ADMISSIONS TO STATE DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Heroin addicts far outnumber all other drug users admitted to state-funded drug treatment programs in Orange County during each of the past six years, although the number has decreased slightly each year after reaching a peak in 1985. At the same time, however, the percentage of all admissions who are heroin users has declined steadily since 1983.
Type of Drug Abused and Number Admitted 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Heroin 7,913 7,602 8,126 7,290 7,011 6,523 Cocaine 521 825 932 1,148 1,429 1,563 Amphetamine 146 131 178 234 329 426 Others 1,222 1,250 1,418 1,286 1,184 2,015 Total Admissions 9,802 9,808 10,654 9,958 9,953 10,527 Heroin admissions as a % of total 81 78 76 73 70 62 Admissions/thousand County Residents 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.4 4.7
Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
ADMISSIONS COMPARISON OF DRUG-INJECTING PATIENTS
Total admitted patients who inject drugs.
1983: 7,984; 1984: 7,702; 1985: 8,180; 1986: 7,344; 1987: 7,084; 1988: 6,530
Percent of total admitted patients who inject drugs.
1983: 81%; 1988: 68%
Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
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