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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

The Facts of Drug and Alcohol Addiction

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