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Drug Rehab Centers in Tempe, Arizona

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Tempe, Arizona, is home to approximately 158,625 people. It is part of Maricopa County, and it is around 7 miles outside of Scottsdale and 5 miles outside of Mesa. There was a huge population boom (12%) in the 1990s, which has now stabilized. Unfortunately, Tempe has its fair share of problems, not in the least with drug and alcohol abuse. There is also a positive correlation between substance abuse and violent and property crimes, both of which are of higher levels in Tempe than in the rest of Arizona.

 

Statistics on Substance Abuse and Addiction in Tempe, AZ

 

A study that Tempe public health officials have conducted is on the levels of non-medical use of prescription medication. What they found was that the average age of someone first abusing prescription medication was 22. Specifically for different types of psychotherapeutic drugs, they found that the average age at which people started to abuse was:

 

  • 21.2 for prescription painkillers
  • 24.4 for prescription tranquilizers
  • 21.3 for prescription stimulants
  • 21.6 for prescription sedatives

 

To address this particular issue on the rampant abuse of prescription drugs, the city authorities have started the "Tempe Prescription Take Back" initiative, encouraging people who have prescribed medication to give them back when they not longer need them. In so doing, they hope to make prescription drugs much less accessible to people, who might become addicted to them. One reason for this is that this will help prevent the unused drugs from entering the black market.

 

The city also looked at the rates of drug abuse amount young people, defined as being the ages between 12 and 17. They found that there had been a significant decline in use for a number of specific substances. Statistics indicated that the percentage of young people abusing:

 

  • Cannabis dropped from 8.2% to 6.7%
  • Cocaine dropped from 0.6% to 0.4%
  • Prescription painkillers dropped from 3.2% to 2.3%
  • Stimulants dropped from 0.8% to 0.5%
  • Methamphetamine dropped from 0.3% to 0.1%
  • Any illicit drug was 11.6% in 2002, dropping to 11.2% in 2003, further dropping to 10.6% in 2004, then 9.9% in 2005, followed by 9.8% in 2006, then 9.5% in 2007, and, finally, 9.3% in 2008.

 

Before conducting this research, Tempe city authorities had put in a number of early intervention efforts in place to steer young people away from substance abuse, and towards healthy alternatives instead. Clearly, these efforts have been very successful, and the city is aiming to continue to implement more outreach and educational programs.

 

Lastly, statistics have shown that 12.4% of all those older than 12 years have driven while under the influence at least once in the past 12 months. While a significantly high percentage, there has been a significant decline in this particular statistic. It was observed that 26.2% of those driving under the influence were between 21 and 25. Tampa aims to address the various problems with substance abuse through drug courts, where offenders are court ordered to seek treatment through detox and rehab facilities. If they successfully complete a treatment program, the criminal charges will be dropped.

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Drug Facts

  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits 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.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 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.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.

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