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Unfortunately, despite significant efforts by public health officials and community coalitions, the levels of heroin abuse and prescription medication abuse continue to rise in Scottsdale, Arizona. Various government representatives are studying what the causes and effects of these are, and how to best address them.

 

Statistics on Substance Abuse in Scottsdale, AZ

 

There have been a number of disconcerting statistics, which show that previous early intervention efforts have not been successful. These include the fact that:

 

  • More people require emergency room treatment due to overdoses after prescription drug abuse and as a result of heroin abuse.
  • 75% of those who are addicted to heroin first started by abusing prescription drugs.

 

What Scottsdale wants to do now is identify which types of people are most at risk of becoming addicted in the first place. So far, these include:

 

  • Young people who are experimenting.
  • People with chronic and acute illnesses who are prescribed painkillers for too long.

 

However, some people believe that there is more to it. This country is home to 5% of the population of the world. Yet, 80% of all prescription drugs are dispensed in this country as well. A concern, therefore, is that physicians are too lenient when it comes to prescribing these painkillers. In fact, people as young as 17, with what could be classed as mild injuries such as strain, are provided with highly addictive prescription painkillers.

 

Indeed, research on public perception on prescription drugs has shown that young people find it incredibly easy to access them. In fact, many describe going to an urgent care facility, reporting on some pain, and being prescribed Percocet or other similar drugs. What is also alarming is that young people also perceive these drugs not to be dangerous, since they are being provided or prescribed by physicians. Similarly, they see alcohol as a safe substance because it is socially acceptable and often not even condemned by their parents. And cannabis is seen as a safe substance because it is natural. Yet, all of these are gateway drugs that make it far more likely for someone to develop a real addiction to more addictive drugs later on in their lives.

 

The Issue with Young People in Scottsdale, AZ

 

There is a significant issue with young people and substance abuse in Scottsdale:

 

  • Physicians have been known to prescribe opioid painkillers to children as young as 8.
  • Physicians often prescribed opioid painkillers to high school athletes even if they have slight injuries.
  • Dealers are targeting schools, offering prescription painkillers for free to students, with the purpose of getting them addicted.

 

Too many young people in Scottsdale become addicted and end up choosing a life of crime in order to fuel their habit. Pharmacy hold ups are on the rise, and violent gun crime is rising as well. While the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy has created the "Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program" in order to avoid overprescribing, this has come as too little and too late for many.

 

Luckily, Scottsdale authorities recognize that there is a problem. As a result, they have made a bigger investment in detox and rehab treatment facilities. While they will continue to work on reducing access to substances, these efforts will ensure that those already in the grips of a substance abuse disorder can be treated and given the chance to overcome the addiction.

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Drug Facts

  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Between 2000 and 2006 the average number of alcohol related motor vehicle crashes in Utah resulting in death was approximately 59, resulting in an average of nearly 67 fatalities per year.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.

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