Where Can I Find Statistics About Drug Addiction in the United States?
Question by Dre D: where can I find statistics about drug addiction in the United States?
like how many people in the U.S. are addicts?
Best answer:
Answer by grundlegoat
thats kind of tricky because a lot of addicts don’t think they are addicts because they have prescriptions, don’t know they have a problem, or just aren’t ready to admit they have a problem.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Infofaxindex.html
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda.htm
are you also wanting to count recovering addicts? because we are still addicts – just not in active addiction
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Easy to Use Resource for Canada’s Substance Abuse Workforce – Testimonials describing the practical, easy to use and adaptable aspects of the CCSA Competencies for the Canadian Substance abuse workforce. http://www.ccsa.ca.
Scott "Q" Marcus: Becoming a statistic
Filed under: drug addiction statistics
Allegedly found with a heroin needle still in his arm, he had relapsed after over two decades of sobriety. Drug addiction should be treated, not punished. It's a disease, and like any chronic ailment such as diabetes or asthma, it can recur when …
Read more on Red Bluff Daily News
Obama administration: 'We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem'
Filed under: drug addiction statistics
Believing that a public-health centered approach is more practical, Obama's drug czar proposes reducing deaths by paying more medical attention to cases of addiction and overdoses. … These statistics speak of drug-related incidents killing more …
Read more on Science Recorder
Despite public campaign to lower DUI rates, worrisome signs persist
Filed under: drug addiction statistics
Despite more than 30 years of a public campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, DUI rates are still frighteningly high. And national trends point to worrisome signs that drugged driving could be on the rise. A Sunday News …
Read more on Lancaster Newspapers