Drug and Alcohol Addiction Statistics

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Statistics (Facts About Addiction)

Quick Facts on Drug Addiction · 48.5 million (16.7%) Americans (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in the past year. · 10.2% of ...

NCDAS: Substance Abuse and Addiction Statistics [2023]

The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics has the latest facts & statistics on substance abuse, including alcoholism & opioid addiction.

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in the United States: Age Groups and ...

According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 28.9 million people ages 12 and older (10.2% in this age group) had AUD in the past year.

Addiction Statistics - Facts On Drug And Alcohol Use

Statistics On Addiction In America · Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, yet only 10% of them receive treatment. · About 25 ...

Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use, majority ...

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, ...

NIDA IC Fact Sheet 2024 - National Institute on Drug Abuse

40.3 million people in the United States had an SUD in 2020.* ; Black and American Indian/Alaska Native people had the highest rates of fatal ...

HHS, SAMHSA Release 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and ...

In 2022, 70.3 million people aged 12 or older (or 24.9%) used illicit drugs in the past year. Marijuana was the most used illicit drug, with ...

Addiction Statistics - Data on Addiction in the United States

Data About the Overlap of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use: · 14.5 million Americans have alcohol use disorder (71.1% of all people with substance ...

SAMHSA Announces National Survey on Drug Use and Health ...

Among people aged 12 or older in 2021, 61.2 million people (or 21.9 percent of the population) used illicit drugs in the past year. The most ...

Drug, Substance Abuse and Addiction Statistics 2024 - USA Today

More than 48 million Americans struggle with substance abuse. Learn more about the most commonly abused drugs and the effects of addiction ...

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

What is Mental Health? ¿Qué es la salud mental? Encuentra Apoyo · FindTreatment.gov · Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs · Opioid Overdose · Help for Service ...

Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders | CDC Yellow Book 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Traveling abroad with medicine. Paz A, Sadetzki S, Potasman I. High rates of substance abuse among long-term ...

Alcohol Abuse Statistics [2023]: National + State Data - NCDAS

Alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) kill over 3 million people each year, accounting for up to 6% of global deaths. Highlights. 141K.

Substance Abuse Among Young Adults - American Addiction Centers

Substance Abuse Among Young Adults · 1 in 11 young adults is a heavy drinker (binge drinking on 5 or more days in the past 30 days). · 1 in 10 ...

11 Facts About Drug Addiction and Alcohol Abuse You Should Know

Here are 11 facts about drug addiction and alcohol abuse that you should know: · 13 is the average age children experiment with drugs. · Alcohol is the most ...

Understanding National Drug and Alcohol Addiction Statistics

The total number of U.S. over-12s with diagnosable addictions was 48.7 million. This included 29.5 million individuals with an alcohol use disorder, 27.2 ...

Substance Use: Statistics | Wisconsin Department of Health Services

This report was published in 2019 by the UW Population Health Institute. It highlights state and county costs related to binge drinking. Mental Health and ...

Statistics on Veterans and Substance Abuse - veteranaddiction.org

Statistics on Substance Abuse. Approximately 11% of veterans who visit a medical facility run by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the first time have ...

Addiction Statistics in Australia - Drug and Alcohol Abuse Data ...

According to the most recent National Drug Strategy Household Survey, published by the Australian Government Department of Health, ...

Fast Facts About Addiction

Addiction, substance use and abuse are the largest preventable and most costly health problems facing the U.S. today, responsible for more than 20% of deaths in ...