Drug & Alcohol Detox Centers in Washington

Washington Addiction & Detox Statistics

• According to surveys, about eight percent of the U.S. population reports past-month drug use, which means that only eight in one hundred Americans have used some type of illicit drug in the past month. In the state of Washington, this number is much higher at ten percent or about one in ten Washingtonians.
• It was found that over the course of 2007, there were 1,003 deaths from drug overdoses in the state of Washington alone. This has lead to an increase of needle exchange programs and the distribution of naloxone.
• Like the rest of the U.S., Washington has been experiencing a major heroin problem with rates of heroin use, addiction, and overdose deaths being higher in recent years than ever before. In fact, just Tacoma detox and rehab centers alone saw a 340% increase in opioid addiction admissions from 2002 to 2015. However, Washington has also been experiencing a methamphetamine, or crystal meth problem, with 22 percent of all admissions to addiction treatment programs being for individuals seeking help for crystal methamphetamine addiction.
• There is a major problem with youths abusing alcohol and drugs in the state of Washington. In fact, between 2009 and 2013, at least three percent of youths over the age of 12 were suffering from some type of dependence on illicit drugs. As well, approximately five percent of Washington adolescents aged 12 to 17 have used illicit drugs in the past year, which is significantly higher than the national average of just two percent.
• There have been a number of studies to find that Washington has elevated rates of deaths caused by mind-altering substances. According to studies, about 13 percent of all deaths that occur in the state of Washington are either caused by alcohol abuse or illicit drug overdose.