SOBERING STATISTICS The C.A.N. PROGRAM CR 2013

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SOBERING STATISTICS

DEATH TOLL DUE TO ADDICTION 570,000 people die annually from:

 440,000 tobacco

 85,000 alcohol

 20,000 illicit (illegal) drugs

 20,000 prescription drugs

 15,000 cocaine

The C.A.N. PROGRAM CR 2013

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 20.6 million people have substance dependence or abuse

(NSDUH 2012)

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SOBERING STATISTICS

Of those 20.6 million with dependence or abuse:

 2.6 million alcohol and illicit drugs

 3.9 million illicit drugs only

 14.1 alcohol only

(NSDUH 2012)

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Illicit drugs with the highest levels of

dependence or abuse:

 Marijuana 4.2 million

 Pain relievers 1.8 million

 Cocaine 0.8 million

(6)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 Adults aged 21 or older who had first used alcohol at age 14 or younger

were 7 times as likely to be classified with alcohol dependence or abuse

 Than adults who had their first drink at age 21 or older

(NSDUH 2012)

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• 25 million U.S. smokers will die of a smoking-related illness

• Smoking accounts for one-third of all cancer deaths

(8)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Smoking causes:

 Chronic bronchitis

 Emphysema

 Asthma symptoms

 Stroke

 Heart attack

 Vascular disease

 Aneurysm

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SOBERING STATISTICS

Secondary smoke:

 3,400 lung cancer deaths

 46,000 deaths from coronary heart

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 68.2 use a tobacco

 56.8 million cigarette smokers

 12.9 million smoke cigars

 8.2 million smokeless tobacco

 2.1 million tobacco in pipes

(13)

 One in six pregnant

women aged 15 to 44

smoke

cigarettes

(14)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 10 percent tobacco use among 12 to 17 year olds

 7.8 percent cigarette use among 12 to 17 years olds

(15)

 Cocaine, methamphetamines,

marijuana and heroin has tripled among those 55 to 59

 Doubled among those 50 to 54 from 2002 to 2012

(16)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics 2012

Percent of high school seniors who have abused

amphetamines 17 %

Number of teenagers that will become new

prescription drug abusers this year 3 million

Number of teens who reported abusing

prescription drugs in 2012 2 million

Percent of high school seniors who admitted to

abusing Vicodin 9.3%

Percent of high school seniors who admitted to

abusing OxyContin 5%

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Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics 2012

Percent of Americans over the age of 12 that have admitted to abusing

prescription drugs 20 %

Percent of new prescription drug abusers that are over the age of 18 56%

Percent of elderly who are prescribed drugs that lend themselves to

abuse 33%

Percent of stimulant prescription drug abusers who experience

depression 23%

Percent of the world’s oxycodone that is consumed by the U.S. 71`%

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SOBERING STATISTICS

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 10.5 million people afflicted with Alcoholism

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 1 out of every 10 people who drink will become an alcoholic at some

point in their lives

(2012 CDC,NIAAA,NCADD,NIDA)

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 A staggering

47% of industrial injuries in the

workplace can be attributed to the consumption of alcohol

(22)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 People who suffer from

alcoholism are 18 times more likely to abuse prescription

drugs

(23)

 More than half of all fatal accidents on the road can be linked to impairment caused by alcohol

(24)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Alcoholism is different from alcohol abuse:

 Person has a physical addiction

 Cannot refrain from drinking

 Affects their physical and mental health, family and job

 Continues to drink despite negative consequences

(25)

5,000 people under the age of 21 die annually from an alcohol-related

incident including:

 Car crashes

 Homicides

 Suicides

 Alcohol poisoning

 Other related injuries

)

(26)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Alcohol impairs judgment and can lead to:

 Drinking and driving

 Unintended sexual activity

 Violence

 Other dangerous behaviors

(27)

 70 percent of 18-year-olds admit to drinking an alcoholic beverage at

least once

 80 percent of college-age students report consuming alcohol

(28)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Binge drinking is when a large

amount of alcohol is consumed in a short period of time.

 For men 5 or more drinks within 2 hours

 For women 4 or more

(29)

Binging can lead to:

 Unplanned pregnancy

 Car accidents

 Spread of sexually transmitted disease

 Violence

 Alcohol dependence

(30)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 Two-thirds of high school-age

students who drink do so to the point of intoxication

(31)

Those who will be dependent on alcohol in their lifetime:

 17 percent of men

 8 percent of women

(32)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 Men are consistently more likely than women to drink in excess

 Two times more likely to be involved in a fatal alcohol-related car accident

(33)

 85,000 deaths

related to alcohol abuse every year

 Third highest

cause of death in the U.S.

