Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 HealthGrove.com based their info and research on the latest study info (2012) from the Substance Abuse & Mental Services Administration, and rated the top 10 states in the US according to documented cases of patients receiving treatment for heroin abuse and the percent increase of cases over the last 10 years: 1) Kentucky - 1,872.3% increase 2) Alaska - 1,690.9% increase 3) Missouri - 1,532.5% increase 4) Oregon - 783.3% increase 5) Indiana - 521.2% increas 6) Minnesota - 427.6% increase 7) Nebraska - 370% increase 8) South Dakota - 328.6% increase 9) North Carolina - 120.4% increase 10) Ohio - 120% increase States With the Biggest Heroin Problem
JDEaston Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 West Virginia would give us a run for our money if there was data available for them. Huntington has the highest percentage of overdoses per capita I've ever heard of.
Beechwoodfan Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Alaska surprises me. I would think it would be more difficult to get it in that state.
Jim Schue Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Alaska surprises me. I would think it would be more difficult to get it in that state. The junk has to pass through a lot more hands to get to Ky than to Alaska. Just put it on a boat and ship it.
rjs4470 Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Alaska surprises me. I would think it would be more difficult to get it in that state. Its remote, and can be a depressing place to live with very short daylight hours in the winter. Alcoholism rates are also very high...lots of people self medicating.
BigVMan23 Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Though disturbing, the title is also a little misleading. Though KY had the highest increase, other states have many more cases by far. Look at OR for example...and what in the world is going on there? What I find more disturbing is comparing KY to it's very comparable cousin state, IN. 410 total cases in IN, 1,282 in KY, more than 3 times what IN has. That's a very large discrepancy.
Clyde Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 I have one branch of the family that has 3 boys that are either going through treatment or are in the "recovering" phase. Crazy.
BigVMan23 Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 I have one branch of the family that has 3 boys that are either going through treatment or are in the "recovering" phase. Crazy. Father of one little Avery, my little red headed bundle of joy grandbaby is strung out on it, as is his cousin which is an ex-boyfriend of one of the girls. The cousin was picked up by the cops just the other day and the story is he had a hole big enough in his arm from shooting up in the same place that you could stick a finger in it. Don't know if that's plausible or not, but he is a very sick young man and says he just wants to die.
spindoc Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Having spent the last 2 weeks dealing with all of the licensure requirements for 3 states, all with new mandatory curriculum for drug addiction/abuse protocol, I'll say that this data is only a part of the picture. This is not such a bad stat frankly. There's a significant work in eastern KY, particularly the Hazard area, where there has been a significant amount of grant $ allocated for the treatment of the disease. The increase in KY for those folks who are entering treatment is a good thing. Sure, if you don't understand the disease, that number would astound you. In fact, that number is great. It's the number of documented cases of death from overdose that we don't want to lead in. And WV is at the top of that class, followed by Indiana. So, kudos to KY for taking the initiative lead in the treatment of the disease. It's ugly, and painstakingly slow and heartwrenching when it fails (which is common) but our healthcare providers are making a difference, as evidenced by this article. Frankly, I'm not sure the author of this article understands the data enough to portray it correctly.
formerkywrestler Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Having spent the last 2 weeks dealing with all of the licensure requirements for 3 states, all with new mandatory curriculum for drug addiction/abuse protocol, I'll say that this data is only a part of the picture. This is not such a bad stat frankly. There's a significant work in eastern KY, particularly the Hazard area, where there has been a significant amount of grant $ allocated for the treatment of the disease. The increase in KY for those folks who are entering treatment is a good thing. Sure, if you don't understand the disease, that number would astound you. In fact, that number is great. It's the number of documented cases of death from overdose that we don't want to lead in. And WV is at the top of that class, followed by Indiana. So, kudos to KY for taking the initiative lead in the treatment of the disease. It's ugly, and painstakingly slow and heartwrenching when it fails (which is common) but our healthcare providers are making a difference, as evidenced by this article. Frankly, I'm not sure the author of this article understands the data enough to portray it correctly.I couldn't agree with the last sentence more. Good points all around.
75center Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Just had a meeting this week where the opinion was that we are about 5 years out from reaching the peak of the bell curve on Heroin addiction, after which it will start decreasing as another drug of choice will take it's place. To be honest I do not know if they were referring to KY as a whole or just the NKY area.
Bert Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Just had a meeting this week where the opinion was that we are about 5 years out from reaching the peak of the bell curve on Heroin addiction, after which it will start decreasing as another drug of choice will take it's place. To be honest I do not know if they were referring to KY as a whole or just the NKY area. Kind of how Meth used to be the drug of choice a few years ago?
NEERFAN Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Kind of how Meth used to be the drug of choice a few years ago? The cycle never stops. From heroin to coke to crack to meth to heroin.
sportsfan41 Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 It's all about education and I mean that. The curious mind will wonder though and once it does, it's often too late.
titletownclown Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 With the crackdown on prescription narcotic pain medications at the federal and state levels, an increase in heroin use was bound to happen. One of the unintended consequences of this however is that overdose deaths are skyrocketing because the purity of heroin bought on the street is an unknown. At least with prescription meds, the user knows exactly what he or she is taking. With heroin, this is not the case. I have several doctor clients who are absolutely convinced that the new laws governing the prescribing of narcotics have actually done more harm than good. I personally have never done heroin, but based on what I've read and been told by some in the medical profession, it is incredibly addictive and the recovery process is excruciating. I sympathize for all the families that are dealing with such a destuctive drug.
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