A total of 40,355 people were admitted for substance abuse treatment in Maryland in 2014, down from 50,381 in 2013. Heroin treatment admissions comprised 35.9 percent of all admissions in 2014, up 3.2 percent from the year before. Comparatively, other opioid admissions dropped about two percent, and alcohol, cocaine and marijuana admissions remained stable.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted the Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey on odd-numbered years from 2007 to 2013. It began conducting the survey on even-numbered years in 2014. That year, 27,401 students in 175 middle schools and 56,717 students in 183 high schools completed the survey.
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