The Facts of Drug and Alcohol Addiction
THE FACTS OF
DRUG AND ALCOHOL
ADDICTION
ILLICIT DRUG USE
21.8 MILLION
AMERICANS
12 or older use illicit drugs each month
7 MILLION
AMERICANS
use psychotherapeutic drugs
non-medically each year
67.5%
OF NEW
illicit drug users begin
with marijuana
40%
OF HIGH SCHOOL
seniors smoke marijuana
each year
MOST COMMONLY
ABUSED MEDICATIONS:
PAIN RELIEVERS 5.1 MILLION
TRANQUILIZERS 2.2 MILLION
STIMULANTS 1.1 MILLION
SEDATIVES 0.4 MILLION
ALCOHOL ABUSE
13 MILLION
AMERICANS
suffer from some form
of alcohol addiction
BINGE DRINK
30% OF MEN
13.9% OF WOMEN
DRINK HEAVILY
9.1% OF MEN
2.6% OF WOMEN
DEMOGRAPHICS
DRUG ABUSE RATES
ARE HIGHEST AMONG
MEN
INDIVIDUALS
AGES 18-44
PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NEVER
MARRIED
THERE ARE 8,400
NEW DRUG USERS
EACH DAY
18
51%
of new drug users
are under age 18
COMPARED
with teens in large cities,
teens in rural areas are:
83%
MORE LIKELY
t use crack cocaine
50%
MORE LIKELY
to use amphetamines
34%
MORE LIKELY
to smoke marijuana
ADULTS WHO
FIRST USE DRUGS
at a younger age are more likely
to be classified with illicit drug
dependence or abuse
13%
OF ADULTS
who first tried
marijuana at age 14
or younger experience
drug dependence
2.8%
OF ADULTS
who first tried
marijuana at age 18
or older experience
drug dependence
GETTING TREATMENT
ONLY 1 IN 10
DRUG ADDICTS
SEEK TREATMENT
OVER 94%
OF ADDICTS
don't think they need treatment
LONGER
treatment times result
in better outcomes
AT LEAST
3 MONTHS
of treatment is needed
to effectively reduce
or stop drug use THE FACTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION XXX ILLICIT DRUG USE 21.8 MILLION AMERICANS 12 or older use illicit drugs each month 7 MILLION 67.5% 40% AMERICANS OF NEW OF HIGH use psychotherapeutic drugs illicit drug users begin with marijuana SCHOOL non-medically each year seniors smoke marijuana each year MOST COMMONLY ABUSED MEDICATIONS: PAIN RELIEVERS 5.1 MILLION TRANQUILIZERS 2.2 MILLION STIMULANTS 1.1 MILLION SEDATIVES 0.4 MILLION ALCOHOL ABUSE 13 MILLION AMERICANS XXX suffer from some form of alcohol addiction XXX BINGE DRINK 30% 13.9% OF MEN OF WOMEN DRINK HEAVILY 9.1% 2.6% OF MEN OF WOMEN DEMOGRAPHICS DRUG ABUSE RATES ARE HIGHEST AMONG MEN INDIVIDUALS AGES 18-44 PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER MARRIED THERE ARE 8,400 NEW DRUG USERS EACH DAY 18 51% of new drug users are under age 18 COMPARED with teens in large cities, teens in rural areas are: 83% 50% 34% MORE LIKELY MORE LIKELY MORE LIKELY to use crack cocaine to use amphetamines to smoke marijuana ADULTS WHO FIRST USE DRUGS at a younger age are more likely to be classified with illicit drug dependence or abuse 13% 2.8% OF ADULTS OF ADULTS who first tried marijuana at age 14 or younger experience drug dependence who first tried marijuana at age 18 or older experience drug dependence GETTING TREATMENT ONLY 1 IN 10 ยป OVER 94% OF ADDICTS DRUG ADDICTS SEEK TREATMENT don't think they need treatment D00 LONGER AT LEAST 3 MONTHS treatment times result in better outcomes of treatment is needed to effectively reduce or stop drug use INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY Hils THE TREATMENT CENTER www.thehillstreatmentcenter.com Sources: http://www.drugrecognition.com/Use%20Statistics.htm http://bjs.gov/content/dcf/du.cfm"http://bjs.gov/content/dcf/du.cfm http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/topics-in-brief/prescription-drug-abuse http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/effective-addiction-treatment/ http://www.drugabuse.gow/sites/default/files/treatmentbrochure_we http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/nationwide-trends http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/treatment-statistics http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2007/nida-07.htm http://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs11/12430/#correlation
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