Nearly 83% of individuals arrested in 2002 for crimes related to crack cocaine were African-American.
Substance abuse treatment for marijuana addiction was a factor in 17.0 percent of the 1.8 million drug rehab treatment admissions reported to State administrative data systems in 2008.
Drug craving and depression that an individual experiences during crack withdrawal can last for months following cessation of long-term heavy use of the drug.
Some prescription drug theft from pharmacies as a result of employees stealing these drugs. On one occasion for example, a young female stole more than 49,000 doses of hydrocodone before being caught.