(34)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 One life is lost every 10 minutes in alcohol related auto crashes

(35)

 One out of every two Americans will be involved in an alcohol related accident in his or her lifetime

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 Alcohol related crashes are the leading cause of death for young Americans

between the ages of 16 and 24 years old

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 Motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of death for 5 to 35 years olds

 Over 50% of these accidents are caused by alcohol impaired drivers

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 Over 50% of all fatal highway crashes involving two or more cars are alcohol related

 Over 65% of all fatal single car crashes are alcohol related

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 Over 36% percent of all adult pedestrian accidents are alcohol related

 80% of all fatal alcohol related auto

crashes occur between 8 pm and 8 am

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 36% of all adult pedestrian accidents involve an intoxicated pedestrian

(41)

 Every year 708,000 persons are injured in alcohol related crashes

 74, 000 of those people suffer serious injuries

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 About 2,000 people are hurt each day in alcohol related accidents

 Two million alcohol impaired driving collisions occur each year

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 Of every 200 to 2,000 alcohol impaired drivers on the road, only one is arrested

(44)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 The average alcohol impaired driver has a blood alcohol concentration of .20%

 Equals 14 drinks of 86% proof liquor, or 14 beers, in 4 hours for a 180 lb. man

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 Between 7 pm and 3 am on weekends 10% of all drivers are legally impaired

(46)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 Most Americans drink alcohol

 Over 80% admit to driving after drinking

(47)

 Relatively few problem drinkers, about

7% of the driving population, account for over 66% of all alcohol related fatal

accidents

(48)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 When drinkers are at the presumed level of intoxication, the risk of causing an

accident is six times greater than for non- drinking drivers

(49)

 Persons between 16 and 24 years old cause 42 percent of all fatal alcohol related crashes

(50)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Alcohol poisoning is a

short-term consequence of drinking in excess

which can cause:

 Loss of consciousness

 Coma

 Death

(51)

 15,183 alcohol-related liver diseases annually

 24,518 alcohol-induced deaths

unrelated to accidents or homicides

(52)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 85,000 deaths are annually

attributed to excessive alcohol use

(53)

 Alcoholism is the 3rd leading lifestyle related cause of death in the nation

(54)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 40% of all hospital beds are being used to treat health conditions

related to alcohol consumption

(CDC 2012)

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Violent behavior attributed to alcohol use accounts

for:

 49% of murders

 52% of rapes

 21% of suicides

 60% of child abuse

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 Of all fatal accidents on the roads, over 50% involve alcohol

(57)

 Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in America

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 18.1 million used marijuana last month

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 The United States is the world’s biggest importer of cocaine

(60)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 Cocaine is the third most available drug on high

school and college campuses

(61)

 15,000 Americans die annually as a result of cocaine-related

complications

 1.4 million current cocaine users aged 12 or older

(62)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 6.2 million Americans over the age of 12 have tried crack-cocaine at

least once in the past year

(63)

The United States is the world’s largest consumer of painkillers:

 71% of the world’s oxycodone

 99% of the world’s hydrocodone

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 Seven million Americans age 12 and over admitted to abusing prescription drugs

 Majority of which were painkillers

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 439,000 methamphetamine users

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 1.2 million heroin users in the U.S

 200,000 addicted to the drug

 620,000 were past year heroin user

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 972,000 persons

Hallucinogens aged 12 or older

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 6.1 million 12 or older used

prescription type psychotherapeutic drugs

nonmedically in the past month

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Florida 2001:

 15% prescription drug abuse were baby boomers

 30% by 2012

 22% of the state population

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 6.3 percent 50 to 59 yr. olds use illicit drug use

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 Alcohol and

impairment due to drugs are the leading cause of death in the U.S.

for teenagers and young

adults under 25

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 One in four teens have misused or abused

prescription drugs

 33% increase in just five years

(The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study 2012)

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 One in four teens have abused a prescription drug

 Up from 18% in 2008 to 24% in 2012

 Which translates to 5 million teens

 20% had done so before the age of 14

(The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, 2012)

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 27% teens mistakenly believe that misusing and abusing

prescription drugs to get high is safer than using street drugs

(75)

 One in six parents believe that using prescription drugs to get high is

safer than using street drugs

(76)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 33% say they believe it’s okay to

use prescription drugs that were not prescribed to them to deal with an injury, illness or physical pain

