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Prevalence and Incidence of Drug abuse

Contents
  1. Drug abuse: Introduction
  2. Symptoms
  3. Complications
  4. Misdiagnosis
  5. Causes
  6. Statistics
  7. Prevalence of Drug abuse
  8. Prevalence discussion about Drug abuse
  9. About prevalence and incidence of Drug abuse
  10. Drug abuse: Introduction

Prevalance of Drug abuse:

more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse (NWHIC) ... see also overview of Drug abuse.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse (NWHIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of types of Drug abuse:

For details see prevalence of types of Drug abuse analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

  • alcoholism: 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)
  • more types of Drug abuse...»

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 for 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)
  • more statistics...»

More Statistics about Drug abuse:

  • Deaths and related statistics
  • Hospitalization statistics
  • Cost statistics
  • All statistics for Drug abuse

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The term 'prevalence' of Drug abuse usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Drug abuse at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Drug abuse refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Drug abuse diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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