Drug & Alcohol Detox Centers in California

California Addiction & Detox Statistics

• Compared to other states, California — particularly Los Angeles — has shown to be particularly appealing to younger demographics, which is reflected even in the state’s addiction rates. Also partly due to how the medical marijuana laws have made cannabis extremely popular in the state, approximately 59 percent of all treatment admissions for marijuana were adolescents under the age of 18 living in Los Angeles.
• Although California is most often associated with marijuana, the state also has a major stimulant problem. Recent studies have determined more than one in three — or, specifically, 36 percent — treatment admissions are for stimulants like cocaine and crystal methamphetamine.
• Drug culture is particularly prominent in California: According to surveys, nine percent of California residents admit to using an illicit drug over the course of the previous month while the national average tends to be eight percent.
• There are approximately 39 million people living in California, which is greater than the population of Canada. Of those 39 million people, it’s estimated that 3 million are regular users of alcohol or drugs.
• In California, there are eleven deaths from drug use every day, making drugs the leading cause of preventable death in the state. Specifically, there are more Californians dying from drug use than there are deaths from car accidents, suicides, homicides, and firearms.