In 2019,57.2 million Americansaged 12 and older reported past-month use of one or more of these substances: marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, and four categories of prescription drugs (painkillers, tranquilizers, sedatives, and stimulants). This number represents ...
Black males are more likely to overdose on heroin (29.2%), while Black female acute reactions occur most frequently from the ingestion of tranquilizers (27.4%). 13. There exist several different race-sex patterns for the abuse of the various substances (e.g., heroin, hallucinogens, sedatives...
Many have a substance abuse history: 62% have used cocaine, 63% have used marijuana, 25% have used heroin, 21% have used hallucinogens, and 15% have used amphetamines. Approximately one woman in three has engaged in sex work or survival sex and more than half (52%) have had an STD ...
factors identified in the entire population, while the additional nine factors included past usage of any of six illicit drugs (illicit opioids, heroin, cocaine, hallucinogens, and amphetamines), two types of prescription opioids, being arrested for assault, and employment as a main source of ...