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Idaho Drug Rehab and Treatment Facts

  • In 2001, 62% of those in addiction treatment located in Idaho were male
  • 38% of the individuals in drug addiction treatment residing in Idaho during 2001 were female
  • The largest age group admitted into to a drug rehab during 2001 in Idaho were between the ages of 12-17 (18.3%)
  • The second largest age group attending drug rehabilitation in Idaho during 2001 were between the ages of 21-25 (16%)
  • 86.4% of the individuals in drug treatment located in Idaho during 2001 were Caucasian

Methamphetamines are an epidemic and no community is immune.  If you think you have not been affected in some form you would probably be surprised at the burden it puts on our society. 

 

You might know someone close to you that has suffered with addiction and have seen first hand the high price they have had to pay.  

 

You may have had your car burglarized by someone looking for drug money.

 

It could be as simple as the taxes you pay.  Each American pays $277 per year in state taxes to deal with the burden of substance abuse and addiction, where only $10 goes to prevention and treatment.

Brenda Murdock

Mayor's Anti-Drug Coalition Coordinator

846-7395




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