(77)

 2.7 million teens have abused

prescription

stimulants Ritalin or Adderall in their lifetime

(78)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 One in eight teens, 13%, report they have taken the substance Ritalin and or Adderall when it was not

prescribed for them

(79)

 One in four teens, 26%, believes that

prescription drugs can be used as a study aid

(80)

 16% of teens have abused painkillers Vicodin and OxyContin at least once in their lifetime

(81)

 One in 10 teens, 10%, has abused a

prescription painkiller in the past year

(82)

SOBERING STATISTICS

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 16% of parents fail to talk with teens about substance abuse

(84)

 81% of teens have discussed the risks of marijuana use with their parents

 80% have discussed alcohol

 1/3 of teens have discussed

crack/cocaine

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 Among youths aged 12 to 17, the

current illicit drug use rate was 10.1 percent in 2012

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SOBERING STATISTICS Teens & Illicit Drugs

 3.3 percent at ages 12 or 13

 9.2 percent at ages 14 or 15

 17.2 percent ages 16 or 17

 23.8 percent 18 to 20 year olds

 19.9 percent 21 to 25 year olds^.

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 17.2 percent adults aged 18 or older current illicit drug users

 8.0 percent are employed full time

 11.6 percent are employed part time

 Most illicit drug users are employed

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 19.9 million current illicit drug users

 13.1 million (65.7 percent) were employed either full or part time

(89)

 The rate of current use of illicit drugs among young adults aged 18 to 25 increased from 19.7 percent in 2008 to 21.4 percent in 2012

(90)

 5.0 percent of adults aged 18 to 25 current nonmedical use of

prescription-type drugs

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ADDICTION

A1 Allele of the D2 Dopamine

Receptor 62%

ASSAULTS

52%

RAPES

50%

SPOUSAL ABUSE 50%

49%

MURDERS 30%

SUICIDES

(92)

SOBERING STATISTICS

ADDICTION

A1 Allele of the D2 Dopamine

Receptor

69%

DROWNINGS

60%

CHILD ABUSE MANSLAUGHTER 68%

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In 2012, persons aged 12 or older who received treatment for alcohol or illicit drug use in the past year:

 2.1 million at a self-help group

 1.5 million at a rehabilitation facility as an outpatient

 1.0 million at a mental health center as an outpatient

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 871,000 at a hospital as an inpatient

 700,000 at a private doctor's office

 574,000 at an emergency room

 435,000 at a prison or jail

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In 2012, during their most recent treatment in

the past year, aged 12 or older reported receiving treatment for:

 2.4 million alcohol use

 872,000 marijuana use

 726,000 pain reliever

 511,000 cocaine

 430,000 heroin

 318,000 tranquilizers 309,000 stimulants

(96)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Illicit Drug or Alcohol Use Treatment and

Treatment Need 2012:

 21.6 million persons aged 12 or older needed

treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol.

 2.3 million persons

received treatment at a specialty facility.

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 In 2012, 19.3 million persons aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem but did not receive treatment at a

specialty facility in the past year.

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SOBERING STATISTICS

Of the 2.3 million persons aged 12 or older who

received specialty substance use treatment in2012:

 898,000 alcohol use.

 780,000 illicit drug use.

 574,000 both alcohol and illicit drug use.

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 51.8 percent of Americans aged 12 or older reported being current

drinkers of alcohol

 133.4 million current drinkers

(100)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 22.6 percent of persons aged 12 or older participated in binge drinking

 58.3 million people

(101)

 Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on the same

occasion on at least 1 day in the last 30 days

(102)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 6.2 percent of the population aged 12 or older, or 15.9 million people reported heavy drinking

 Heavy drinking is defined as binge drinking on at least 5 days in the past 30 days

(103)

 39.8 percent aged 18 to 25 reported binge drinking

 12.1 percent reported heavy drinking

(104)

SOBERING STATISTICS

 11.1 percent of persons aged 12 or older drove under the influence of

alcohol at least once in the past year

(105)

 21.9 percent driving under the influence of alcohol was highest among persons aged 21 to 25

(106)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Among persons in 2012 who received their most recent

substance use treatment at a

specialty facility in the past year:

 46.4 percent their own savings or earnings

 38.5 percent private health insurance

 35.0 percent Medicaid

 31.2 percent Medicare

 31.0 percent public assistance

 26.0 percent funds from family members

(NSDUH 2012)

(107)

 In 2012, the number of persons aged 12 or

older needing treatment for an alcohol use

problem was 17.4 million

 Among the 17.4 million, 1.5 million received

alcohol use treatment

(108)

SOBERING STATISTICS

978,000 youths aged 12 to 17 who needed

treatment for an alcohol use problem:

 63,000 received

treatment at a specialty facility.

