The information below shows a list of types of Chemical addiction, 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 | 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) |
| Alcohol abuse | 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) |
| Nicotine addiction | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Cannabis dependence | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Heroin dependence | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Sedative dependence | N/A | N/A | No information |
| glue sniffing | N/A | N/A | No information |
| solvent sniffing | N/A | N/A | No information |
For more information about types of Chemical addiction, refer to our section on types of Chemical addiction.
The medical term 'prevalence' of Chemical addiction usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Chemical addiction at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Chemical addiction is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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