably not find extensive stats that predate the Internet age.
Before you look for them, you should understand that there are a number of problems with the surveys.
How Specific Is a Urine and Blood Drug Test?
Question by bzas1girl: How specific is a urine and blood drug test?
If you are taking oxycodone is that all it will show or will it show the specific drug like oxycontin,roxycodone,percocet or vicodin? Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advance for the help!
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Answer by peanut
Yes, it show as an opiate.
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Why Do I Need Drug Rehab?
Question by Jessie J: Why do I need drug rehab?
I have been a drug user for a year and I haven’t told anyone about it. And if I do decide to get myself into a drug rehab, I would like to do it without anyone having to push me. I would like to learn about drug rehab – what it does, what the treatments are and where I can find one in Florida. Got any ideas?
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Answer by Michael A
yep. by all means go in and give ’em a try. but it didn’t work with me.
Help With Drug Abuse?
Question by rarely: Help with drug abuse?
I’ve been sober from cocaine and dope for about a week now because I keep relapsing…I’ve been sober in alcoholics anonymous for a year and a half about two years ago, but this time around I can’t seam to do it…I’ve been going to meetings but they all suck around here and I dont favor the people, I have no network of young people to help me out or any way to go to meetings out of town…I’m really hating myself because I can’t seam to get any significant help
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Data on Teenage Drug Abuse?
Question by Cembo: Data on teenage drug abuse?
I’m looking for data on teenage drug abuse. I was hoping there are some links i can use.
Thanks you 🙂
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Answer by Model Pilot
Here are some…you can get other years by searching “teen drug use statistics”
High School and Youth Trends | National Institute on Drug Abuse
Illicit Drug Use Illicit drug use among teenagers has been rising, … Past-year inhalant use by younger teens dropped significantly between 2010 and 2011, …
www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/high-school
Inpatient or Outpatient Treatment for Drug Addiction?
Question by KayleaF: Inpatient or outpatient treatment for drug addiction?
For a heroin addiction, is rehab more effective to get clean than any outpatient treatment?
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Answer by Brigette
Yes it is a must, the withdrawals symptoms from heroin happens because the body stops producing serotonin and they usually feel severe physical pain. Naltroxene is used to treat heroin withdrawal.
Besides of that addiction is a whole wide area people often need help controlling their addictive personality, they often tend to self destruct when under severe stress, often heroin addicts when abstaining from heroin, and have gone through treatment, they turn to other drugs after.