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Indiana is located in the Midwestern and Great Lake regions of North America. Indiana is the 17th most populous and 38th largest state by area in the country. Indianapolis is the capital and the largest city in the state. Indiana borders Michigan to the north, Lake Michigan to the northwest, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.<br><br>The state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.<br><br>These are the largest cities in Indiana<br>S.NotName of the citiestPopulationtLatitude/Longitude<br>1tIndianapolist829,718t39.768 / -86.158<br>2tFort Waynet260,326t41.131 / -85.129<br>3tEvansvillet119,943t37.975 / -87.556<br>4tSouth Bendt101,516t41.683 / -86.25<br>5tCarmelt88,713t39.978 / -86.118<br>The most commonly abused substance in Indiana<br>Heroin<br>Cocaine<br>Marijuana<br>MDMA<br>Methamphetamine<br>Opioids<br>Inhalants<br>Substance abuse in Indiana<br>About 500,000 people in the Indiana state who ages over 12 are dependent on drugs or alcohol.<br>Drug trafficking is at its extreme in the state because of its major waterways.<br>The 7 major interstates in Indiana provides easy access for drug trafficking.<br>Overdose deaths in Indiana have tripled since 1999. This increases the need for more drug rehab centers in indiana<br>According to the 2015-2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the rate of illegal drug use, including marijuana, among those over the age of 18 in the month preceding the survey was 10.15 percent, which compares favorably to the national average of 10.57 percent.<br>The usage of cocaine is found out to be very low compared to both national and regional figures In the year preceding the survey, adults in Indiana reported use rates of 1.41 percent, compared to the national rate of 1.97 percent and the regional rate of 1.61 percent.<br>Heroin use in Indiana, on the other hand, is trending higher than the national average. Individuals over the age of 18 used heroin at a rate of .47 percent, compared to the national rate of .36 percent.<br>As in other states across the country, prescription opioid painkillers (OxyContin, Vicodin) are a serious issue in Indiana. Residents are misusing these medications at higher rates than the national average of 4.54 percent.The usage rate among adults in the state is about 4.96 percent.<br>Fortunately, rates of binge alcohol consumption among Indiana residents are moving in the right direction. The survey found that in the month previous to the study, the state rate of 25.37 percent was lower than the national average of 26.54 percent<br>The study found that Indiana was fourteenth-worst in the nation for substance abuse in 2017.<br>Nationwide, painkiller use among teens is down overall. Nearly 27,000 adolescents in the year 2013-2014 misused prescribed pain medications and it has been more than the national average.<br>Indiana has recorded high rates in heavy drinking endangers both the addicts and the people around them. Liver failures and drunken driving incidents were common for those who consume alcohol regularly. About 2,210 people were killed in the state by drunk driving crashes from 2003-2012.<br><br>Substance abuse treatment<br>In a decade(2005-2015)the total number of Substance Abuse Admissions in Indiana among the people who age 12 and older.<br>Nearly 21,362 people in Indiana received treatment for opioid(substance)use disorder.<br>S.NotName of the drugtNumber people received treatmenttPercentage<br>1tAlcoholt7208t34%<br>2tOpiatest5660t26%<br>3tMarijuanat4376t20%<br>4tMetht2070t10%<br>5tOthert1264t6%<br>6tCocainet784t4%<br>
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