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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Drug abuse

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Drug abuse

The information below shows a list of types of Drug abuse, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Drug abuse (overall)	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	3,999,999	more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse (NWHIC)
alcoholism	approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA	15,100,000	estimated 15.1 million people: 15.1 million alcohol-abusing or alcohol-dependent individuals and 4.6 million are women (NWHIC); nearly 14 million Americans (NIAAA)
marijuana	N/A	N/A	No information
nicotine addiction	N/A	N/A	No information
heroin addiction	N/A	N/A	No information
barbiturates	N/A	N/A	No information
benzodiazepine abuse	N/A	N/A	No information
cocaine	N/A	N/A	No information
opioids	N/A	N/A	No information
opium alkaloids	N/A	N/A	No information
amphetamines	N/A	N/A	No information
ectasy	N/A	N/A	No information

Prevalence Statistics for Drug abuse

Prevalance of Drug abuse:

more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse (NWHIC)

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Drug abuse:

Research indicates that more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse. (Source: excerpt from Drug Abuse and Treatment: NWHIC)

Prevelance statistics about Drug abuse:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Drug abuse:

• 19.5 million people over the age of 12 use illegal drugs in the US (Mayo Clinic)
• 19,000 deaths from drug addiction in the US (Mayo Clinic)

Types of Drug abuse

For more information about types of Drug abuse, refer to our section on types of Drug abuse.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Drug abuse usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Drug abuse at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Drug abuse is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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