Ohio Heroin Rehab Information

Ohio Heroin Addiction

In recent surveys preformed by The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), 8,852 or 9.2% of Ohio's 61,669 state residents who admitted themselves into treatment for heroin. Not including the 14,431 state residents who admitted themselves into treatment for either opiates or more than one drug. Studies also show that 232,000 or 2.46% of Ohio's citizens reported needing but not receiving treatment fort illicit drug and alcohol use in the past year. Surveys indicate that 3.8% of high school seniors polled had tried heroin at least one time in their lives. Heroin distribution and abuse are increasing in Ohio. At the retail-level, African-American, Dominican, and Mexican criminal groups are involved in heroin distribution. Heroin is shipped into Ohio from major distribution centers such as Chicago, Detroit, New York and various cities along the Southwest border. Heroin is also transported on commercial airline flights into Ohio. Wholesalers use major Ohio cities such as Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo as distribution centers for smaller cities in and outside the state. Gram quantities sell between $140-$250, ounce quantities at $2400-$7000, and kilogram quantities at $68,000. The average purity for heroin is 52%. The Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services data indicates the number of treatment admissions for heroin abuse increased overall from 6,878 in 2002 to 7,416 in 2003 to 8,852 in 2006.

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