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San Francisco Alcohol and Drug Rehab Information

Finding the right drug rehab center for someone in San Francisco can be hard, but Addiction Help Services can assist you and your loved ones. While there are numerous drug rehabs in San Francisco and surrounding areas, they are not all the same.

During 2003, there were 27,187 admissions to treatment (excluding alcohol admissions) in the San Francisco area. During calendar year 2001, there were 30,920 treatment admissions and 35,069 in 1999. The most common primary drug at admission was heroin, followed by cocaine and amphetamine.

San Francisco Drug Information

The prevalence of cocaine has increased in San Francisco after significant declines during the 1990s. Many users are shifting away from smoking crack towards using the powder form. There was also a decline in heroin usage since 1999. Injecting is still the preferred mode of administration.

Marijuana use indicators peaked in the San Francisco area in 2001 and have substantially declined since then. There has been a substantial increase in methamphetamine activity in San Francisco. MDMA is widely available in San Francisco and tested 90% pure in the San Francisco area. There has been an increase in the appearance of oxycodone in the street scene of San Francisco.

A survey of San Francisco high school students in 2001 indicated that 33.6% had tried marijuana at least once in their lifetimes, and nearly 6% had tried cocaine.

Gangs distribute powder and crack cocaine on San Francisco streets, but crack cocaine is predominately sold in public housing. A significant portion of black tar heroin is destined for distribution in San Francisco. According to the San Francisco Police Department, gang members are heavily involved in marijuana distribution as well.

Up to 20,000 marijuana plants have been found growing on land owned by the San Francisco Water Department and East Bay Regional Park. Drug trafficking organizations use the San Francisco area to smuggle MDMA into the United States from Europe.

Southeast Asian methamphetamine tablets (YaBa) have been seized in the San Francisco area. During 2003, the San Francisco Police Department Narcotics & Vice Division seized drug-related assets valued at $1,380,038.

The 4 drugs of abuse most commonly seen in San Francisco Medical Examiner cases are cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and PCP. From July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 (FY 2003), cocaine was present in 133 deaths.

During 2002, there were 8,571 drug-related emergency department (ED) episodes in San Francisco. Heroin was mentioned 2,672 times in the drug-related ED episodes. During 2002, San Francisco County medical examiners (MEs) reported 143 drug-related deaths in the county. Cocaine was mentioned 74 times by the MEs.

There were 6,381 adult felony drug arrests and 1,074 adult misdemeanor drug arrests in San Francisco during 2003. There were also 193 juvenile drug arrests in San Francisco during 2003. There were 409 misdemeanor marijuana arrests in San Francisco County during 2003.

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