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U.S. cocaine related deaths 1999-2017
Number of drug poisoning deaths involving cocaine in the U.S. from 1999 to 2017
by John Elflein,
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In the past few years the number of deaths from cocaine overdose has risen in the United States, with around 13,942 such deaths in 2017. This follows a similar pattern as seen in an increase in deaths due to prescription opioids and heroin. Deaths involving cocaine are more common among males than females, with deaths among males over double that of females in 2017.
Cocaine use
Cocaine is one of the most commonly used illicit drugs in the United States. As of 2017, around 40.6 million people had used cocaine in their lifetime, an increase from 38.9 million in 2016. Furthermore, almost 6 million people in the U.S. used cocaine in the past year as of 2017.
Cocaine use among teens
The lifetime prevalence of cocaine use among high school students in the U.S. has decreased in recent years. As of 2018, only 2.6 percent of high school students stated they had used cocaine in their lifetime. Nevertheless, around 28 percent of high school students stated that cocaine is “fairly easy” or “very easy” to obtain.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 21, 2019
In the past few years the number of deaths from cocaine overdose has risen in the United States, with around 13,942 such deaths in 2017. This follows a similar pattern as seen in an increase in deaths due to prescription opioids and heroin. Deaths involving cocaine are more common among males than females, with deaths among males over double that of females in 2017.
Cocaine use
Cocaine is one of the most commonly used illicit drugs in the United States. As of 2017, around 40.6 million people had used cocaine in their lifetime, an increase from 38.9 million in 2016. Furthermore, almost 6 million people in the U.S. used cocaine in the past year as of 2017.
Cocaine use among teens
The lifetime prevalence of cocaine use among high school students in the U.S. has decreased in recent years. As of 2018, only 2.6 percent of high school students stated they had used cocaine in their lifetime. Nevertheless, around 28 percent of high school students stated that cocaine is “fairly easy” or “very easy” to obtain.
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