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San Diego, California, is home to approximately 1,223,400 people. It is found in San Diego County, and it is around 28 miles outside of Escondido and seven miles outside of Chula Vista. During the 1990s, the city experienced a comparably small population boom, with an increase of around 10%. Today, the city continues to grow, at an estimated rate of 1.1% per year. As a huge city, it has a significant drug and alcohol abuse problem. This is also reflected in the fact that both its levels of violent crimes and of property crimes are higher than the state average. There is a positive correlation between these types of crimes and substance abuse.

 

Statistics on Substance Abuse in San Diego, CA

 

To understand the extent of the problem, and to put proper prevention, intervention, and treatment methods in place, San Diego officials have conducted a number of pieces of research. What they found was that:

 

  • 9.2% of the population over the age of 12 require treatment for drug or alcohol addiction.
  • 0.9% of the population went to a specialty detox and rehab facility.
  • 8.3% of the population required treatment, but did not receive it.

 

These statistics were a surprise to officials in San Diego, and have given rise to an extensive awareness campaign about the availability of treatment. In addition, San Diego County authorities have implemented the San Diego Superior Court's Drug Court, through which people can be court ordered to obtain treatment or else find themselves facing a jail term.

 

Further research looked into the extent of the substance abuse problem among young people aged between 12 and 17. They found that:

 

  • 7.2% of young people required treatment for a drug or alcohol abuse problem. This is a significant decrease from 2002.
  • 8.4% of those who required treatment went to a specialty detox or rehab facility.

 

As a result of these statistics, San Diego authorities have also put a number of preventative measures in place, in an effort to steer young people towards healthy alternatives instead of using dangerous substances. They have also increased awareness campaigns about the dangers of gateway drugs (tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis), and particularly around the use of tobacco, as they found that:

 

  • 28.4% of young people currently used tobacco products.
  • 23.9% of young people used cigarettes, which is a decline compared to 2008, when it stood at 26%.

 

The San Diego Approach

 

San Diego authorities aim to address the city’s substance abuse problem through significant prevention and intervention efforts. With such efforts, they hope that those who require treatment will know where they can go to receive it, thus increasing access to both residential and outpatient facilities; and that a variety of aftercare programs will have the necessary funds. They also aim to remove financial barriers by offering various state sponsored treatment facilities, by encouraging private facilities to develop payment plans.

 

At the same time, the city has invested heavily in messages highlighting the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, both inside schools and outside in the community. They have also worked closely with parents, in an effort to help them understand the importance of strongly disapproving of any kind of substance use in their children.

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Drug Facts

  • Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • 33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • Every day, we have over 8,100 NEW drug users in America. That's 3.1 million new users every year.

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