He who gives when he is asked has waited too long. ~Sunshine Magazine
In England, the number of young adults entering National Health Service funded treatment programs for cocaine addiction is growing quickly. A total of 1,591 people aged 18 to 24 received treatment in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 and 2009, that figure rose to 2,998, an increase of 88 percent, according to the NHS’s National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.
The number of women in that demographic rose 80 percent over the four year period. The number of men rose by 91 percent over the same time period. In the under 35 demographic, the number of women entering treatment rose 60 percent and 75 percent for men. The average age a person in England first uses cocaine is 21.
The number of women entering treatment programs for heroin and crack cocaine addiction is dropping, In 2008-09, 15,440 women began treatment for those drugs, a drop of 8 percent over the past four years.
“It is good news that women are turning away from heroin and crack, the most problematic drugs. But we are concerned by the increase in cocaine dependence, although it is consistent with national data charting the increased use of cocaine in recent years,” said Rosanna O’Connor, the NTA’s director of delivery.
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