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Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug Abuse in Utah Over a One Year Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In Utah it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem over a one year period was 52,000. For this estimation illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 11,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Utah over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 22,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Utah over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 19,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Utah over a one year period were 26 or older.
Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in Utah Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In Utah it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in a one month period was 68,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 12,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Utah over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 26,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Utah over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 29,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Utah over a one month period were 26 or older.
Illicit Drug Use in Utah Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):
- In Utah it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of illicit drug users in a one month period was 115,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
- An estimated 20,000 of the illicit drug users in Utah were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 46,000 of the illicit drug users in Utah were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
" Another study has singled out Utah as the nation's top user of antidepressants.
Express Scripts, Inc., a pharmacy benefit management company, analyzed a random sample of 2.2 million patients in 2000 and three million patients in 2006, all enrolled in commercial health plans.
The company found more U.S. adults are taking prescription drugs than ever before, fueling $12 billion in additional spending during 2006 alone.
The number of people with at least one prescription increased from 67 percent to 74 percent between 2000 and 2006, it said.
Utah stood out in two therapy classes. It was one of only four states that did not more than double the percentage of people using drugs to lower cholesterol levels.
Utah, followed by Kentucky and Maine, had the highest prevalence of people using antidepressants, moving from 16 percent in 2000 to 18.3 percent in 2006.
Previous studies - including statistics gathered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - have noted Utah's high prevalence of antidepressant use. Psychiatrists have speculated that Utahns are more willing to talk about depression and get treatment, and may have better access to care.
Nationwide, the percentage of people using at least one antidepressant rose by nearly 33 percent."
~http://www.sltrib.com/health/ci_8261725
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