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Mesa, Arizona, is a city that is home to some 457,587 people. It is a large, metropolitan city, and has a huge transportation network. Unfortunately, whenever there is a strong infrastructure such as that found in Mesa, there is also a significant issue with drug trafficking. Indeed, the city has quite significant drug and alcohol problems.

 

Statistics on Drug and Alcohol Addiction

 

  • It is estimated that around 102,705 people in Mesa drink alcohol to a level that would be considered to be worrisome.
  • Around 39,798 people use some sort of illicit drug, and of these, 6,288 also drink alcohol.
  • There are 6,010 cannabis users.
  • There are 5,054 people addicted to heroin.
  • 4,736 people snort, smoke, or otherwise use cocaine (crack and powder).
  • 3,064 people abuse stimulants, which is a growing problem in the city.
  • 1,274 people use use opiates other than heroin.

 

It has been found that the level of substance abuse in the city is placing a particularly large strain on the health care department. In terms of emergency room admissions per drug:

 

  • 1,539 were in relation to prescription drugs (OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Xanax, and Lortab). This does include does who use their prescription legitimately.
  • 385 were in relation to cocaine.
  • 856 were in relation to heroin.
  • 171 were in relation to meth.
  • 86 were in relation to ecstasy.

 

Concerns with Substance Abuse in Mesa, AZ

 

Over the past 10 years, there has been a doubling in the number of teens and young adults who have suffered a fatal overdose from drugs. This was determined by the Trust for America's Health. Their findings were disconcerting to say the least. The state of Arizona is one of 33 states where the rate of overdose exceeds 6.1 for every 100,000 people. In fact, it has the 8th highest rate in the country, which is 10.2 overdoses for every 100,000 people.

 

The greatest concern, however, is the extent to which this is affecting young men. 14.9 for every 100,000 men suffer an overdose (10.4 nationally), compared to 5.2 per 100,000 women (4.1 nationally). The result is that the Mesa authorities have encouraged the community to become involved.

 

A Community Intervention

 

In response to the growing substance abuse problem in the city, the Mesa Police Department has put a number of systems in place to ensure that citizens are able to report drug or alcohol abuse. They can do this completely anonymously if they so prefer. In fact, people are encouraged to report their relatives if they have concerns, as this can lead to them being offered treatment in any of the city's detox and rehab centers.

 

This intervention has proven to be very successful, not in the least because the Mesa Police Department has made reporting very easy. People can do this by telephoning, through an online form, via text message, or even by using a smartphone app. People are encouraged to leave as much information as they possibly can, so that the right steps can be taken.

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Drug Facts

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

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