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Louisiana:  2004 Annualized Averages for State Estimates of Substance Use

Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older

 

50809                                 Louisiana: Numbers in Thousands

Table 6.19A    Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older in Louisiana: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

Drug

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

ILLICIT DRUG1

1,489  

509  

275  

     Marijuana and Hashish

1,260  

323  

187  

     Cocaine

407  

92  

27  

          Crack

112  

24  

13  

     Heroin

41  

4  

3  

     Hallucinogens

434  

76  

24  

          LSD

288  

16  

5  

          PCP

64  

3  

0  

          Ecstasy

239  

56  

21  

     Inhalants

298  

27  

6  

     Nonmedical Use of

        Psychotherapeutics2

752  

250  

106  

          Pain Relievers

494  

179  

73  

               OxyContin®3

30  

8  

1  

          Tranquilizers

400  

125  

40  

          Stimulants

284  

50  

18  

               Methamphetamine

113  

17  

4  

          Sedatives

140  

16  

9  

ILLICIT DRUG OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1

984  

323  

142  

 

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.

1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically.

2  Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

3  OxyContin® use estimates are based on 2004 data only.

Source:  SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

 

 

 50809                                              Louisiana: Percentages

Table 6.19B    Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older in Louisiana: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

Drug

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

ILLICIT DRUG1

41.1  

14.0  

7.6  

     Marijuana and Hashish

34.8  

8.9  

5.2  

     Cocaine

11.2  

2.5  

0.8  

          Crack

3.1  

0.7  

0.3  

     Heroin

1.1  

0.1  

0.1  

     Hallucinogens

12.0  

2.1  

0.7  

          LSD

7.9  

0.4  

0.1  

          PCP

1.8  

0.1  

0.0  

          Ecstasy

6.6  

1.5  

0.6  

     Inhalants

8.2  

0.8  

0.2  

     Nonmedical Use of

        Psychotherapeutics2

20.8  

6.9  

2.9  

          Pain Relievers

13.6  

4.9  

2.0  

               OxyContin®3

2.5  

0.7  

0.1  

          Tranquilizers

11.0  

3.5  

1.1  

          Stimulants

7.8  

1.4  

0.5  

               Methamphetamine

3.1  

0.5  

0.1  

          Sedatives

3.9  

0.4  

0.2  

ILLICIT DRUG OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1

27.2  

8.9  

3.9  

 

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.

1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically.

2  Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

3  OxyContin® use estimates are based on 2004 data only.

Source:  SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
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