 915,000 youths needed but did not receive

treatment.

(109)

TREATMENT AND COST

 An estimated 23 million Americans need treatment for abuse of alcohol, licit and illicit drugs.

(NIDA 2012)

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SOBERING STATISTICS

TREATMENT AND COST

 Abuse and addiction to alcohol, nicotine, and illegal substances cost Americans upwards of

half a trillion dollars a year.

 Considering their combined medical,

economic, criminal, and social impact.

(NIDA 2012)

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 83% of Americans aged 18-40 believe that July 4th is the leading summer

holiday for excess drinking

(Caron Treatment Centers 2012)

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 61% identified summer as the season teens are most likely to

engage in underage drinking

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New Study Reveals Middle-Aged Mothers Struggle With Alcohol &

Drug Addiction.

 Society’s focus on perfectionism also puts more mothers at risk of

developing destructive coping

mechanisms – the most common of which is drug and alcohol abuse.

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SOBERING STATISTICS

The top contributing factors to addiction for mothers are:

 Stress

 Anxiety

 Romantic relationships

 Pressure from family or friends

 Traumatic experience

 Feeling of boredom

(Caron & Hanley Treatment Centers Survey 2013)

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Hungover at Work During the Holiday Season?

 64 percent of Americans have called in sick or know someone who has

missed a day of work due to a

hangover after attending a holiday party

(116)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Social Norms, Life Changes &

Increasing Pressures Contribute to Substance Abuse Among Adult

Women.

 Female alcoholics have death rates of 50-100 percent higher than those of male alcoholics.

 Women are more likely to be

prescribed abusable prescription drugs, like an anti-anxiety medication.

(NIH 2012)

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Depression, Anxiety Top Reasons Older

Adults Abuse Drugs or Alcohol, Survey Finds

 63 percent of older adults blamed depression and anxiety for their substance use.

 30 percent said economic and financial stress was to blame.

 20 percent cited retirement as contributing factors to dependency.

 Almost half of survey respondents named both prescription drugs and alcohol as their substance of choice.

(118)

SOBERING STATISTICS

Surge of Seniors Getting Addicted Later in Life.

 Senior citizens and baby boomers revealed to be "late blooming" substance abusers.

 1/3 of older addicts surveyed claim not to have abused substances until reaching their fifties.

(A study conducted by the Hanley Center 2012)

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Depression, Anxiety Ups Addiction Among Older Americans.

 The number of older adults who reported using illegal drugs within a year nearly doubled between 2002 and 2007.

 Depression and anxiety were cited as the top reasons for drug or alcohol abuse.

 Economic and financial stress and retirement were reported as contributing factors as well.

 50 percent of the respondents named prescription drugs and alcohol as their substances of choice.

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SOBERING STATISTICS

Substance Abuse Growing Among Older Adults.

 77 percent increase in the use of nonmedical pharmaceuticals between 2002 and 2009, an average growth of 11 percent per year.

 Caron Treatment Centers warned that “without early intervention and treatment these statistics will continue to rise, leading to an epidemic in addiction among older Americans.”

(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration 2012)

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 40 Percent of Boomers and Seniors Started Abusing Drugs or Alcohol Between Ages 48 and 64.

 The number of people over the age of 50 who are being treated for addiction is drastically on the rise.

 Nonmedical pharmaceuticals increased from 2.2 percent in 2002 to 3.9 percent in 2009.

 Without early intervention and treatment these statistics will continue to rise, leading to an epidemic in addiction among older Americans.

(According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2012)

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SOBERING STATISTICS

 Addictions among older Americans expected to double by 2020.

 Few treatment centers are equipped to deal with the rise in substance abuse amid older adults.

(Hanley Center 2012)

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 Mixing prescription pills can be fatal for seniors.

 Falls, depression and insomnia should not be so easily dismissed as signs of getting older.

 It can also be prescription drug abuse or interaction.

 All of a sudden mom is getting more and more

forgetful. It could be her medication. It doesn’t have to be her brain,’’ said Krantz, medical director for the Hanley Center, a West Palm Beach-based addiction treatment and recovery center.

(Miami Herald 2012)

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