›› Arkansas: Substance Abuse Statistics

Drug Violation Arrests in Arkansas, 2001-2005  Meth Lab Seizures in Arkansas, 2001-2005

The following information is regarding drug rehabilitation and substance abuse treatment admissions for the state of Arkansas. Statistics are broken down into these catagories: Primary drug of abuse or addiction, age group, & cultural background.


STATE:
ARKANSAS		 Total Alcohol only Alcohol with secondary drug Cocaine (smoked) Cocaine (other route) Mari- juana Heroin Meth
Total No. 13,730 2,901 2,200 1,656 347 3,030 52 2,781
% 100.0 21.1 16.0 12.1 2.5 22.1 0.4 20.3
SEX   72.6 80.2 79.1 63.0 74.1 78.8 75.0 65.3
Male %
Female % 27.4 19.8 20.9 37.0 25.9 21.2 25.0 34.7
Unknown % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
AGE AT ADMISSION   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0-11 years %
12-17 years % 5.4 0.7 3.3 0.4 3.2 18.6 1.9 1.9
18-20 years % 5.5 1.9 4.1 1.2 9.8 10.0 5.8 7.5
21-25 years % 15.6 8.5 14.6 7.3 19.9 24.0 9.6 19.4
26-30 years % 14.0 9.5 14.2 10.4 13.5 14.9 30.8 18.8
31-35 years % 15.2 13.8 16.1 21.0 13.8 9.7 15.4 18.8
36-40 years % 15.5 17.5 18.5 24.4 15.6 8.6 17.3 13.6
41-45 years % 11.6 15.8 13.0 16.6 11.8 5.2 9.6 9.4
46-50 years % 6.2 12.9 6.5 7.9 3.5 1.9 3.8 3.3
51-55 years % 2.7 7.3 1.9 2.2 1.4 0.7 1.9 0.9
56-60 years % 1.4 3.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6
61-65 years % 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
66 years and over % 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unknown % 6.0 5.3 6.4 7.6 6.9 6.0 3.8 5.7
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
RACE   72.1 78.4 70.6 32.7 62.5 60.8 88.5 97.6
White %
Black or African- American % 25.8 18.6 27.7 66.4 36.0 36.0 9.6 1.2
American Indian or Alaska Native % 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.6
Asian or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander % 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Other % 1.3 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.3 1.9 0.6
Unknown % 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
ETHNICITY   1.3 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.3 1.9 0.6
Hispanic or Latino %
Not Hispanic or Latino % 98.6 97.6 99.1 99.5 98.8 97.5 98.1 99.4
Unknown % 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


 

 



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