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• Drugs most prominently abused in Delaware include powder and crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and prescription drugs.
• 芬太尼overdose deaths in Delaware nearly quadrupled from 2014 to 2015.
• Opioid overdose death rates increased in Delaware by 5.3% from 2014 to 2015, resulting in 198 deaths.
• Over 10% of Delaware youth between the ages of 12 and 17 have abused illicit drugs in the past month.
• 2% of Delaware residents over the age of 12 suffer from alcohol addiction.
• 4% of Delaware residents suffer from drug addiction, surpassing the national average of 2.6%.
• Over 90% of Delaware residents who struggle with alcohol addiction do not receive treatment.
• 71％的特拉华州居民与药物成瘾斗争没有接受治疗。

Sources:

• https://www.dea.gov/divisions/phi/2016/phi051816_attach.pdf
• https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/statedeaths.html
• https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2015_delaware_bhbarometer.pdf.
• https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/opioids/fentanyl.html

Drug abuse is commonly caused by factors including depression, injury, or trauma. Those with a family history of addiction are more susceptible to drug abuse, as well as those who spend time in environments surrounded by drugs and alcohol.

滥用药物滥用的常见迹象包括：

• 对喜爱的爱好和活动的兴趣丧失
• 从朋友和家人撤出
• Sudden changes in behavior and personality
• 财务问题
• 工作或学校表现下降
• Poor personal hygiene
• Changes in sleep patterns
• Cravings and withdrawal symptoms

Those who struggle with drug abuse often devote more time to obtaining, using, and recovering from drugs and alcohol, than to important life obligations such as work or family. When left untreated, drug abuse can interfere with a person’s overall livelihood, and increase the risk for an overdose or death.