A survey in 2023 found that more than half of U.S. adults reported someone in their family had been addicted to alcohol at some point in their lifetime. Astoundingly, nearly one in ten adults reported a family member had died from a drug overdose.
This statistic shows the percentage of adults who reported someone in their family had ever had select substance abuse problems in the United States as of 2023.
Percentage of adults in the United States who reported someone in their family had select substance abuse problems at some point in their lifetime as of 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of adults who reported the following about a family member
Been addicted to alcohol
54%
Been addicted to any illegal drug
27%
Been addicted to prescription painkillers
24%
Had a drug overdose requiring an ER visit or hospitalization
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (August 15, 2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who reported someone in their family had select substance abuse problems at some point in their lifetime as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417844/share-of-adults-with-family-having-select-substance-abuse-problems/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults in the United States who reported someone in their family had select substance abuse problems at some point in their lifetime as of 2023." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417844/share-of-adults-with-family-having-select-substance-abuse-problems/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who reported someone in their family had select substance abuse problems at some point in their lifetime as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417844/share-of-adults-with-family-having-select-substance-abuse-problems/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Reported Someone in Their Family Had Select Substance Abuse Problems at Some Point in Their Lifetime as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417844/share-of-adults-with-family-having-select-substance-abuse-problems/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of adults in the United States who reported someone in their family had select substance abuse problems at some point in their lifetime as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417844/share-of-adults-with-family-having-select-substance-abuse-problems/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States who reported someone in their family had select substance abuse problems at some point in their lifetime as of 2023 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417844/share-of-adults-with-family-having-select-substance-abuse-problems/
