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Florida Cocaine Addiction Help

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 437,000 Florida citizens have been addicted to drugs within the last year. That is a 152,000 increase from the year before.

As children get older they are more likely to start abusing cocaine in the state of Florida. Approximately 4% of middle school children had abused cocaine at least once in their lifetime. Approximately 8.7% of high school children have abused cocaine at least once in their lifetime.

A new trend among drug trafficking organizations is to employ minors to run drugs to customers. These children are the lookouts and runners, they also re-supply the street dealers from stash locations.

According to the 2006 January - June reort of the Florida Medical Examiners, Jacksonville had the highest reported incidents of cocaine-related deaths (119 total), followed by West Palm Beach (90) and Orlando (84).

Between January and June 2007, there were 1,008 deaths in Florida in which cocaine was found in lethal amounts in the body. During the full year of 2006 there were 2,052 deaths in Florida that cocaine was found in lethal amounts in the body.

Cocaine Drug Addiction
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Cocaine Rehabs in Florida

Florida residents are turning to drug and alcohol rehab in order to handle their cocaine addiction. In 2006, there were 47,627 admissions to drug and alcohol facilities in Florida that is a 10,000-person increase from the year before. Of thoe 47,627 admissions, 11,074 people were being treated for a cocaine addiction.

Not everyone in Florida is receiving the help they desperately need for their substance abuse problems. NSDUH reports show that 395,000 Florida residents are not getting the treatment they need for their addiction. If you or anyone you know is in need of help for cocaine abuse in the Florida, please call (877) 340-3602

Florida Cocaine Addiction

Crack cocaine and powder cocaine are the major drug threats to the state of Florida. Florida's 8,000 miles of coastline in addition to airports, private pleasure crafts and commercial cargo vessels make it very easy to get cocaine smuggled into the state.

The major areas in Florida that are affected by the cocaine trade are Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orland Jacksonville, Gainesville, Fort Meyers and Fort Pierce.

Florida officials have seized 5,660.4 kilograms of cocaine. In 2006, data collected indicates that approximately 45.7% of the Federally-sentenced defendants in Florida committed a drug offense. Approximately 45% of the drug cases involved powder cocaine.

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