Drug addiction or abuse among adults within the age group of 50 and above has increased to 6.3% in 2011 from 2.7% in 2002 as per the study conducted by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA in 2011. Apart from alcohol, the most commonly abused drugs were opiates, cocaine and marijuana. Worldwide, it is estimated that in 2010 between 153 million to 300 million people aged 15-64 (about 3.4% to 6.4% of the world population in that group) had used illicit substance at least once in the previous year.
According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse is costing the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatment, lost productivity and crime. According to a survey, about 23 million Americans need help with alcohol or drug addiction or abuse. These drugs include the street drugs, prescription medical drugs. However, it is quite surprising that about 93.6% of the 23 million do not think that they need treatment. However, less than 2% of the 23 million thought that they needed help and tried to get treatment.drug and alcohol treatment centersalcohol and drug rehabilitation centersdrug and alcohol rehab centers
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