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Alcoholics - 6.7%
?An estimated 120 million Americans aged 12 or older reported being
current drinkers of alcohol in the 2002 survey (51.0 percent). About
54 million (22.9 percent) participated in binge drinking at least once
in the 30 days prior to the survey, and 15.9 million (6.7 percent)
were heavy drinkers.?
?Heavy drinking was reported by 6.7 percent of the population aged 12
or older, or 15.9 million people.?
?About half of Americans aged 12 or older reported being current
drinkers of alcohol in the 2002 survey (51.0 percent). This translates
to an estimated 120 million people.?
?More than one fifth (22.9 percent) of persons aged 12 or older
participated in binge drinking at least once in the 30 days prior to
the survey. This translates to about 54 million people.?
SAMHSA : National Survey on Drug Use and Health
http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/nhsda/2k2nsduh/Results/2k2Results.htm#chap3
?The most common addiction ? with 14.9 million people ? was alcohol.
Another 3.9 million people were addicted to illegal drugs and the
remainder were addicted to both drugs and alcohol, SAMHSA said in its
new National Survey on Drug Use and Health.?
The Washington Times
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030906-120039-1281r.htm
Drug Abuse ? 8.3%
?In 2002, an estimated 19.5 million Americans, or 8.3 percent of the
population aged 12 or older, were current illicit drug users. Current
drug use means use of an illicit drug during the month prior to the
survey interview.?
Drug Addiction ? 3.3%
In 2002, the estimated number of persons aged 12 or older needing
treatment for an illicit drug problem was 7.7 million (3.3 percent of
the total population).
SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health
http://www.samhsa.gov/OAS/OASFTP.HTM
Drug Dependence and Abuse -
?An estimated 22.0 million Americans aged 12 or older in 2002 were
classified with substance dependence or abuse (9.4 percent of the
total population). Of these, 3.2 million were classified with
dependence on or abuse of both alcohol and illicit drugs, 3.9 million
were dependent on or abused illicit drugs but not alcohol, and 14.9
million were dependent on or abused alcohol but not illicit drugs.?
?Of the 22.0 million persons with substance dependence or abuse in
2002, about half (11.5 million) were substance dependent. Of these,
1.3 million were classified with dependence on both alcohol and
illicit drugs, 6.9 million were classified with dependence on alcohol
but not illicit drugs, and 3.3 million were classified with dependence
on illicit drugs but not alcohol.?
SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health
http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/nhsda/2k2nsduh/Results/2k2Results.htm#8.1
Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/nhsda/2k2nsduh/Results/2k2Results.htm#toc
SAMHSA's Latest National Survey providing prevalences of substance use in the U.S.
http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/nhsda.htm#NHSDAinfo
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I hope you find this helpful!
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Bobbie7 |
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