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Results from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and ...
www.samhsa.gov2.10 Past Month Illicit Drug Use among Adults Aged 50 to 64: 2002-2012 ..... 22 2.11 Past Month Marijuana Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Gender: 2002-2012 ..... 23 2.12 Past Month Illicit Drug Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Race/Ethnicity:
Chapter 13 Illicit drug use - World Health Organization
www.who.intIllicit drug use includes the non-medical use of a variety of drugs that are prohibited by international law. These drugs include: amphetamine-type stimulants,3 cannabis,4 cocaine,5 heroin6 and other opioids,7 and MDMA (ecstasy). In order to …
Approaches to Decriminalizing Drug Use & Possession
www.unodc.orghigher rates of drug use. In fact, many states that treat possession as a misdemeanor have slightly lower rates of illicit drug use and higher rates of admission to drug treatment than states that consider it a felony.23 Seattle’s LEAD Program. Seattle recently instituted a pilot program known as “Law Enforcement Assisted
Childhood Abuse, Neglect, and Household …
www.theannainstitute.orgChildhood Abuse, Neglect, and Household Dysfunction and the Risk of Illicit Drug Use: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Shanta R. Dube, MPH*; Vincent J. Felitti, MD‡; Maxia Dong, MD, PhD*; Daniel P. Chapman, PhD*;
Mental Health Disparities: African Americans
www.psychiatry.orgrates of any mental health service use including prescriptions medications and outpatient services, but higher use of inpatient services.9 • The rate of illicit drug use among African Americans is slightly higher than the national average (12.4% vs 10.2%). Rate of alcohol use is slightly lower than the national average (44.2%
Use of illicit drugs among high-school students in Jamaica ...
www.who.intPrevalence of illicit drug use among high-school students aged 16±17 years in a 4-week period (April/May 1995) in Jamaica Drug No. of students (n = 2 417) Marijuana 247 (10.2) a Cocaine 53 (2.2) Heroin 36 (1.5) Opium 30 (1.2) a Figures in parentheses are percentages Table 2: Prevalence of drug use by sex, age, school location and
Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: A Health-Centered …
drugpolicy.orgRates of illicit drug use have mostly remained flat. Slight increases in lifetime use of some drugs have occurred but appear to be part of a regional trend – and likely reflective of increased experimentation. Rates of drug use in the past year and in the past month have not changed