Prescription Drug Addiction Information and Statistics in Greater Palm Springs, California
In California, the average cost of a residential rehab program is $56,654, as reported by the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. In 2021, over a million people aged 12 and older in California were estimated to have misused prescription pain relievers, according to SAMHSA.
The California Department of Managed Health Care reported a $3.4 billion increase in health plan spending on prescription drugs since 2017, with nearly $1.3 billion of that increase occurring in 2022. About 66% of teens who misuse pain relievers obtain them without a prescription from family or friends, according to the California Department of Education. Between 2005 and 2010, admissions to publicly funded substance abuse treatment programs for opioid abuse in Los Angeles County nearly doubled, from 674 to 1,022.