Worst counties in georgia for drugs. Drug abuse has a long and storied history in the united states and weve been at war with it since 1971 under the nixon administration. Section 301 et seq as amended may be dispensed only upon prescription. If youre looking at areas in georgia with the worst economic situations where theres higher than average crime and not a lot to do this is an accurate list.
If youre curious enough here are the best cities to live in georgia. Linking to a non federal website does not constitute an endorsement by cdc or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. To determine the counties with the worst drug problem in every state 247 wall st.
Gbi releases list of georgia counties with the highest opioids use the data was compiled through data taken from law enforcement seizures that were tested by the crime labs since may 22 2018. Although georgia does fall beneath the national average the number of drug overdoses within the state has tripled since 2000 with the vast majority of those deaths being related to prescription drugs. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website.
Reviewed the number of drug induced deaths these include unintentional overdoses suicide homicide and. Griffins ranking for violent crime and property were 2nd and 25th respectively. 1040 1938 21 usc.
Georgia has approximately 107 drug overdose deaths for every 100000 citizen. Reviewed the average number of drug related deaths per 100000 residents each year during the 2013 to 2017. Dangerous drug defined a a dangerous drug means any drug other than a drug contained in any schedule of article 2 of this chapter which under the federal food drug and cosmetic act 52 stat.
The centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a non federal website. Wrapping up the worst in georgia. And in the end swainsboro ranks as the worst city to live in georgia for 2020.