Incidence Statistics for Types of Chemical addiction

The information below shows a list of types of Chemical addiction, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Chemical addiction. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Chemical addiction

Disease	Incidence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Drug abuse	N/A	N/A	No information
Alcohol abuse	N/A	N/A	No information
Nicotine addiction	N/A	N/A	No information
Cannabis dependence	approx 1 in 3,759 or 0.03% or 72,351 people in USA	72,351	1,213 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Heroin dependence	approx 1 in 3,692 or 0.03% or 73,664 people in USA	73,664	1,235 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Sedative dependence	approx 1 in 3,759 or 0.03% or 72,351 people in USA	72,351	1,213 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
glue sniffing	N/A	N/A	No information
solvent sniffing	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of Chemical addiction

For more information about types of Chemical addiction, refer to our section on types of Chemical addiction.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Chemical addiction usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Chemical addiction. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Chemical addiction at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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