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NATIONAL STATISTICS

Data on Substance Use and Misuse

According to the World Health Organization, worldwide, approximately 2.5 million people die each year due to alcohol use and 15.3 million people have a drug dependence.

Children of alcohol-dependent parents have a 50 percent chance of developing their own dependence.

Only a third of parents discuss the risks of abusing prescription medicines with their kids.

Individuals treated for alcohol misuse are approximately 10 times more likely to commit suicide than those who don't misuse alcohol, and people who abuse drugs have about 14 times greater the risk for eventual suicide.

The prevalence of past-month alcohol use among youth aged 12 to 17 decreased to 14.7 percent in 2009 from 17.6 percent in 2002.

Data on Mental Health Problems

Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data show that in 2009, an estimated 45.1 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States (19.9 percent of the population) had any mental illness in the past year.

A little more than half (54 percent) of young adults who know someone with a mental illness believe that treatment can help people with mental illnesses lead normal lives.

An overwhelming majority of Americans (84 percent) believe that people with mental illnesses are not to blame for their conditions.

Almost two-thirds of 18- to 24-year-olds know someone with depression or alcoholism and more than 40 percent of the 18- to 24-year-olds know others with a drug addiction.

According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, childhood stressors such as abuse, witnessing domestic violence, and other forms of household dysfunction increase the likelihood of depression and suicide attempts in children, adolescents, and adults.

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