the only thing close to a statistic in that article was that police estimating there were about 10 000 people currently remaining in New Orleans. It didn't state whether, of those 10 000, how many were drug users.
I did a little research of my own, however. According to a Louisiana Drug Threat Assessment, while New Orleans is a major heroin and transshipment point destined for other areas in the USA, it's use in the New Orleans area stands at about 55 per 100 000. This was a 1999 statistic.
I guess it all depends what you mean when you say "A rather considerable portion of the population were drug addicts"
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