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Heroin Rehab and Treatment in North Carolina
 There has been a 77% increase in heroin seizures since 2007. The most common form of heroin in North Carolina is Mexican black tar heroin. It has been found that heroin is coming into the state from Miami, New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia by secret compartments installed in vehicles.
North Carolina saw 20,822 drug and alcohol treatment admissions in 2007. That is an increase of 3,000 people from the year prior. However 192,000 people in North Carolina have reported that they need, but did not receive, treatment for drug and/or alcohol addiction.
A study conducted in 2006 shows that 549,000 (8%) of the population in North Carolina used illegal drugs in the last month. The same study shows that 217,000 North Carolina residents have had a drug dependence problem within the last year. That is a 72,000 person increase from the year before. |
Heroin was once considered not a threat to North Carolina. However, that is changing and heroin is becoming a major drug of choice for North Carolina residents. Heroin is now present in almost all major metropolitan areas.
