Prevalence and Incidence of Drug-related conditions

Prevalance of types of Drug-related conditions:

For details see prevalence of types of Drug-related conditions analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

• Drug abuse: more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse (NWHIC)
• Alcohol abuse: 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)
• Penicillin allergy: 2-3% of people (2-3% of hospitalized patients)
• Smoking: 22.3% of Americans smoke (CDC); 23 million American women smoke (NHLBI)
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Incidence of types of Drug-related conditions:

For details see incidence of types of Drug-related conditions analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Cannabis dependence: 1,213 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
• Heroin dependence: 1,235 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
• Sedative dependence: 1,213 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
• Fetal alcohol syndrome: 0.9 per 10,000 births (Caucasians); Asians 0.3, Hispanics 0.8, African Americans 6.0, and Native Americans 29.9 (NWHIC).
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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Drug-related conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Drug-related conditions at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Drug-related conditions refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Drug-related conditions 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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